The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 11-12Wm. H. Wise, 1911 |
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... whole world . In this manner we may see clearly enough " how this ancient ordinance got its footing among the early Christians , and this single expectation of a speedy reappearance of a temporal Messiah , which kept its influence even ...
... whole world . In this manner we may see clearly enough " how this ancient ordinance got its footing among the early Christians , and this single expectation of a speedy reappearance of a temporal Messiah , which kept its influence even ...
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... have taken of the his- tory of the institution be correct , then the claim of authority should be dropped in administer- ing it . You say , every time you celebrate the rite , that Jesus enjoined it ; and the whole 16 THE LORD'S SUPPER.
... have taken of the his- tory of the institution be correct , then the claim of authority should be dropped in administer- ing it . You say , every time you celebrate the rite , that Jesus enjoined it ; and the whole 16 THE LORD'S SUPPER.
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... whole lan- guage you use conveys that impression . But if you read the New Testament as I do , you do not believe he did . 2. It has seemed to me that the use of this ordinance tends to produce confusion in our views of the relation of ...
... whole lan- guage you use conveys that impression . But if you read the New Testament as I do , you do not believe he did . 2. It has seemed to me that the use of this ordinance tends to produce confusion in our views of the relation of ...
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... whole world was full of idols and ordinances . The Jewish was a religion of forms ; it was all body , it had no life , and the Almighty God was pleased to qualify and send forth a man to teach men that they must serve him with the heart ...
... whole world was full of idols and ordinances . The Jewish was a religion of forms ; it was all body , it had no life , and the Almighty God was pleased to qualify and send forth a man to teach men that they must serve him with the heart ...
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... whole heart . Having said this , I have said all . I have no hostility to this institution ; I am only stating my want of sympathy with it . Neither should I ever have obtruded this opinion upon other people , had I not been called by ...
... whole heart . Having said this , I have said all . I have no hostility to this institution ; I am only stating my want of sympathy with it . Neither should I ever have obtruded this opinion upon other people , had I not been called by ...
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