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... means . If he merely cared for his reputation , he grew very cross at being thus shown up but if he was a man sincerely anxious to get at the truth , it made him serious and careful , and he began to make progress . " " We Now , we need ...
... means . If he merely cared for his reputation , he grew very cross at being thus shown up but if he was a man sincerely anxious to get at the truth , it made him serious and careful , and he began to make progress . " " We Now , we need ...
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... mean by His Fatherhood . I. By God's Fatherhood , we mean His Impartial Love . Back behind all in this world which seems so cruel , so unjust , so unequal , Christians believe there beats the heart of a Father , a heart of impartial ...
... mean by His Fatherhood . I. By God's Fatherhood , we mean His Impartial Love . Back behind all in this world which seems so cruel , so unjust , so unequal , Christians believe there beats the heart of a Father , a heart of impartial ...
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... mean favouritism ? Most certainly not . The Jews were the " elect " among all the ancient nations for the knowledge of the true God , but did this mean they were " favourites " ? Hear the prophets repudiate the idea . " You only ...
... mean favouritism ? Most certainly not . The Jews were the " elect " among all the ancient nations for the knowledge of the true God , but did this mean they were " favourites " ? Hear the prophets repudiate the idea . " You only ...
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... means His Individual Love . With God every man counts for one , and nobody counts for more than one . This does not mean that all men are meant to be equal in position , for we are naturally unequal in capacity ; so much so that , as we ...
... means His Individual Love . With God every man counts for one , and nobody counts for more than one . This does not mean that all men are meant to be equal in position , for we are naturally unequal in capacity ; so much so that , as we ...
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... means that the universal range and scope of the Divine knowledge and operations , as over all creatures whatsoever ... means His impartial and individual love for every human being . 4 Ecclus . xvi . 17 . 5 e.g. , Matt . x . 29-30 . III ...
... means that the universal range and scope of the Divine knowledge and operations , as over all creatures whatsoever ... means His impartial and individual love for every human being . 4 Ecclus . xvi . 17 . 5 e.g. , Matt . x . 29-30 . III ...
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Page 26 - STRONG Son of God, immortal Love, Whom we, that have not seen thy face, By faith, and faith alone, embrace, Believing where we cannot prove; Thine are these orbs of light and shade; Thou madest Life in man and brute ; Thou madest Death; and lo, thy foot Is on the skull which thou hast made.
Page 54 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Page 26 - Thou wilt not leave us in the dust: Thou madest man. he knows not why, He thinks he was not made to die; And thou hast made him: thou art just.
Page 1 - THO' truths in manhood darkly join, Deep-seated in our mystic frame, We yield all blessing to the name Of Him that made them current coin ; For Wisdom dealt with mortal powers, Where truth in closest words shall fail, When truth embodied in a tale Shall enter in at lowly doors.
Page 26 - Thou seemest human and divine, The highest, holiest manhood, thou. Our wills are ours, we know not how; Our wills are ours, to make them thine.
Page 103 - There shall never be one lost good! What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good shall be good, with, for evil, so much good more; On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven, a perfect round.
Page 56 - Thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest me : shouldest not thou also have had mercy on thy fellow-servant, even as I had mercy on thee ? And his lord was wroth and delivered him to the tormentors till he should pay all that was due. So shall also My heavenly Father do unto you if ye forgive not every one his brother from your hearts.
Page 83 - Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
Page 109 - Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name : that at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth ; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father'
Page 97 - How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! They for us fight ; they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant ; And all for love and nothing for reward : Oh why should heavenly God to men have such regard) THE SEASONS.