Sermons on the Dignity of Man: And the Value of the Objects Principally Relating to Human Happiness, Volume 1Thomas & Sturtevant, 1807 - Dignity |
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... powers , allot- ted him this place in thy dominion , brought him so near to thy son Jesus , and through him to thee , his father and our father , and opened to him such prospects in remote futuri- ty in all the glories of thy creation ...
... powers , allot- ted him this place in thy dominion , brought him so near to thy son Jesus , and through him to thee , his father and our father , and opened to him such prospects in remote futuri- ty in all the glories of thy creation ...
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... powers , and rejoice in their existence and their connexion with thee ! We ask it as the disciples of him , who taught us to address thee as , Our Fa ther , & c . " PSALM viii . 5 . Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels ...
... powers , and rejoice in their existence and their connexion with thee ! We ask it as the disciples of him , who taught us to address thee as , Our Fa ther , & c . " PSALM viii . 5 . Thou hast made him a little lower than the angels ...
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... powers , and is displayed in the excellency of intellect and power of action peculiar to him . A dignity which forces from us some such exclamations to the deity as those of the Psalmist : " Thou hast made him a little lower than the ...
... powers , and is displayed in the excellency of intellect and power of action peculiar to him . A dignity which forces from us some such exclamations to the deity as those of the Psalmist : " Thou hast made him a little lower than the ...
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... powers ? And what obstacle , what difficul- ties can effectually keep him from them , or totally quench the ardor of his activity ? What is more hateful to him than inaction and death ; what more desirable in his eyes than diversified ...
... powers ? And what obstacle , what difficul- ties can effectually keep him from them , or totally quench the ardor of his activity ? What is more hateful to him than inaction and death ; what more desirable in his eyes than diversified ...
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... powers in- crease in proportion as he applies and exerts them : and the circle of his views and operations enlarges according to the degree by which his capacities un- fold , and his powers improve . When has he learnt so much that he ...
... powers in- crease in proportion as he applies and exerts them : and the circle of his views and operations enlarges according to the degree by which his capacities un- fold , and his powers improve . When has he learnt so much that he ...
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Page 211 - And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.
Page 170 - And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither : for God did send me before you to preserve life.
Page 384 - It is a faithful saying : For if we be dead with Him, we shall also live with Him : if we suffer, we shall also reign with Him...
Page 189 - They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
Page 126 - For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
Page 317 - Savior says, that it will profit a man nothing to have gained the whole world, if he lose his own soul ; or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul...
Page 267 - I am the way, the truth, and the life ;" — " I am the light of the world," — are declarations of a similar import.
Page 402 - CHRIST ; showing, of a truth, that " the sufferings of this present time are not to be compared with the glory that shall be revealed in us.
Page 246 - His kingdom is not in meats and drinks, but in righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Page 385 - I am the resurrection, and the life: he that bclieveth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: 26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.