The Young Man's Aid to Knowledge, Virtue, and HappinessD.K. Hitchcock, 1837 - 408 pages |
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Page vi
... importance of early habits , point out right habits and the way to form them upon sound principles ; next , to disclose a method of ascertaining the nature and truth of religion , by experiment and induction . Considering the sacred ...
... importance of early habits , point out right habits and the way to form them upon sound principles ; next , to disclose a method of ascertaining the nature and truth of religion , by experiment and induction . Considering the sacred ...
Page vii
... importance to be said in a work like this , addressed to young men . The reader will perceive that I have not aimed at literary beauty ; it has been my simple design to ex- hibit important truth so clearly as not to fail of being ...
... importance to be said in a work like this , addressed to young men . The reader will perceive that I have not aimed at literary beauty ; it has been my simple design to ex- hibit important truth so clearly as not to fail of being ...
Page ix
... importance of knowledge ; the desirableness of securing it while young ; acquired then most ea- sily ; the knowledge earliest acquired the longest retained ; val- uable capital ; enables ... important difficult to establish them in mature.
... importance of knowledge ; the desirableness of securing it while young ; acquired then most ea- sily ; the knowledge earliest acquired the longest retained ; val- uable capital ; enables ... important difficult to establish them in mature.
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... Importance of early habits ; most easily formed ; hardest to alter ; determine your society ; secure or for- feit public confidence ; will probably determine the future character and condition of the soul ; -Most important habits to be ...
... Importance of early habits ; most easily formed ; hardest to alter ; determine your society ; secure or for- feit public confidence ; will probably determine the future character and condition of the soul ; -Most important habits to be ...
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... important , and enduring , than that of all Russia , and China , and India , and all the other nations of the globe combined , save only the most enlight- ened Christian nations of Europe . And have we not the means of spreading ...
... important , and enduring , than that of all Russia , and China , and India , and all the other nations of the globe combined , save only the most enlight- ened Christian nations of Europe . And have we not the means of spreading ...
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Page 273 - He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
Page 293 - Who will shew us any good?" Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.
Page 242 - Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. For she hath cast down many wounded : yea, many strong men have been slain by her. Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
Page 118 - Israel, Fear not : for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name ; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee ; . and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee : when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned ; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour : I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
Page 242 - For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, and beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house, in the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night: and, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
Page 292 - But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me. 21. But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.
Page 186 - And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes ; and his face, was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him and let him go.
Page 279 - And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom!
Page 174 - Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
Page 296 - 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.