A Plea for Religion and the Sacred Writings: Addressed to the Disciples of Thomas Paine, and Wavering Christians of Every DenominationSolomon Wiatt, 1809 - 393 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة iii
... thought it my duty , to bear a decided testimony against some of the most pernicious of those errors which prevail among us , and to stand forward as an advocate in behalf of religion in general , and the Sacred Writings in parti- cular ...
... thought it my duty , to bear a decided testimony against some of the most pernicious of those errors which prevail among us , and to stand forward as an advocate in behalf of religion in general , and the Sacred Writings in parti- cular ...
الصفحة iv
... thought essen- tially necessary for our welfare , and the public good . - Can no- thing be done , can no measures be taken , to stop this infamous practice , this national opprobrium ? their way to church . At the time of going iv PREFACE .
... thought essen- tially necessary for our welfare , and the public good . - Can no- thing be done , can no measures be taken , to stop this infamous practice , this national opprobrium ? their way to church . At the time of going iv PREFACE .
الصفحة vii
... thoughts in general upon the subject . Upon this I turned towards him , and after a short pause told him , that my opinion lay in a small compass : and he should have it in as compendious a manner , as the subject Various similar ...
... thoughts in general upon the subject . Upon this I turned towards him , and after a short pause told him , that my opinion lay in a small compass : and he should have it in as compendious a manner , as the subject Various similar ...
الصفحة x
... thought , and to direct into the proper tract of reason- ing , the devious mind of man , by shewing its whole process , from the first perceptions of sense to the last conclusions of ratiocination , putting a rein upon false opinion ...
... thought , and to direct into the proper tract of reason- ing , the devious mind of man , by shewing its whole process , from the first perceptions of sense to the last conclusions of ratiocination , putting a rein upon false opinion ...
الصفحة xiii
... thought severe upon the episcopal and clerical orders of men , let it be remarked , that he esteems them all very highly in love for their offices ' sake ; and that , if at any time he has given way to his indignation , and expressed ...
... thought severe upon the episcopal and clerical orders of men , let it be remarked , that he esteems them all very highly in love for their offices ' sake ; and that , if at any time he has given way to his indignation , and expressed ...
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الصفحة xv - Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
الصفحة 151 - Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
الصفحة 198 - The cloud-capt towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherits, shall dissolve ; And, like the baseless fabric of a vision, Leave not a wreck behind ! we are such stuff As dreams are made on, and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.
الصفحة 330 - But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me; and the sea saith, It is not with me.
الصفحة 263 - To die, to sleep : To sleep : perchance to dream : ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause...
الصفحة 272 - Yet not the more Cease I to wander where the muses haunt Clear spring, or shady grove, or sunny hill...
الصفحة 225 - JESUS shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run ; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more.
الصفحة 295 - But though we, or an Angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
الصفحة 317 - So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found Among the faithless, faithful only he ; Among innumerable false, unmoved, Unshaken, unseduced, unterrified, His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal ; Nor number, nor example, with him wrought To swerve from truth, or change his constant mind, Though single.
الصفحة 270 - Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.