The philosophy of a future stateE.C. Biddle, 1840 |
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... periods or states , " says a celebrated French writer , " no barrier is in- terposed but life , the most brittle thing in all nature ; and the happiness of heaven being certainly not designed for those who doubt whether they have an ...
... periods or states , " says a celebrated French writer , " no barrier is in- terposed but life , the most brittle thing in all nature ; and the happiness of heaven being certainly not designed for those who doubt whether they have an ...
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... period of time . That the thinking principle in man is of an immortal na- ture , was believed by the ancient Egyptians , the Persians , the Phenicians , the Scythians , the Celts , the Druids , the Assyrians , by the wisest and the most ...
... period of time . That the thinking principle in man is of an immortal na- ture , was believed by the ancient Egyptians , the Persians , the Phenicians , the Scythians , the Celts , the Druids , the Assyrians , by the wisest and the most ...
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... period to his existence , the only consistent action he can perform , when he finds his earthly wishes and expec- tations frustrated , is to rush into the arms of death , and rid himself at once of all the evils connected with his being ...
... period to his existence , the only consistent action he can perform , when he finds his earthly wishes and expec- tations frustrated , is to rush into the arms of death , and rid himself at once of all the evils connected with his being ...
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... period we can affix to duration , and move onward through a boundless eternity . And if he is to be for ever cut off from existence when his body drops into the grave , how dismal the continued appre- hension of an everlasting period ...
... period we can affix to duration , and move onward through a boundless eternity . And if he is to be for ever cut off from existence when his body drops into the grave , how dismal the continued appre- hension of an everlasting period ...
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... periods of their revolutions , their eclip- ses , and the distances at which they are placed from our sublunary mansion , demonstrate the vigour and compre- hension of those reasoning faculties with which he is en- dowed . By means of ...
... periods of their revolutions , their eclip- ses , and the distances at which they are placed from our sublunary mansion , demonstrate the vigour and compre- hension of those reasoning faculties with which he is en- dowed . By means of ...
Términos y frases comunes
admitted affections ages Almighty amidst angels animal appear astronomy beauty behold benevolence bodies book of Revelation boundless celestial celestial orbs character conceptions consider contemplation creation Creator Deity delight desire destined dispensations displayed distant diversified Divine duration earth enjoyment eternal exercise exhibited existence faculties feel felicity future world globe glorious glory happiness heaven heavenly human idea immense immortal infinite inhabitants intel intellectual Jehovah knowledge lacteal laws light Lord Lord Byron magnificent magnitude mankind material ments millions mind moral disorders moral universe motions nature never objects operations organs perceive perfection perpetual planets powers present primitive integrity principles produce rational reason redeemed regions relation Revelation saints scene scenery Scripture solar system soul space sphere spirits splendour stars sublime sublunary sphere suppose Supreme Intelligence thing thou thousand throne throughout tion trains of thought tribes truth universe variety vast visible whole wisdom
Pasajes populares
Página 105 - And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty ; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
Página 101 - Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
Página 125 - The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.
Página 127 - Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
Página 218 - The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens : and his kingdom ruleth over all.
Página 42 - I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
Página 101 - Rejoice, O young man in thy youth ; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes ; but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Página 228 - ... if thou criest after knowledge and liftest up thy voice for understanding; if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hid treasures; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord giveth wisdom; out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
Página 125 - His seed also will I make to endure for ever, And his throne as the days of heaven.
Página 47 - I have been in the deep ; in journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren ; in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.