The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volumes 11-12Wm. H. Wise, 1911 - 416 pages |
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... , is unreasonable , and it is alien to the spirit of Christ . If I under- stand the distinction of Christianity , the reason why it is to be preferred over all other systems - and is divine is this , that it is 20 THE LORD'S SUPPER.
... , is unreasonable , and it is alien to the spirit of Christ . If I under- stand the distinction of Christianity , the reason why it is to be preferred over all other systems - and is divine is this , that it is 20 THE LORD'S SUPPER.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson. - and is divine is this , that it is a moral system ; that it presents men with truths which are their own reason , and enjoins practices that are their own justification ; that if miracles may be said to have been ...
Ralph Waldo Emerson. - and is divine is this , that it is a moral system ; that it presents men with truths which are their own reason , and enjoins practices that are their own justification ; that if miracles may be said to have been ...
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... divine service was attended , in this house , by 700 soldiers . William Emerson , the pastor , had a hereditary claim to the affec- tion of the people , being descended in the fourth generation from Edward Bulkeley , son of Peter . But ...
... divine service was attended , in this house , by 700 soldiers . William Emerson , the pastor , had a hereditary claim to the affec- tion of the people , being descended in the fourth generation from Edward Bulkeley , son of Peter . But ...
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... Divine law as the slave - trade . The trade , under false flags , went on as before . In 1821 , according to official documents presented to the American government by the Colonization So- ciety , 200,000 slaves were deported from ...
... Divine law as the slave - trade . The trade , under false flags , went on as before . In 1821 , according to official documents presented to the American government by the Colonization So- ciety , 200,000 slaves were deported from ...
Page 185
... Divine laws . It is the law of the world , - as much immorality as there is , so much misery . The greatest prosperity will in vain resist the greatest calamity . You borrow the succour of the devil and THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW 185.
... Divine laws . It is the law of the world , - as much immorality as there is , so much misery . The greatest prosperity will in vain resist the greatest calamity . You borrow the succour of the devil and THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW 185.
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