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... Bible ; it was a lofty intellectual spirit , under the guidance of faith in the Son of God . At that period every intellectual man panted for the Bible , and poured out his whole soul upon the sacred page . At that time , the idea of ...
... Bible ; it was a lofty intellectual spirit , under the guidance of faith in the Son of God . At that period every intellectual man panted for the Bible , and poured out his whole soul upon the sacred page . At that time , the idea of ...
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... Bible alone was authority with them . If this spirit had been permitted to operate freely and without restraint , it is apparent to every reflecting man , that it would first have reformed the church , and next the state ; that it would ...
... Bible alone was authority with them . If this spirit had been permitted to operate freely and without restraint , it is apparent to every reflecting man , that it would first have reformed the church , and next the state ; that it would ...
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... Bible . They know every thing , but that which they ought to know ; and are defective in nothing but their own professional duties . Were I to personify the spirit of this age , I would say , that it is a highly intellectual spirit ...
... Bible . They know every thing , but that which they ought to know ; and are defective in nothing but their own professional duties . Were I to personify the spirit of this age , I would say , that it is a highly intellectual spirit ...
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... Bible which their Lord gave them as their only rule . There will be more law in those days than ever there was , for the law of God will be their only rule ; there will be more liberty than ever there was , for no man will dare to make ...
... Bible which their Lord gave them as their only rule . There will be more law in those days than ever there was , for the law of God will be their only rule ; there will be more liberty than ever there was , for no man will dare to make ...
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... Bible , the Bible itself , the pure text without comment ; is put into the hands of every human creature , who will open his hands to receive the gift . It is not only offer- ed to all , but they are solicited to accept it , it is ...
... Bible , the Bible itself , the pure text without comment ; is put into the hands of every human creature , who will open his hands to receive the gift . It is not only offer- ed to all , but they are solicited to accept it , it is ...
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Page 47 - And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
Page 70 - I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people : Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them : and I will make of thee a great
Page 93 - For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities ; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Page 72 - Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
Page 62 - I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall ? God forbid : but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. Now, if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness...
Page 10 - He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather : for the sky is red.
Page 72 - For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers...
Page 71 - And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them ? I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.
Page 12 - Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
Page 42 - And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.