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... Lord , dispel this ig- norance from the mind of man ; deign to enlighten his soul ; draw it to that eternal reason which serves as thy guide , and support , in the government of the world ! So that , honoured with a portion of this ...
... Lord , dispel this ig- norance from the mind of man ; deign to enlighten his soul ; draw it to that eternal reason which serves as thy guide , and support , in the government of the world ! So that , honoured with a portion of this ...
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... Lord ; which , at the first glance , have even staggered the minds of the truly pious , and have excited doubts altogether of the divine authority of the Christian dispensation , in many thou- sands , whom ignorance or inattention has ...
... Lord ; which , at the first glance , have even staggered the minds of the truly pious , and have excited doubts altogether of the divine authority of the Christian dispensation , in many thou- sands , whom ignorance or inattention has ...
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... brought forward every specious argument , which their sophistry could supply . But those who have pursued their enquiries respecting the miracles of our blessed Lord with more candour C and impartiality , and , we will venture to add 21.
... brought forward every specious argument , which their sophistry could supply . But those who have pursued their enquiries respecting the miracles of our blessed Lord with more candour C and impartiality , and , we will venture to add 21.
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... power in that respect , if we only call to remembrance the injunctions which our Lord gave to his disciples , to supplicate God to deliver them , ro re rovnpe , from the evil one . appeared upon earth , it is well known , that 22.
... power in that respect , if we only call to remembrance the injunctions which our Lord gave to his disciples , to supplicate God to deliver them , ro re rovnpe , from the evil one . appeared upon earth , it is well known , that 22.
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... Lord might , also , in- tend to shew , by this miracle , the great malice and power of the devils , and the multitude of them that possessed the one or two persons ; since , on that ex- pulsion , they were sufficient to actuate the ...
... Lord might , also , in- tend to shew , by this miracle , the great malice and power of the devils , and the multitude of them that possessed the one or two persons ; since , on that ex- pulsion , they were sufficient to actuate the ...
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Page 4 - thy glorious works, Parent of good, Almighty ! thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair; thyself how wondrous, then ! Unspeakable ; who sit'st above the heav'ns, To us invisible, or dimly seen, In these thy lowest works ; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Page 20 - phemy 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,
Page 39 - And he that was dead came forth) bound hand and foot with grave-cloths, and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, loose him, and let him go.
Page 148 - My God, I am thine! What a comfort divine'. (( What a blessing to know that my Jesus is mine ' " In the heavenly Lamb, thrice happy I am ; " And my heart it doth dance at the sound of his name.
Page 133 - Let not thine heart envy sinners, but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long; for surely there is an end, and thine expectation shall not be cut off."—Prov. xxiii. 17, 18.
Page 4 - heav'ns, To us invisible, or dimly seen, In these thy lowest works ; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine. Paradise Lost, Book v.
Page 139 - le fantôme autant que la personne, Et la fausse monnoye, à l'égal de la bonne ? Les hommes, la plupart, sont étrangement faits, Dans la juste nature on ne les voit jamais. " . • '"• La raison a pour eux, des bornes, trop petites, •
Page 22 - the Cross, some of the rulers derided him, saying, " he saved others, let him save himself if he be Christ the chosen of God, Luke xxiii.
Page 7 - He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies."—Psalm
Page 26 - to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man,