Via, Veritas, Vita: Lectures on "Christianity in Its Most Simple and Intelligible Form.": Delivered in Oxford and London in April and May, 1894Williams and Norgate, 1894 - 331 pages |
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... regard to a definite purpose than was immediately apparent to the public . It appeared to the Trustees that the sympathetic study of every form of religion would be a valuable preparation for understanding its highest and purest ...
... regard to a definite purpose than was immediately apparent to the public . It appeared to the Trustees that the sympathetic study of every form of religion would be a valuable preparation for understanding its highest and purest ...
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... , commands a veneration which those who stand outside might regard as a blind survival from an antiquated past . In order to escape from the former difficulty I must eschew all controversy , and confine myself to an expo- B 2.
... , commands a veneration which those who stand outside might regard as a blind survival from an antiquated past . In order to escape from the former difficulty I must eschew all controversy , and confine myself to an expo- B 2.
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... regard to an inherited veneration we need have no alarm . No system of life and thought can be understood by one who stands unsympathetically outside it ; and this , as we shall see , is peculiarly true of Christianity . Love is the ...
... regard to an inherited veneration we need have no alarm . No system of life and thought can be understood by one who stands unsympathetically outside it ; and this , as we shall see , is peculiarly true of Christianity . Love is the ...
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... regard the presence of this mighty and transforming Spirit as the fundamental and per- manent fact in Christianity . The doctrine and ritual of Christendom have under- gone momentous changes , development or corruption , according to ...
... regard the presence of this mighty and transforming Spirit as the fundamental and per- manent fact in Christianity . The doctrine and ritual of Christendom have under- gone momentous changes , development or corruption , according to ...
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... regard Christianity simply as a truth or a system of truths , which , as Theodore Parker said , would be just as true if Herod or Catiline had taught them , and which , like the truths of astronomy or biology , when once discovered ...
... regard Christianity simply as a truth or a system of truths , which , as Theodore Parker said , would be just as true if Herod or Catiline had taught them , and which , like the truths of astronomy or biology , when once discovered ...
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Page 212 - Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer : and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
Page 65 - 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...
Page 237 - For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled ; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
Page 152 - And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him ; Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. But he said ; Yea, rather blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
Page 145 - He : and to love Him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, He said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God.
Page 56 - Thou knowest the commandments, Do not kill, Do not commit adultery, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Do not defraud, Honour thy father and mother. And he said unto him, Master, all these things have I observed from my youth.
Page 138 - And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God...
Page 51 - And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased, 16.
Page 30 - And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret shall recompense thee.
Page 142 - Verily I say unto you. Among them that are born of women, there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptist : yet he that is but little in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.