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Page 142
This caution , which was mentioned before in reference to common conversation
, is no less important in reference to the subject of religion . Ministers , from tho
circumstance of their being so much accustomed to speak with authority , from
the ...
This caution , which was mentioned before in reference to common conversation
, is no less important in reference to the subject of religion . Ministers , from tho
circumstance of their being so much accustomed to speak with authority , from
the ...
Page 170
For , although I am conscious of not having accomplished , while I was a pastor ,
all that I might and ought to have done , in reference to this part of my duty ; yet , if
I had known as much , at the commencement of my ministry , as I now do , of its ...
For , although I am conscious of not having accomplished , while I was a pastor ,
all that I might and ought to have done , in reference to this part of my duty ; yet , if
I had known as much , at the commencement of my ministry , as I now do , of its ...
Page 193
granted , indeed , that in reference to this point no rules either absolute or
universal can be laid down . Long and short are relative terms ; and are often
understood very differently in the country , and in large towns . But this is one of
the cases ...
granted , indeed , that in reference to this point no rules either absolute or
universal can be laid down . Long and short are relative terms ; and are often
understood very differently in the country , and in large towns . But this is one of
the cases ...
Page 385
So I should decide in the case of any one who meant to act the part of a rational
being But a minister of the gospel is peruliarly bound to summon 10 his
consideration , on this whole subject , a solemn reference to his official character
, duties ...
So I should decide in the case of any one who meant to act the part of a rational
being But a minister of the gospel is peruliarly bound to summon 10 his
consideration , on this whole subject , a solemn reference to his official character
, duties ...
Page 426
But , on the other hand , to see such a degree of negligence in reference to this
matter as is inconsistent with cleanliness , and with a decent respect for those
with whom he associates , is equally disreputable , and quite as unfriendly to his
...
But , on the other hand , to see such a degree of negligence in reference to this
matter as is inconsistent with cleanliness , and with a decent respect for those
with whom he associates , is equally disreputable , and quite as unfriendly to his
...
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Page 43 - But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes ; and the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves ; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth...
Page 416 - Rebuke not an elder, but intreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; 2. The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, with all purity.
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| Title | Letters on Clerical Manners and Habits: Addressed to a Student in the Theological Seminary at Princeton, N.J. Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Religion, Society, Spirituality, and Reform |
| Author | Samuel Miller |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | G. & C. Carvill, 1827 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Jun 2007 |
| ISBN | 0608410713, 9780608410715 |
| Length | 476 pages |
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