Vindiciae Christianae: a Comparative Estimate of the Genius and Temper of the Greek, the Roman, the Hindu, the Mahometan, and the Christian ReligionsT. Cadell, 1826 - 682 страници |
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... purity of royal selec- tion by their talents and their virtues . Among these high names , the three immediate predecessors of Your Grace have entitled themselves , I might almost ! say , to the peculiar respect of every friend of A 2.
... purity of royal selec- tion by their talents and their virtues . Among these high names , the three immediate predecessors of Your Grace have entitled themselves , I might almost ! say , to the peculiar respect of every friend of A 2.
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... tion of comment , and the zeal of eulogy . " The elegant mythology " of the Greeks and Romans has not been denied the applause of the " Historian of the Roman Empire , " and his taste anıl genius have thrown a veil over its defects ...
... tion of comment , and the zeal of eulogy . " The elegant mythology " of the Greeks and Romans has not been denied the applause of the " Historian of the Roman Empire , " and his taste anıl genius have thrown a veil over its defects ...
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... tion was not due to the piety and virtue of the race itself , but to the directing wisdom of a beneficent Providence . Were Greece and Italy more refined in their faith ; and was their worship addressed to higher and nobler objects ...
... tion was not due to the piety and virtue of the race itself , but to the directing wisdom of a beneficent Providence . Were Greece and Italy more refined in their faith ; and was their worship addressed to higher and nobler objects ...
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... tion of holiness , and improve no motive of virtue . Every crime , and every appetite and passion , might find its vindication in celestial example ; and the faith which was not to be averted by so wild and monstrous a creed , may ...
... tion of holiness , and improve no motive of virtue . Every crime , and every appetite and passion , might find its vindication in celestial example ; and the faith which was not to be averted by so wild and monstrous a creed , may ...
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... tion , to some animal , vegetable , or mineral form , The Argus Cortyceya , with his six faces , and count- less eyes , is the leader of innumerable armies , and the subduer of the mighty giants Sita and Ravan . And the dire and ...
... tion , to some animal , vegetable , or mineral form , The Argus Cortyceya , with his six faces , and count- less eyes , is the leader of innumerable armies , and the subduer of the mighty giants Sita and Ravan . And the dire and ...
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Страница 345 - And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out ? How much then is a man better than a sheep ? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
Страница 348 - Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Страница 184 - Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill ; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment : but I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment...
Страница 300 - Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet'; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.' '"Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Страница 141 - And behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, and stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
Страница 299 - But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth : that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret Himself shall reward thee openly.
Страница 248 - Let him that stole, steal no more ; but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
Страница 50 - GOD! there is no GOD but he; the living, the self-subsisting: neither slumber nor sleep seizeth him; to him belongeth whatsoever is in heaven, and on earth. Who is he that can intercede with him, but through his good pleasure? He knoweth that which is past, and that which is to come unto them, and they shall not comprehend anything of his knowledge, but so far as he pleaseth.
Страница 142 - And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
Страница 285 - is the key of heaven and of hell; a drop of blood shed in the cause of God, a night spent in arms, is of more avail than two months of fasting and prayer; whosoever falls in battle, his sins are forgiven; at the day of judgment his wounds shall be resplendent as vermilion, and odoriferous as musk; and the loss of his limbs shall be supplied by the wings of angels and cherubim.