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... dreams of men , but in the Bible were the sacred truths of God . Yet in spite of my surroundings , of my education , I had no love for God . He was so saving of mercy , so extravagant in murder , so anxious to kill , so ready to ...
... dreams of men , but in the Bible were the sacred truths of God . Yet in spite of my surroundings , of my education , I had no love for God . He was so saving of mercy , so extravagant in murder , so anxious to kill , so ready to ...
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... dream of God , or heaven , or hell — to be intoxicated with the present — to be con- scious only of the clasp and kiss of the one you love —this is the sin against the Holy Ghost . But we had Cowper's poems . Cowper was sin- cere . He ...
... dream of God , or heaven , or hell — to be intoxicated with the present — to be con- scious only of the clasp and kiss of the one you love —this is the sin against the Holy Ghost . But we had Cowper's poems . Cowper was sin- cere . He ...
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... dreams , the insanities , the illusions and delusions , the nightmares of theology . I studied astronomy , just a little — I examined maps of the heavens — learned the names of some of the constellations — of some of the stars — found ...
... dreams , the insanities , the illusions and delusions , the nightmares of theology . I studied astronomy , just a little — I examined maps of the heavens — learned the names of some of the constellations — of some of the stars — found ...
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... dreams . Of course the theologians fought the facts found by the geologists , the scientists , and sought to sus- tain the sacred Scriptures . They mistook the bones of the mastodon for those of human beings , and by them proudly proved ...
... dreams . Of course the theologians fought the facts found by the geologists , the scientists , and sought to sus- tain the sacred Scriptures . They mistook the bones of the mastodon for those of human beings , and by them proudly proved ...
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... dreams . I had found at last a natural man , one who despised his country's cruel creed , and was brave and sensible enough to say : " All religions are auld wives ' fables , but an honest man has nothing to fear , either in this world ...
... dreams . I had found at last a natural man , one who despised his country's cruel creed , and was brave and sensible enough to say : " All religions are auld wives ' fables , but an honest man has nothing to fear , either in this world ...
Contents
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should be Mentally HonestHe should be Intellectually Hospitable | 110 |
Minor CrimesA Penitentiary should be a SchoolProfessional | 115 |
Blessings we enjoy Whom should we Thank?What Good has | 159 |
1886 | 211 |
Hell Pity in Heaven or Mercy in the Heart of GodVIII | 239 |
1895 | 246 |
SUPERSTITION | 290 |
the Idea of a Devil ProducedOther Devils than OursNatural | 394 |
cerning All Departments of LifeChanged Ideas about Science Gov | 404 |
RevolutionThe African Slave Trade its Beginning and End | 423 |
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Page 230 - Tis not enough to help the feeble up, But to support him after.
Page 244 - And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament : and it was so. And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Page 388 - And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Page 219 - For honour travels in a strait so narrow, Where one but goes abreast: keep then the path; For emulation hath a thousand sons That one by one pursue: if you give way, Or hedge aside from the direct forthright, Like to an enter'd tide, they all rush by And leave you hindmost...
Page 374 - And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. ' 10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him. 11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well- pleased.
Page 389 - And I saw an Angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, and cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.