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" If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through His appointed time, He now wills to remove, and that He gives to both North and South this terrible... "
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Under God?: Religious Faith and Liberal Democracy

Michael J. Perry - Philosophy - 2003 - 220 pages
...offence cometh!' " Lincoln continued: If we shall suppose that American Slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come,...to those by whom the offence came, shall we discern there any departure from those divine attributes which the believers in a Living God always ascribe...
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A Documentary History of Religion in America to 1877

Edwin S. Gaustad, Mark A. Noll - History - 2003 - 652 pages
...man by whom the offense cometh." If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come,...terrible war, as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers...
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The Fascinated God: What Science Says to Faith and Faith to Scientists

Robert E. Zinser - Religion - 2003 - 656 pages
...both sides when he mused that, "...if we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come,...terrible war, as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers...
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My Fellow Americans

Michael Waldman - 363 pages
...the rig/it and behind an iron railing stands John Wilkes Booth can slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come,...this terrible war as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers...
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Abraham Lincoln and a Nation Worth Fighting for

History - 2003 - 260 pages
...man by whom the offense cometh." If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses, which, in the providence of God, must needs come,...both North and South this terrible war as the woe to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes...
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Lincoln's Last Months

William Charles Harris - Biography & Autobiography - 2004 - 332 pages
...quoted Jesus: "Woe unto the world because of offences" against God. "American Slavery is one of those offences which, in the providence of God, must needs...as the woe due to those by whom the offence came." "Fondly do we hope," Lincoln continued, "fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may...
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Themes in Religion and American Culture

Philip Goff, Paul Harvey - Religion - 2004 - 404 pages
...man by whom the offense cometh." If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come,...this terrible war as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers...
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Death Is That Man Taking Names: Intersections of American Medicine, Law, and ...

Robert A. Burt - Medical - 2002 - 238 pages
...conflict itself should cease.. .. If we shall suppose that American slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come,...this terrible war as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers...
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A Religious History of the American People

Sydney E. Ahlstrom - Religion - 2004 - 1220 pages
...man by whom the offense comethl" If we shall suppose that American Slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come,...terrible war, as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from those divine attributes which the believers...
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Linking Rings: William W. Durbin and the Magic and Mystery of America

James D. Robenalt - Biography & Autobiography - 2004 - 340 pages
...in the providence of God, must needs come, but which, having continued through His appointed hour, He now wills to remove, and that He gives to both...departure from those divine attributes which the believers on a Living God always ascribe to Him?" "Fondly do we hope — fervently do we pray — that this mighty...
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