The Life of the Rev. Joseph Blanco White: With Portions of His Correspondence, Volumen2

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John Chapman, 1845

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Página 17 - Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
Página 174 - By pain of heart — now checked — and now impelled The intellectual Power, through words and things, Went sounding on, a dim and perilous way...
Página 17 - Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
Página 33 - Enow of such, as for their bellies' sake Creep and intrude and climb into the fold! Of other care they little reckoning make Than how to scramble at the shearers' feast, And shove away the worthy bidden guest; Blind mouths! that scarce themselves know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learn'd aught else the least That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! What recks it them?
Página 76 - The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
Página 206 - And now my tongue's use is to me no more Than an unstringed viol, or a harp ; Or like a cunning instrument cas'd up, Or, being open, put into his hands That knows no touch to tune the harmony.
Página 287 - For Hamlet, and the trifling of his favour, Hold it a fashion and a toy in blood ; A violet in the youth of primy nature, Forward, not permanent ; sweet, not lasting j The perfume and suppliance of a minute ; — No more.
Página 277 - According to the constitution of our minds, the knowledge which we have of ourselves and of the external world leads us with absolute necessity to conclude that, if the world was created by the free act of a conscious Being, that Being must either be limited in power or in goodness. Out of this dilemma neither philosophy nor theology can extricate the thinking and unsuperstitious mind.
Página 72 - ... to show, by my sufferings, to the world, how injurious to the cause of religion, of Christian Charity and of humanity itself, that Church system must be, which makes such sacrifices to the love of truth unavoidable to me ; and imposes on them the duty of acting towards an unoffending friend, — a friend whose promise of not attempting to proselyte they would certainly trust — with the reluctant severity which their intimate connection with the Church establishment demands. For the sake of...
Página 45 - HARTFORD, August 28, 1851. To the president, officers and members of the convention of those interested in the cause of instruction of deaf mutes, now in session in this city: GENTLEMEN : — With deep regret I perceive that the state of my health is such as to prevent my enjoying the pleasures and the privileges of participating with you in the objects of the convention. Look to God for his wisdom and grace, and may it be richly imparted to you. Accept, the assurances of my personal regard and best...

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