The life of John Buncle, esq; [by T. Amory].Septimus Prowett, 23 Old Bond Street, 1825 - 1072 pages |
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... never gain immortality upon any account : and this was enough for me . I wanted only to ac- quire such degrees of perfections as lay within the small sphere nature had chalked out for me . To this purpose I devoted my college life to ...
... never gain immortality upon any account : and this was enough for me . I wanted only to ac- quire such degrees of perfections as lay within the small sphere nature had chalked out for me . To this purpose I devoted my college life to ...
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... never attempts to overthrow the established principles of it , and casts new light upon the dictates of reason , but never overthrows them . Pure theism , and Christ the appointed Me- diator , Advocate , and Judge , by a commission from ...
... never attempts to overthrow the established principles of it , and casts new light upon the dictates of reason , but never overthrows them . Pure theism , and Christ the appointed Me- diator , Advocate , and Judge , by a commission from ...
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... never looked into . Thus did I read history , and many noble lessons I learned from it ; just notions of true worth , true greatness , and solid happiness . It taught me to place merit where it only lies , not in birth , not in beauty ...
... never looked into . Thus did I read history , and many noble lessons I learned from it ; just notions of true worth , true greatness , and solid happiness . It taught me to place merit where it only lies , not in birth , not in beauty ...
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... never pass for a drachm of rectitude , while your conduct is faulty . Wisdom is incompatible with folly . When to be bountiful , and when to spare , And never craving , or oppress'd with care ; The baits of gifts , and money to despise ...
... never pass for a drachm of rectitude , while your conduct is faulty . Wisdom is incompatible with folly . When to be bountiful , and when to spare , And never craving , or oppress'd with care ; The baits of gifts , and money to despise ...
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... never in one soul : A man is wholly wise , or wholly is a fool . This is the great lesson , that virtue alone is true honour , true freedom , and solid , durable hap- piness . It is indeed its own reward . There are no satisfactions ...
... never in one soul : A man is wholly wise , or wholly is a fool . This is the great lesson , that virtue alone is true honour , true freedom , and solid , durable hap- piness . It is indeed its own reward . There are no satisfactions ...
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Page 131 - For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ : for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth ; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith : as it is written, " The just shall live by faith.
Page 103 - And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: and the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD...
Page 138 - Then Peter said unto them ; Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins ; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
Page 139 - For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God...
Page 234 - And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Page 139 - And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up his Spirit that dwelleth in you...
Page 138 - The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree ; him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. And we are his witnesses of these things, and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
Page 261 - ALMIGHTY Lord, and everlasting God, vouchsafe, we beseech Thee, to direct, sanctify, and govern, both our hearts and bodies, in the ways of Thy laws, and in the works of Thy commandments...
Page 287 - And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.