The Precepts of Jesus: The Guide to Peace and Happiness, Extracted from the Books of the New Testament Ascribed to the Four Evangelists. To which are Added the First and Second Appeal to the Christian Public in Reply to the Observations of Dr. MarshamUnitarian Society, 1823 - 318 pages |
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... hearts a weak attach- ment for its mere shadow . " After enumerating some of the evils arising from the existing theory and practice of Hindooism , and noticing the encouragement held out by it to every species of immorality and crime ...
... hearts a weak attach- ment for its mere shadow . " After enumerating some of the evils arising from the existing theory and practice of Hindooism , and noticing the encouragement held out by it to every species of immorality and crime ...
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... hearts are well known . ” The liberal views , and the devout and ami- able spirit which are displayed in these ex- tracts , and are indeed discernible in the whole of the author's writings , may be well thought to have disposed him to a ...
... hearts are well known . ” The liberal views , and the devout and ami- able spirit which are displayed in these ex- tracts , and are indeed discernible in the whole of the author's writings , may be well thought to have disposed him to a ...
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... hearts and minds of men of different persuasions and degrees of understanding . For , his- torical and some other passages are liable to the doubts and disputes of free - thinkers and antichris- tians , especially miraculous relations ...
... hearts and minds of men of different persuasions and degrees of understanding . For , his- torical and some other passages are liable to the doubts and disputes of free - thinkers and antichris- tians , especially miraculous relations ...
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... heart for they shall see God . Blessed are the peacemakers : for they shall be called the children of God . Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness ' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven . Blessed are ye , when men ...
... heart for they shall see God . Blessed are the peacemakers : for they shall be called the children of God . Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness ' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven . Blessed are ye , when men ...
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... heart . And if thy right eye offend thee , pluck it out , and cast it from thee : for it is profit- able for thee that one of thy members should perish , and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell . And if thy right hand ...
... heart . And if thy right eye offend thee , pluck it out , and cast it from thee : for it is profit- able for thee that one of thy members should perish , and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell . And if thy right hand ...
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Page 87 - But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things : but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed : so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot ; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.
Page 55 - And the scribe said unto Him, Well, Master, Thou hast said the truth: for there is one God ; and there is none other but 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 245 - For Moses truly said unto the fathers, "A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you." 'And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
Page 187 - But I have greater witness than that of John : for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me that the Father hath sent me.
Page 35 - Moses' seat : all therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do ; but do not ye after their works : for they say, and do not.
Page 49 - And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched : where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Page 17 - When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart.
Page 236 - Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men : but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him : but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come : because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
Page 7 - And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and behold, a beam is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
Page 69 - If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone ? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent ? Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion ? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children : how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him ? " And He was casting out a devil, and it was dumb.