Advice to the Devil, in a letter to Hall; and the same letter answered ... To which is added a letter from the Rich Man in Hell, to his brethrenJ. Coppins, 1828 - 64 pages |
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... heart , to make these things as fashionable as possible , though the bible speaks quite the contrary . Suggest to the rich , that as to their dress or behaviour , no one has any thing to do with , no , not the Almighty himself , though ...
... heart , to make these things as fashionable as possible , though the bible speaks quite the contrary . Suggest to the rich , that as to their dress or behaviour , no one has any thing to do with , no , not the Almighty himself , though ...
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... hearts : also you know that thou- sands have a name to live and are dead and many others are captivated by bigotry and formality . But above all , you have least to fear from many of their priests ; not to mention the Romish clergy ...
... hearts : also you know that thou- sands have a name to live and are dead and many others are captivated by bigotry and formality . But above all , you have least to fear from many of their priests ; not to mention the Romish clergy ...
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... hearts : also you know that thou- sands have a name to live and are dead and many others are captivated by bigotry and formality . But above all , you have least to fear from many of their priests ; not to mention the Romish clergy ...
... hearts : also you know that thou- sands have a name to live and are dead and many others are captivated by bigotry and formality . But above all , you have least to fear from many of their priests ; not to mention the Romish clergy ...
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... heart , not only against God , but even against all the tender feelings of humanity , men accustomed to war , often take a delight in slaughters and blood , they can murder with- out distinction , both the innocent and guilty , yea and ...
... heart , not only against God , but even against all the tender feelings of humanity , men accustomed to war , often take a delight in slaughters and blood , they can murder with- out distinction , both the innocent and guilty , yea and ...
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... heart gets hardened , and I lead him on from bad to worse , till I get him down to these regions of woe . In the next place thou advises me to be very careful that these oaths may never be done away with . I certainly think thine is no ...
... heart gets hardened , and I lead him on from bad to worse , till I get him down to these regions of woe . In the next place thou advises me to be very careful that these oaths may never be done away with . I certainly think thine is no ...
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Page 23 - A dungeon horrible on all sides round, As one great furnace flamed ; yet from those flames No light ; but rather darkness visible, Served only to discover sights of woe, Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace And rest can never dwell ; hope never comes, That comes to all ; but torture without end Still urges, and a fiery deluge, fed With ever-burning sulphur unconsumed.
Page 60 - For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven ; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble ; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.
Page 61 - Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
Page 56 - As grains of sand that crowd the ebbing shore ? When these are done, as many yet behind As leaves of forest shaken with the wind ? When these are gone, as many to ensue As stems of grass on hills and dales that grew...
Page 61 - ... the wicked shall be turned into hell, with all the nations that forget God.
Page 32 - that that's the fashion at present among my tribe j sure all my brother puppies smoke now, and a man might as well be out of the world as 'out of the fashion, you know.
Page 49 - That if any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him...
Page 58 - A man is so vain, so unfixed, so perishing a creature, that he cannot long last in the scene of fancy: a man goes off, and is forgotten, like the dream of a distracted person. The...
Page 50 - Lazarus, who was laid at his gate full of sores, desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table.
Page 13 - whether by any mortal this fourth attainment has been completely realized in the present life. Let them maintain that it has who have experienced it : to me it seems impossible. Without doubt, however, it is then to be realized when the good and faithful servant shall enter into the joy of his Lord.