Knowledge and Faith: And Other DiscoursesG.P. Putnam, 1876 |
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absolute atheist authority beauty become believe bible called Charles Bradlaugh Christ Christian Church Church of Rome claim conception condition conviction creature creed deity divine doctrine doubt duty earnest entertained error evangelists evil fact faith feeling George Müller give ground heart heaven hereafter hippodrome holy hope human ideal ideal ethics ideas imagination immortality individual infidelity infinite mind intel intellectual intelligence interest irreverence Jesus kind knowledge labor light ligion live mankind material materialist matter means ment mind moral mystery nature ness never noble OCTAVIUS BROOKS FROTHINGHAM opinions organization passion perfect perfect mind person Pharisees popular prayer priest principle prophet Protestantism pure qualities question reason regard religion religious respect reverence sacred scientific sense sentiment social society soul of truth spirit superstition supreme things thought tion trust turbed uncon unto veneration word
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Página 24 - Out from the heart of nature rolled The burdens of the Bible old; The litanies of nations came, Like the volcano's tongue of flame, Up from the burning core below, — The canticles of love and woe...
Página 10 - Dangerous it were for the feeble brain of man to wade far into the doings of the Most High; whom although to know be life, and joy to make mention of his name; yet our soundest knowledge is, to know that we know him not as indeed he is, neither can know him ; and our safest eloquence concerning him, is our silence, when we confess without confession, that his glory is inexplicable, his greatness above our capacity and reach. He is above, and we upon earth; therefore it behoveth our words to be wary...
Página 28 - Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices, to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive...
Página 24 - Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in 'no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven : but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall lie called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Página 23 - ... sober inquiry, detract from the reverence, and impugn the judgments, at least of the later councils. The close is almost invariably a terrible anathema, in which it is impossible not to discern the tones of human hatred, of arrogant triumph, of rejoicing at the damnation imprecated against the humiliated adversary.
Página 24 - All else for which the builders sacrificed, has passed away — all their living interests, and aims, and achievements. We know not for what they laboured, and we see no evidence of their reward. Victory, wealth, authority, happiness — all have departed, though bought by many a bitter sacrifice. But of them, and their life and their toil upon the earth, one reward, one evidence, is left to us in those grey heaps of deep-wrought stone. They have taken with them to the grave their powers, their honours,...
Página 6 - Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? For after all these things do the Gentiles seek : for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.
Página 24 - ... the only witnesses, perhaps, that remain to us of the faith and fear of nations. All else for which the builders sacrificed, has passed away — all their living interests, and aims, and achievements. We know not for what they laboured, and we see no evidence of their reward. Victory, wealth, authority, happiness — all have departed, though bought by many a bitter sacrifice. But of them, and their life and their toil upon the earth, one reward, one evidence, is left to us in those grey heaps...
Página 16 - I say unto you that ye resist not evil, but whosoever shall smite thee on the one cheek turn to him the other also...
Página 24 - Think not that I am come to destroy the law or the prophets; I am not come to destroy but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.