Essays on the Distinguishing Traits of Christian CharacterDodge & Sayre, 1813 - 230 pages |
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... duties of piety . He may be invincibly averse to every species of immo- rality on the one hand ; but he is equally so to the exactness and spirituality of religion on the other . The infinitely important duties which he owes to God , he ...
... duties of piety . He may be invincibly averse to every species of immo- rality on the one hand ; but he is equally so to the exactness and spirituality of religion on the other . The infinitely important duties which he owes to God , he ...
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... duties which re- sult from that relation , form no part of his mo- rality . He contents himself with mere external conformity to the duties of the second table . Like the young man in the Gospel , he may not have committed murder , nor ...
... duties which re- sult from that relation , form no part of his mo- rality . He contents himself with mere external conformity to the duties of the second table . Like the young man in the Gospel , he may not have committed murder , nor ...
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... duties of piety . They put on the appearance of real reli- gion : But this is not conclusive evidence of their Christian Character . We read of those who have the form of godliness , but who deny the power thereof . Men may main- tain ...
... duties of piety . They put on the appearance of real reli- gion : But this is not conclusive evidence of their Christian Character . We read of those who have the form of godliness , but who deny the power thereof . Men may main- tain ...
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... duties of religion . Such is the homage which vice pays to virtue , that in Christian communities , it is a ... duty . It often does have this influence upon many during the whole course of their lives . It is difficult to break ...
... duties of religion . Such is the homage which vice pays to virtue , that in Christian communities , it is a ... duty . It often does have this influence upon many during the whole course of their lives . It is difficult to break ...
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... duties , because it is a beaten path , rather than because it is a pleasant one . Perhaps a still greater number maintain the ap- pearance of godliness for the sake of quieting the clamours of natural conscience . The inspiration of the ...
... duties , because it is a beaten path , rather than because it is a pleasant one . Perhaps a still greater number maintain the ap- pearance of godliness for the sake of quieting the clamours of natural conscience . The inspiration of the ...
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Page 198 - He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall; but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Page 90 - Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing. For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of : but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
Page 46 - Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us; because he hath given us of his Spirit.
Page 187 - Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
Page 77 - O thou bounteous giver of all good, Thou art of all thy gifts thyself the crown ! Give what thou canst, without thee we are poor ; And with thee rich, take what thou wilt away.
Page 138 - Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory ; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Page 158 - I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
Page 70 - Day unto day uttereth speech: And night unto night showeth knowledge. There is no speech nor language: Where their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth: And their words to the end of the world.
Page 215 - They went out from us, but they were not of us ; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us : but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
Page 195 - I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.