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... nature of the subjects to which his attention was direc- ted , he unavoidably incurred a considerable degree of displeasure on the part of those whose opinions or pre- judices he felt it to be his duty to oppose . It is but reasonable ...
... nature of the subjects to which his attention was direc- ted , he unavoidably incurred a considerable degree of displeasure on the part of those whose opinions or pre- judices he felt it to be his duty to oppose . It is but reasonable ...
Page viii
... nature of those principles , and to illustrate and recommend their excellence and value . Whatever is worthy either of being admired or imita- ted , and there is much which is deserving of both in the character of Dr. Buchanan , is ...
... nature of those principles , and to illustrate and recommend their excellence and value . Whatever is worthy either of being admired or imita- ted , and there is much which is deserving of both in the character of Dr. Buchanan , is ...
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... nature ; and a blessing , which , as he peculiarly valued it , was not only a source of pleasing and grateful recollection , but might not improbably form one V link in the chain of causes which led to his own distin- guished worth and ...
... nature ; and a blessing , which , as he peculiarly valued it , was not only a source of pleasing and grateful recollection , but might not improbably form one V link in the chain of causes which led to his own distin- guished worth and ...
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... nature , which he communicated to his excellent grandfather , who carefully cherished them , and assured him of his prayers . For a few months he continued in this promising course , spending much time in devotion amidst the rocks on ...
... nature , which he communicated to his excellent grandfather , who carefully cherished them , and assured him of his prayers . For a few months he continued in this promising course , spending much time in devotion amidst the rocks on ...
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... nature . But the later hours of his evenings , which were not dedicated to amusement , seem to have been laudably employed in storing his mind with classical and general knowledge , and occasion- ally in improving his memory by ...
... nature . But the later hours of his evenings , which were not dedicated to amusement , seem to have been laudably employed in storing his mind with classical and general knowledge , and occasion- ally in improving his memory by ...
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Page 509 - God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day : the angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads...
Page 127 - Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shalt find it after many days.
Page 199 - Ask, and it shall be given unto you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you...
Page 234 - ... if any man will do the will of God, he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God.
Page 172 - And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not, I will lead them in paths that they have not known : I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake . them.
Page 166 - No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life ; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
Page 519 - And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
Page 114 - He has fought a good fight ; he has finished his course ; he has kept the faith...
Page 430 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid ; and the calf and the young lion and the failing together ; and a little child shall lead them.
Page 206 - Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.