The Works of the Rev. Isaac Watts D.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 6 |
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... sufficient to plough up half a country or a diocese . Far be it from me to blame all those gentlemen , who change the country - seat of their ancestors , for a habitation in the city : Many of them may have a just call of providence for ...
... sufficient to plough up half a country or a diocese . Far be it from me to blame all those gentlemen , who change the country - seat of their ancestors , for a habitation in the city : Many of them may have a just call of providence for ...
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... sufficient to acquire a good talent in reading ? Why then should it be expected , that the children of the poor should learn with so little pains , and so scanty a share of instruction : Do these gentlemen suppose that the poor are of a ...
... sufficient to acquire a good talent in reading ? Why then should it be expected , that the children of the poor should learn with so little pains , and so scanty a share of instruction : Do these gentlemen suppose that the poor are of a ...
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... sufficient methods to effect what they desire : Even the wisdom of the nation in parliament , hath been often and in many sessions engaged in some contrivances for so valu- able an end as the employment of the poor , both old and young ...
... sufficient methods to effect what they desire : Even the wisdom of the nation in parliament , hath been often and in many sessions engaged in some contrivances for so valu- able an end as the employment of the poor , both old and young ...
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... sufficient for this . There is no need of three or four years schooling ; no need of their learning to handle the pen in a nice and artful manner , to write a fine hand and to excel in curious penmanship ; no need of their enter- ing ...
... sufficient for this . There is no need of three or four years schooling ; no need of their learning to handle the pen in a nice and artful manner , to write a fine hand and to excel in curious penmanship ; no need of their enter- ing ...
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... sufficient , to teach a youth of a common or low capacity , the art of writing and accompts enough to serve all the purposes even of the lower ranks of life . If children are not pretty thoroughly instructed in it by their masters and ...
... sufficient , to teach a youth of a common or low capacity , the art of writing and accompts enough to serve all the purposes even of the lower ranks of life . If children are not pretty thoroughly instructed in it by their masters and ...
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Page 346 - Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth : for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak : and he will shew you things to come. He shall glorify me ; for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
Page 170 - Verily verily I say unto you; The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God ; and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself. And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man.
Page 503 - I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of Days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool : his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
Page 399 - AND he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.
Page 192 - To him give all the prophets witness, that through his Name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.
Page 422 - Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
Page 349 - For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.
Page 148 - Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him. But whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
Page 143 - every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
Page 489 - And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.