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... character . I have con- tented myself with patiently digging out information from books old and new , and presenting it with all the clearness and all the honesty of which I am capable . To write with the unbiassed justice at which I ...
... character . I have con- tented myself with patiently digging out information from books old and new , and presenting it with all the clearness and all the honesty of which I am capable . To write with the unbiassed justice at which I ...
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... characters , and external influences , which modi- fied their growth ; for the surrounding spiritual atmosphere affects the formation of all opinions . I have therefore endeavoured to show what degree of preparation there was , in the ...
... characters , and external influences , which modi- fied their growth ; for the surrounding spiritual atmosphere affects the formation of all opinions . I have therefore endeavoured to show what degree of preparation there was , in the ...
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... character . Sometimes kings , who had been dethroned by conquest , or merchants who had lost their wealth , retired from the world and performed sacrifices to regain their lost fortune . This course was respected as pious and ...
... character . Sometimes kings , who had been dethroned by conquest , or merchants who had lost their wealth , retired from the world and performed sacrifices to regain their lost fortune . This course was respected as pious and ...
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... character of the soul it had previously ac- companied . It is a common assertion among Hindoos that " Brahma inscribes the destiny of every mortal on his scull , and the gods themselves cannot avert it . " However , man is not entirely ...
... character of the soul it had previously ac- companied . It is a common assertion among Hindoos that " Brahma inscribes the destiny of every mortal on his scull , and the gods themselves cannot avert it . " However , man is not entirely ...
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... characters , holy and learned men of the other high castes were bound to submit to their au- thority , and treat them with the utmost reverence . The populace , immersed in ignorance , and spell - bound by sacred traditions , considered ...
... characters , holy and learned men of the other high castes were bound to submit to their au- thority , and treat them with the utmost reverence . The populace , immersed in ignorance , and spell - bound by sacred traditions , considered ...
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The Progress of Religious Ideas: Through Successive Ages : in Three ..., Volym 1 Lydia Maria Child Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1855 |
The Progress of Religious Ideas, Through Successive Ages, Volym 1 Lydia Maria Child Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1855 |
The Progress of Religious Ideas, Through Successive Ages, Volym 1 Lydia Maria Child Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1855 |
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Sida 404 - And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
Sida ix - Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks: methinks I see her as an eagle mewing her mighty youth, and kindling her undazzled eyes at the full mid-day beam...
Sida 421 - And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.
Sida 410 - When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.
Sida ix - And though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so Truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing and prohibiting, to misdoubt her strength. Let her and Falsehood grapple; who ever knew Truth put to the worse, in a free and open encounter?
Sida 403 - And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished. Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.
Sida 408 - The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed. The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart...
Sida 403 - If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods...
Sida 383 - And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
Sida 436 - But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth ? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Thee ; how much less this house which I have built...