The Bramble: To which is Added a Letter to Rev. Thomas Whittemore, an Answer to The Hoe, a Sermon on Temperance in All Things, Delivered at Woburn, Stoneham, and New Rowley, and a Reply to Certain Editors who Noticed The Bramble |
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... at war with God's holy word , and must be considered a human invention . mighty does not approve cannot stand ! lost its charm and novelty . The wheels roll very heav Already it has ily , and the ' liberals , ' are called THE BRAMBLE . 27.
... at war with God's holy word , and must be considered a human invention . mighty does not approve cannot stand ! lost its charm and novelty . The wheels roll very heav Already it has ily , and the ' liberals , ' are called THE BRAMBLE . 27.
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... strong proofs , if any you have , or abandon the field . If they considered a temperate use of wine and strong d : ink wrong , or injurious , they have said so some where in the Bible , and you are authorised by them to THE HOE . 67.
... strong proofs , if any you have , or abandon the field . If they considered a temperate use of wine and strong d : ink wrong , or injurious , they have said so some where in the Bible , and you are authorised by them to THE HOE . 67.
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... considered it as bad as many people do in our day , he would have commanded them to entirely abstain - to join a ' total abstinence society . ' Many , I recollect , have said with scorn , when I have brought these arguments forward for ...
... considered it as bad as many people do in our day , he would have commanded them to entirely abstain - to join a ' total abstinence society . ' Many , I recollect , have said with scorn , when I have brought these arguments forward for ...
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... considered an honest man . of all beings in the world his case is the hardest . God deliver me from ever acting so inconsistent a part . I would come out in the face and eyes of the whole world , and speak the truth and trust in God for ...
... considered an honest man . of all beings in the world his case is the hardest . God deliver me from ever acting so inconsistent a part . I would come out in the face and eyes of the whole world , and speak the truth and trust in God for ...
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... considered sacred until proved false . But how is it now ? Let but a man in these perilous times speak what he believes to be the truth , and if it does not exactly harmonise with the popular doctrines of the day , he is abused ...
... considered sacred until proved false . But how is it now ? Let but a man in these perilous times speak what he believes to be the truth , and if it does not exactly harmonise with the popular doctrines of the day , he is abused ...
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The Bramble: To Which Is Added a Letter to REV. Thomas Whittemore, an Answer ... John Gregory No preview available - 2015 |
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Page 48 - Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse, steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands : But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed, Oth.
Page 30 - ... And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye ? 42 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shall thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.
Page 25 - Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God...
Page 76 - For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, 10685-JONE according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Page 59 - When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew ;) the governor of the feast...
Page 58 - JESUS saith unto them, Fill the water-pots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast.
Page 21 - And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
Page 18 - When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: and put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
Page 58 - And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there: and both Jesus was called, and His disciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto Him, "They have no wine.
Page 21 - And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.