Letters Addressed to Caleb Strong: Showing that Retaliation, Capital Punishments, and War, are Prohibited by the Gospel |
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... moral world less conducive to that grand result . The progress of knowledge , civilization , and refinement , has dissipated errors , coeval with nations . The chains of slavery are broken , and liberty of conscience , the restraint of ...
... moral world less conducive to that grand result . The progress of knowledge , civilization , and refinement , has dissipated errors , coeval with nations . The chains of slavery are broken , and liberty of conscience , the restraint of ...
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... moral order and influence of events . Philosophy is not more remote from religion than the under- standing is from the heart , or than knowledge is from virtue . They have equal claims to antiquity ; can both complain , with equal ...
... moral order and influence of events . Philosophy is not more remote from religion than the under- standing is from the heart , or than knowledge is from virtue . They have equal claims to antiquity ; can both complain , with equal ...
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... moral precepts . Our grand desideratum is , to know what part of the Mosaic penal code it is proper for us to retain and adopt . The moral obligation of the decalogue is certainly not to be ques- · tioned but how far the penalties ...
... moral precepts . Our grand desideratum is , to know what part of the Mosaic penal code it is proper for us to retain and adopt . The moral obligation of the decalogue is certainly not to be ques- · tioned but how far the penalties ...
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... moral law ? Surely not : Since the pe- nalty of six of the precepts of that law is acknowledged to be done away . But from what part of the New Testament do we learn that the penalty of six precepts of the decalogue is rescinded , and ...
... moral law ? Surely not : Since the pe- nalty of six of the precepts of that law is acknowledged to be done away . But from what part of the New Testament do we learn that the penalty of six precepts of the decalogue is rescinded , and ...
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... moral and positive precepts , in this sys- tem , formed one of its characteristic features . The lex talionis , that is , the principle of rendering like for like , or in plain words , the law of revenge , was fully recognized , and ...
... moral and positive precepts , in this sys- tem , formed one of its characteristic features . The lex talionis , that is , the principle of rendering like for like , or in plain words , the law of revenge , was fully recognized , and ...
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Page 108 - Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: But I say unto you, Swear not at all...
Page 32 - As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
Page 89 - My kingdom is not of this world, else would my servants fight.
Page 101 - Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest, take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly of heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls ; for my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
Page 18 - He that will save his life shall lose it, and he that will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
Page 94 - O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united! For in their anger they slew a man, and in their self-will they digged down a wall. Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
Page 117 - No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper ; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.
Page 23 - Si id iure fieri non potuit, nihil habeo quod defendam ; sin hoc et ratio doctis et necessitas barbaris et mos gentibus et feris etiam beluis natura ipsa praescripsit, ut omnem semper vim, quacumque ope possent, a corpore, a capite, a vita sua propulsarent...
Page 101 - With eyes severe and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances; And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts Into the...
Page 25 - their peace as a river, and their righteousness as the waves of the sea.