The Life of John Jay: Miscellaneous and official correspondenceJ. & J. Harper, 1833 - Judges |
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Accept my thanks affairs agreeable ALEXANDER HAMILTON America answer appear arrival assure attention Bedford believe BENJAMIN FRANKLIN best wishes Britain British circumstances conduct Congress consider consideration continue Count de Vergennes court DEAR SIR desire disposition doubtless endeavour enemy England esteem and regard expect favour flatter France Franklin French friendly GEORGE WASHINGTON gives me pleasure GOUVERNEUR GOUVERNEUR MORRIS happy honour hope humble servant independence induced interest JOHN ADAMS JOHN JAY king late letter liberty LIVINGSTON London Lord Lord Grenville Lord Shelburne Madrid means measures ment minister MORRIS nation necessary negotiation New-York obedient servant objects obliged observe occasion opinion Paris peace person persuaded Philadelphia pleased political present probably proper reason received render respect ROBERT MORRIS sentiments SILAS DEANE Spain things tion treaty United WILLIAM WILBERFORCE write
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Page 385 - The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. 17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail.
Page 386 - If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: for thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
Page 342 - In the discharge of this trust, I will only say, that I have, with good intentions, contributed towards the organization and administration of the Government the best exertions of which a very fallible judgment was capable.
Page 386 - Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the Prophets.
Page 393 - Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
Page 388 - And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead. 10 And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.
Page 377 - ... them, restore us to that state in which both countries found happiness and prosperity, we have for the present only resolved to pursue the following peaceable measures: 1.
Page 388 - Lord, wilt thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?
Page 386 - Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
Page 200 - This is the first symptom of a spirit which must either be killed, or it will kill the Constitution of the United States.