The prayers of both could not be answered. That of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has his own purposes. " Woe unto the world because of offenses, for it must needs be that offenses come ; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh. Abraham Lincoln - Page 77by John Carroll Power - 1873 - 352 pagesFull view - About this book
| Philip Schaff - Church history - 1853 - 720 pages
...rises, the busier is the spirit of falsehood to contest the ground. Says our Lord : "It vuut •nerds be that offenses come ; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh" (Matt. 18 : 1, comp. Ln. 17 : 1). So Paul, much as he laments the divisions in the church, regards... | |
| Education - 1857 - 882 pages
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| Education - 1857 - 956 pages
...shall undergo an aggravated punishment in the world of woe. And hear him further, in the 7th verse, ' Woe unto the world, because of offenses ! for it must...come ; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh !' And, in the 10th, ' Take heed) that ye despise not one of these little ones ; for I say unto you,... | |
| Education - 1857 - 880 pages
...shall undergo an aggravated punishment in the world of woe. And hear him further, in the 7th verse, ' Woe unto the world, because of offenses ! for it must...come ; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh !' And, in the 10th, ' Take heed) that ye despise not one of these little ones ; for I say unto you,... | |
| American essays - 1920 - 1146 pages
...stamped the stern command that you must be right at your peril. Not for nothing was it written that it must needs be that offenses come, but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh. To say that polygamy is a meritorious practice for Mormons because they honestly believe in it is to... | |
| Jesse Ames Spencer - United States - 1866 - 620 pages
...us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayer of both could not be answered ; that of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has His own purposes. 'Woe unto the world because of offences ! for it must needs be that offences come, but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh.'... | |
| Philip Schaff - Church history - 1859 - 708 pages
...spirit of truth rises, the busier is the spirit of falsehood to contest the ground. Says our Lord : "It must needs be that offenses come ; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh" (Matt. 18 : 7, comp. Lu. It : 1). So Paul, much as he laments the divisions in the church, regards... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 530 pages
...us judge not, that we be not judged. The prayer of both should not be answered. That of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has his own purposes. "Woe unto the world because of offences, for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by 80 whom the offence cometh."... | |
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