The Works of Hannah More: With a Sketch of Her Life ...J. J. Woodward, 1832 |
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... admiration with which it is regarded by the new school . Trial , proof , experience , was the slow criterion by which they ventured to decide on the excellence of any institution . While , to the licentious innovator , antiquity is ...
... admiration with which it is regarded by the new school . Trial , proof , experience , was the slow criterion by which they ventured to decide on the excellence of any institution . While , to the licentious innovator , antiquity is ...
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... admiration , was , doubtless , no in- considerable cause of the public disorders . And to that exquisite talent , which constitutes one of the chief boasts of Athens , we may look for one principal source of her disorders : Those ...
... admiration , was , doubtless , no in- considerable cause of the public disorders . And to that exquisite talent , which constitutes one of the chief boasts of Athens , we may look for one principal source of her disorders : Those ...
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... admiration ! Such are the forms of government which have excited the envy , and partly furnish - ful admonition ; we may make a most instruc- ed the model to the bloody innovators and frantic politicians of our age ! Madly to glory in ...
... admiration ! Such are the forms of government which have excited the envy , and partly furnish - ful admonition ; we may make a most instruc- ed the model to the bloody innovators and frantic politicians of our age ! Madly to glory in ...
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... admired codes of Lycurgus and of ousness of guilt or cruelty . This polite people , Solon ? in their political capacity , committed , without scruple , actions of almost unparalleled barbarity . CHAP . VIII . Rome . Every reflecting ...
... admired codes of Lycurgus and of ousness of guilt or cruelty . This polite people , Solon ? in their political capacity , committed , without scruple , actions of almost unparalleled barbarity . CHAP . VIII . Rome . Every reflecting ...
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... admirable commentary ; Honour all men - Love your brethren - Fear God -Honour the king . But to return to the Romans ; their very pa- triotism , by leading them to thirst for univer- sal empire , finally destroyed them , being no less ...
... admirable commentary ; Honour all men - Love your brethren - Fear God -Honour the king . But to return to the Romans ; their very pa- triotism , by leading them to thirst for univer- sal empire , finally destroyed them , being no less ...
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Page 88 - That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
Page 260 - What mean ye to weep, and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
Page 306 - Unpraised ; for nothing lovelier can be found In woman, than to study household good, And good works in her husband to promote.
Page 87 - Through the tender mercy of our God : whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us ; To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death : and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Page 393 - Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
Page 44 - ... not that I speak in respect of want; for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound ; every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
Page 258 - For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge ! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
Page 207 - GRANT to us, Lord, we beseech Thee, the spirit to think and do always such things as be rightful ; that we, who cannot do any thing that is good without Thee, may by Thee be enabled to live according to Thy will ; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 115 - Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament ; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
Page 265 - For what is our hope or joy or crown of rejoicing ? are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming ? For ye are our glory and joy.