Letters Addressed to Caleb Strong: Showing that Retaliation, Capital Punishments, and War, are Prohibited by the GospelDodge and Sayre, 1816 - 123 páginas |
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... thousands and millions , who have nothing to gain , but every thing to lose by that scourge of nations ; you will desire it for the honour of our race , who seem hitherto to have merited no better character than that of being murderers ...
... thousands and millions , who have nothing to gain , but every thing to lose by that scourge of nations ; you will desire it for the honour of our race , who seem hitherto to have merited no better character than that of being murderers ...
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... thousand ages , some one of you may meet him , a bright intelli- gence in some exalted sphere , and may , even at that distant pe- riod , receive his thanks for having used your influence or authori ty to protract his life . I am ...
... thousand ages , some one of you may meet him , a bright intelli- gence in some exalted sphere , and may , even at that distant pe- riod , receive his thanks for having used your influence or authori ty to protract his life . I am ...
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... thousand years , Christians will not fight , and there shall be no wars . I cannot but believe that when the Church threw aside her pacific character , harnessed herself for bat- tle , and rushed into the bloody field , she sealed her ...
... thousand years , Christians will not fight , and there shall be no wars . I cannot but believe that when the Church threw aside her pacific character , harnessed herself for bat- tle , and rushed into the bloody field , she sealed her ...
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... thousand similar topics , might be urged as auxiliary arguments against war . But the exigence of the case , which is truly awful , requires that war of every description be shown to be contrary to the laws of Christ , inconsistent with ...
... thousand similar topics , might be urged as auxiliary arguments against war . But the exigence of the case , which is truly awful , requires that war of every description be shown to be contrary to the laws of Christ , inconsistent with ...
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... , the general principles of resistance and retaliation , regarded in their operation on the human race , have destroyed thousands where they have preserved one human life . It now remains that we notice the other two motives 27.
... , the general principles of resistance and retaliation , regarded in their operation on the human race , have destroyed thousands where they have preserved one human life . It now remains that we notice the other two motives 27.
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Almighty ambition ancient armies battle blood capital punishment cause character Chris Christian Church Church of Christ commanded considered contrary creatures crimes damnum absque injuria death Decalogue declaration defence destroy destruction dreadful earth enemies eternal Europe evil favour feel fight forgive give glory gospel grand ground guilt happiness heaven Hebrew holy honour hope human importance individual injury jus naturale justice kill king kingdom law of Moses laws of Christ LETTER lex talionis mankind means meek ment millions mind misery moral Mosaic law Moses motives murder nations nature neighbour never non-resistance object opinion pacific passion penalties perhaps precepts pride principle proclaimed profession racter reason regard religion render repealed resist not evil resistance retaliation revenge rulers sanction Saviour shed society soldier soul spirit suffer surely sword thee thing thou thousands tian tion tooth unto violence wars wicked wretched
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