The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: MiscellaniesHoughton, Mifflin, 1911 |
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... thought , yet many persons are apt to imagine that the very striking and personal manner in which the eating and drinking is described , indicates a striking and formal purpose to found a festival . And I ad- mit that this impression ...
... thought , yet many persons are apt to imagine that the very striking and personal manner in which the eating and drinking is described , indicates a striking and formal purpose to found a festival . And I ad- mit that this impression ...
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... thought that a miraculous communication is implied ; but certainly without good reason , if it is remem- bered that St. Paul was living in the lifetime of all the apostles who could give him an account of the transaction ; and it is ...
... thought that a miraculous communication is implied ; but certainly without good reason , if it is remem- bered that St. Paul was living in the lifetime of all the apostles who could give him an account of the transaction ; and it is ...
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... thought between the worship due to God and the commemoration due to Christ . For the service does not stand upon the basis of a voluntary act , but is imposed by authority . It is an expression of gratitude to Christ , enjoined by ...
... thought between the worship due to God and the commemoration due to Christ . For the service does not stand upon the basis of a voluntary act , but is imposed by authority . It is an expression of gratitude to Christ , enjoined by ...
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... thought ? In that act , the soul stands alone with God , and Jesus is no more present to your mind than your brother or your child . " ― But is not Jesus called in Scripture the Medi- ator ? He is the mediator in that only sense in ...
... thought ? In that act , the soul stands alone with God , and Jesus is no more present to your mind than your brother or your child . " ― But is not Jesus called in Scripture the Medi- ator ? He is the mediator in that only sense in ...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Edward Waldo Emerson. to the people and the modes of thought in the East , where it originated ... thoughts or emotions by symbolical actions . Most men find the bread and wine no aid to devotion , and to some it is a ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson Edward Waldo Emerson. to the people and the modes of thought in the East , where it originated ... thoughts or emotions by symbolical actions . Most men find the bread and wine no aid to devotion , and to some it is a ...
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