Miscellanies, Band 2Hilliard, Gray, 1836 |
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... Helena , the youngest of the nuns , and the one who had most intercourse with Liese . She set down the lamp , and drawing Liese away from the window , placed her beside her on the couch . " I did not come sooner , " she said , " though ...
... Helena , the youngest of the nuns , and the one who had most intercourse with Liese . She set down the lamp , and drawing Liese away from the window , placed her beside her on the couch . " I did not come sooner , " she said , " though ...
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... Helena . " I would rather turn aside , and not see the sacrilege I could not prevent . But it would make our journey fearful . ” " Dread it not , Helena Franconia is quiet , at present , and will probably remain so , since the adversary ...
... Helena . " I would rather turn aside , and not see the sacrilege I could not prevent . But it would make our journey fearful . ” " Dread it not , Helena Franconia is quiet , at present , and will probably remain so , since the adversary ...
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... Helena . But we cannot doubt the power of the Church . On this we must depend . How shall we magnify this power if it should lodge us again safely here ! " Helena was silent . She took up a book which lay within reach , and began to ...
... Helena . But we cannot doubt the power of the Church . On this we must depend . How shall we magnify this power if it should lodge us again safely here ! " Helena was silent . She took up a book which lay within reach , and began to ...
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... Helena , and I saw no traces of indignation . How was this ? " " Because I felt none . If it had been one of Martin's own books , I should have refused at all risks to receive it ; but in this book there can be no heresy . It contains ...
... Helena , and I saw no traces of indignation . How was this ? " " Because I felt none . If it had been one of Martin's own books , I should have refused at all risks to receive it ; but in this book there can be no heresy . It contains ...
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... Helena , equipped for the journey , came presently to assist her . " You carry your new bible in your bosom , " said she , not seeing it in company with the breviary . Liese pointed with a smile to the place where she had concealed it ...
... Helena , equipped for the journey , came presently to assist her . " You carry your new bible in your bosom , " said she , not seeing it in company with the breviary . Liese pointed with a smile to the place where she had concealed it ...
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Seite 223 - He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him : for he said, I am the Son of God.
Seite 224 - Christ, save Thyself and us. But the other answering, rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation ? And we indeed justly ; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And He said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when Thou comest into Thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily, I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Seite 386 - What a sad thing it is to see eight firebrands of hell hanging there ! In October, 1692, one of Wenham complained of mrs.
Seite 94 - How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come to succour us that succour want! How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, 1 Against foul fiends to aid us militant!
Seite 100 - Old Law did save, And such as yet once more I trust to have Full sight of her in Heaven without restraint, Came vested all in white, pure as her mind. Her face was veiled ; yet to my fancied sight Love, sweetness, goodness, in her person shined So clear as in no face with more delight. But, oh ! as to embrace me she inclined, I waked, she fled, and day brought back my night.
Seite 94 - O th' exceeding grace Of highest God ! that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercy doth embrace, That blessed angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe. " How oft do they their silver bowers leave To come to succour us, that succour want ? 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...
Seite 330 - It is absolutely necessary for it to be exercised on spiritual objects, if it is to attain its perfect illumination, and bring out that purity of heart which makes us capable of loving virtue for its own sake alone. 81. Or is the human species never to arrive at this highest step of illumination and purity? — Never? 82. Never? — Let me not think this blasphemy, All Merciful! Education has its goal, in the race, no less than in the individual. That which is educated is educated for a purpose.
Seite 236 - I told him that weed contained better arguments for the Being and Attributes of God than all his metaphysics. Clarke confessed it to be so ; but alleged for himself, that since such philosophers as Hobbes and Spinoza had made use of those kinds of subtilties against, he thought it proper to show that the like way of reasoning might be made better use of on the side of religion ; which reason or excuse I allowed to be not inconsiderable.
Seite 116 - Putting idiots and extraordinary cases out of the question, every human creature is endowed with talents (or his nature involves principles) which, if rightly directed, would shew him to be apt, adroit, intelligent, and acute, in the walk for which his organization especially fitted him.
Seite 349 - disgusted at the subject" he proposes to be debated in our future correspondence. It does not "terrify me" to hear, that a person whom I sincerely love, and for whose character I have the truest regard, has entertained some doubts, which he cannot entirely get over, concerning a book which his earliest instructors recommended to him as the word of God. It is certainly the duty of every rational creature to bring his religion to the strictest test, and to retain or reject the faith in which he has...