The Christian Disciple, Volume 4Cummings and Hillard, 1822 - Liberalism (Religion) |
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... less pretence to sup- port it , than almost any other one which is cast upon us ; for although we believe , that an immoral man cannot be a Chris- tian - a truth of which some of those who make the charge do not seem fully aware - yet ...
... less pretence to sup- port it , than almost any other one which is cast upon us ; for although we believe , that an immoral man cannot be a Chris- tian - a truth of which some of those who make the charge do not seem fully aware - yet ...
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... less magnitude and peril . Such as our danger is , how- ever , and by whomsoever and with whatever feelings we are warned of it , we must do all in our power to avoid it . Piety is as necessary as morality to that perfection of the ...
... less magnitude and peril . Such as our danger is , how- ever , and by whomsoever and with whatever feelings we are warned of it , we must do all in our power to avoid it . Piety is as necessary as morality to that perfection of the ...
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... less than irresistible , where it is weighed with due attention and by a mind capable of feeling its force . On all these accounts faith is a moral exercise . There are , it is plain , cases , in which belief is a virtue , and unbelief ...
... less than irresistible , where it is weighed with due attention and by a mind capable of feeling its force . On all these accounts faith is a moral exercise . There are , it is plain , cases , in which belief is a virtue , and unbelief ...
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... less difficult , & c . But it seems , if we would be or- thodox Trinitarians , we must not apply the term person to the God- head in the ordinary sense , nor in any other that is known , or capa- ble of being defined ; for the subject ...
... less difficult , & c . But it seems , if we would be or- thodox Trinitarians , we must not apply the term person to the God- head in the ordinary sense , nor in any other that is known , or capa- ble of being defined ; for the subject ...
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... less formi- dable , than those with which that is embarrassed which they have found themselves compelled , by the remonstrances of rea- son and the clear voice of Scripture , to abandon . Nor ought our author to be surprised or ...
... less formi- dable , than those with which that is embarrassed which they have found themselves compelled , by the remonstrances of rea- son and the clear voice of Scripture , to abandon . Nor ought our author to be surprised or ...
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Page 317 - Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons: but in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
Page 334 - He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.
Page 98 - Ye Ice-falls! ye that from the mountain's brow Adown enormous ravines slope amain Torrents, methinks, that heard a mighty voice, And stopped at once amid their maddest plunge! Motionless torrents! silent cataracts! Who made you glorious as the Gates of Heaven Beneath the keen full moon? Who bade the sun Clothe you with rainbows? Who, with living flowers Of loveliest blue, spread garlands at your feet? GOD! let the torrents, like a shout of nations, Answer! and let the ice-plains echo, GOD!
Page 279 - Man, by his fall into a state of sin, hath wholly lost all ability of will to any spiritual good accompanying salvation; so as a natural man, being altogether averse from that good, and dead in sin, is not able, by his own strength, to convert himself, or to prepare himself thereunto.
Page 25 - Whom neither shape of danger can dismay, Nor thought of tender happiness betray ; Who, not content that former worth stand fast, Looks forward, persevering to the last, From well to better, daily self-surpast...
Page 24 - Tis he whose law is reason, who depends Upon that law as on the best of friends ; Whence, in a state where men are tempted still To evil for a guard against worse ill...
Page 24 - Is placable, because occasions rise So often that demand such sacrifice ; More skilful in self-knowledge, even more pure, As tempted more ; more able to endure, As more exposed to suffering and distress ; Thence, also, more alive to tenderness...
Page 316 - For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me : him shall ye hear in all things, whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every soul which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
Page 317 - And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul, neither said any of them, that aught of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things common.
Page 397 - The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you. and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.