Essays on the Principles of Morality and on the Private and Political Rights and Obligations of Mankindabridged and reprinted by the Book Committee of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends, 1896 - 482 pages |
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Page xi
... " Be of good cheer , I have over- came the world " has occurred to my mind , and I can take comfort from it . ' On a hope being expressed that she was sensible of feeling the Holy one near BIOGRAPHY OF JONATHAN DYMOND . xi .
... " Be of good cheer , I have over- came the world " has occurred to my mind , and I can take comfort from it . ' On a hope being expressed that she was sensible of feeling the Holy one near BIOGRAPHY OF JONATHAN DYMOND . xi .
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Jonathan Dymond. that she was sensible of feeling the Holy one near , she said that at times such was her blessed experience . " Her mental faculties continued clear , and the deep quietness of her spirit was undisturbed , until at the ...
Jonathan Dymond. that she was sensible of feeling the Holy one near , she said that at times such was her blessed experience . " Her mental faculties continued clear , and the deep quietness of her spirit was undisturbed , until at the ...
Page xiv
... to a friend in the summer of 1827 : " There is a time for all things - and what I add , I add with seriousness ; that to feel quiet , and capable of enjoyment amidst trying circumstances , is one xiv . BIOGRAPHY OF JONATHAN DYMOND .、
... to a friend in the summer of 1827 : " There is a time for all things - and what I add , I add with seriousness ; that to feel quiet , and capable of enjoyment amidst trying circumstances , is one xiv . BIOGRAPHY OF JONATHAN DYMOND .、
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... feel when he addresses the pub- lic ; because , not to have entertained such a belief , were to have possessed no reason for writing . The desire of supplying the deficiency , if deficiency there be ; of exhib- iting a true and ...
... feel when he addresses the pub- lic ; because , not to have entertained such a belief , were to have possessed no reason for writing . The desire of supplying the deficiency , if deficiency there be ; of exhib- iting a true and ...
Page xxiv
... feel no dis- appointment if it is not great . It is not upon the expec- tation of such influence that his motive is founded or his hope rests . His motive is , to advocate truth without ref- erence to its popularity ; and his hope is ...
... feel no dis- appointment if it is not great . It is not upon the expec- tation of such influence that his motive is founded or his hope rests . His motive is , to advocate truth without ref- erence to its popularity ; and his hope is ...
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Page 65 - But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you : but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
Page 127 - And it .came to pass, that as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
Page 167 - And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned...
Page 440 - But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them.
Page 360 - For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
Page 74 - And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
Page 427 - Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment; but I say unto you that whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment...
Page 118 - But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage ? Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
Page 204 - Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths...
Page 191 - Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain : whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life ? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.