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... are among the evils which all Christians deplore , the termination of every kind
of religious controversy , as the result of a generally received uniform
interpretation of the Scriptures , must appear ' a consummation devoutly to be •
wished .
... are among the evils which all Christians deplore , the termination of every kind
of religious controversy , as the result of a generally received uniform
interpretation of the Scriptures , must appear ' a consummation devoutly to be •
wished .
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THE first edition of the Christian Characteristics , ' escaped our attention . We are
glad to find that it has received so much of the public patronage as to encourage
the Author to send forth a second impression , and have no hesitation to add our
...
THE first edition of the Christian Characteristics , ' escaped our attention . We are
glad to find that it has received so much of the public patronage as to encourage
the Author to send forth a second impression , and have no hesitation to add our
...
Page 332
The Jews who rejected Christianity , were certainly neither the causes nor the
instruments of the Gentiles receiving Christianity ; but the time of the Jews
rejecting Christ , was the time of the Gentiles being received into the Church ; and
God ...
The Jews who rejected Christianity , were certainly neither the causes nor the
instruments of the Gentiles receiving Christianity ; but the time of the Jews
rejecting Christ , was the time of the Gentiles being received into the Church ; and
God ...
Page 342
He received a diamond - hilted sword and the cross of Military Merit from Louis
XVI . , the order of St . Anne from the imperial Catharine , a pension from
Denmark , and his funeral was attended by a deputation from the National
Assembly of ...
He received a diamond - hilted sword and the cross of Military Merit from Louis
XVI . , the order of St . Anne from the imperial Catharine , a pension from
Denmark , and his funeral was attended by a deputation from the National
Assembly of ...
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With great anguish I quitted my native place , and that house in which I had
received more kindness than a mere wretched existence . I was in hopes that I
should know more of my patron ' s intentions when I had reached Leipzig . But
how ...
With great anguish I quitted my native place , and that house in which I had
received more kindness than a mere wretched existence . I was in hopes that I
should know more of my patron ' s intentions when I had reached Leipzig . But
how ...
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