The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 11-12Wm. H. Wise, 1911 |
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Page 11
... Whilst I am upon this topic , I cannot help remarking that it is not a little singular that we should have preserved this rite and insisted upon perpetuating one symbolical act of Christ whilst we have totally neglected all others ...
... Whilst I am upon this topic , I cannot help remarking that it is not a little singular that we should have preserved this rite and insisted upon perpetuating one symbolical act of Christ whilst we have totally neglected all others ...
Page 13
... whilst yet unable to comprehend the spiritual character of Christianity . The circumstance , however , that St. Paul adopts these views , has seemed to many persons conclusive in favor of the institution . I am of opinion that it is ...
... whilst yet unable to comprehend the spiritual character of Christianity . The circumstance , however , that St. Paul adopts these views , has seemed to many persons conclusive in favor of the institution . I am of opinion that it is ...
Page 17
... whilst yet the prayers are addressed to God . I fear it is the effect of this ordinance to clothe Jesus with an authority which he never claimed and which distracts the mind of the worshipper . I know our opinions differ much respecting ...
... whilst yet the prayers are addressed to God . I fear it is the effect of this ordinance to clothe Jesus with an authority which he never claimed and which distracts the mind of the worshipper . I know our opinions differ much respecting ...
Page 25
... whilst the recollection of its claims oppresses me with a sense of my unworthiness , I am consoled by the hope that no time and no change can deprive me of the satisfaction of pursuing and exercising its high- est functions . ' II ...
... whilst the recollection of its claims oppresses me with a sense of my unworthiness , I am consoled by the hope that no time and no change can deprive me of the satisfaction of pursuing and exercising its high- est functions . ' II ...
Page 30
... whilst the individual dies . In the country , without any interference of the law , the agricultural life favors the per- manence of families . Here are still around me . the lineal descendants of the first settlers of this town . Here ...
... whilst the individual dies . In the country , without any interference of the law , the agricultural life favors the per- manence of families . Here are still around me . the lineal descendants of the first settlers of this town . Here ...
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