The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: MiscellaniesHoughton, Mifflin, 1911 |
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Page v
... never been included in previous editions , al- though six of them had been printed , either as pamphlets or in periodicals , long before , by the author . These were the Sermon on The Lord's Supper , the Historical Address at Concord in ...
... never been included in previous editions , al- though six of them had been printed , either as pamphlets or in periodicals , long before , by the author . These were the Sermon on The Lord's Supper , the Historical Address at Concord in ...
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... never has been any unan- imity in the understanding of its nature , nor any uniformity in the mode of celebrating it . Without considering the frivolous questions which have been lately debated as to the posture in which men should ...
... never has been any unan- imity in the understanding of its nature , nor any uniformity in the mode of celebrating it . Without considering the frivolous questions which have been lately debated as to the posture in which men should ...
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... never in- tended by Jesus to be the foundation of a per- petual institution . It appears , however , in Christian history that the disciples had very early taken advantage of these impressive words of Christ to hold religious meetings ...
... never in- tended by Jesus to be the foundation of a per- petual institution . It appears , however , in Christian history that the disciples had very early taken advantage of these impressive words of Christ to hold religious meetings ...
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... with an authority which he never claimed and which distracts the mind of the worshipper . I know our opinions differ much respecting the nature and offices of ΧΙ Christ , and the degree of veneration to which he THE LORD'S SUPPER 17.
... with an authority which he never claimed and which distracts the mind of the worshipper . I know our opinions differ much respecting the nature and offices of ΧΙ Christ , and the degree of veneration to which he THE LORD'S SUPPER 17.
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... never can belong to any form . My friends , the Apostle well assures us that " the kingdom of God is not meat and drink , but righteousness , and peace , and joy in the Holy Ghost . " I am not so foolish as to declaim against forms ...
... never can belong to any form . My friends , the Apostle well assures us that " the kingdom of God is not meat and drink , but righteousness , and peace , and joy in the Holy Ghost . " I am not so foolish as to declaim against forms ...
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