Discourses on Various SubjectsCharles Fox, 1835 - 299 páginas |
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... heavens , the work of thy fingers , the moon and the stars , which thou hast ordained , " he says , 66 what is man that thou art mind- ful of him ? " And yet he adds , And yet he adds , " thou hast made him a little lower than the ...
... heavens , the work of thy fingers , the moon and the stars , which thou hast ordained , " he says , 66 what is man that thou art mind- ful of him ? " And yet he adds , And yet he adds , " thou hast made him a little lower than the ...
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... his innocence , but one who never pos sessed innocence ; a being never of heaven , but a being only of earth , and sense , and appetite , and never fit for anything better . Now let us go at once to the main point DISCOURSE I. 13.
... his innocence , but one who never pos sessed innocence ; a being never of heaven , but a being only of earth , and sense , and appetite , and never fit for anything better . Now let us go at once to the main point DISCOURSE I. 13.
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... heaven - it is meanness in him to play the humble part of sycophant before his fellows - to fawn and flatter , to make his very soul a slave , barely to gain from that fellow - man his smile , his nod , his hand - his DISCOURSE I. 15.
... heaven - it is meanness in him to play the humble part of sycophant before his fellows - to fawn and flatter , to make his very soul a slave , barely to gain from that fellow - man his smile , his nod , his hand - his DISCOURSE I. 15.
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... heaven - the power to do right , And thus it is , as I apprehend , that the inspired teachers speak of the wickedness and unworthiness of man . They seem to do it under a sense of his better capaci- ties and higher distinction . They ...
... heaven - the power to do right , And thus it is , as I apprehend , that the inspired teachers speak of the wickedness and unworthiness of man . They seem to do it under a sense of his better capaci- ties and higher distinction . They ...
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... heaven ; pledges that it will not be forsaken ; tokens that cheer and touch every good and thoughtful mind , beyond all other power of earth to penetrate and enkindle it . As I believe that what I have now said is a most legi- timate ...
... heaven ; pledges that it will not be forsaken ; tokens that cheer and touch every good and thoughtful mind , beyond all other power of earth to penetrate and enkindle it . As I believe that what I have now said is a most legi- timate ...
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admiration affections amidst appeal art thou awaken awful beauty believe blessed breath brethren cern character children of men Christian cold conscience creature dark death DISCOURSE divine divine grace doubt duty dwell earth earthly eternity evil faith fear feeling forms friends future glorious glory God's gospel habit happiness heaven holy holy record honour hope human heart human nature immortal indifference indulgence infinite interests irreligion Jesus language light ligion live look meditation ment mercy mind misery moral moral universe ness never noble objects pass passions perhaps piety pity pleasure prayer principle racter rational reason religion religious sensibility repeat retribution scene selfish sense sensual sinful sinner sleep solemn sorrow soul speak spirit strong sublime suffer sure teaching thee things thou thou art mind thought timate tion toil true truth virtue voice whole wisdom words worldly wrong