Sermons On Slavery and the Civil War.Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library, 1851 - 516 Seiten |
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... Republic ? What but that monster Wrong , — fostered beneath its shade , coeval with its birth and strengthening with its strength , which is denying to three millions of human beings the sacred rights of humanity ? What but that ...
... Republic ? What but that monster Wrong , — fostered beneath its shade , coeval with its birth and strengthening with its strength , which is denying to three millions of human beings the sacred rights of humanity ? What but that ...
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... Republic should be secured only by suppressing the love of Freedom , and the dictates of Humanity , and the sentiment of Justice , in the breasts of its subjects . And are we men , and yet willing to admit that any good , supposed to be ...
... Republic should be secured only by suppressing the love of Freedom , and the dictates of Humanity , and the sentiment of Justice , in the breasts of its subjects . And are we men , and yet willing to admit that any good , supposed to be ...
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... republic , and who do not submit to the delusion that the complicated interests of the present and the great development of various energies demand corruption in the ante - room , or vulgarity and unmanly deference and weak compromises ...
... republic , and who do not submit to the delusion that the complicated interests of the present and the great development of various energies demand corruption in the ante - room , or vulgarity and unmanly deference and weak compromises ...
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... republic presuming upon the recupera- tive power of its youth ; with one hand it lifts the cup of profligate enjoyment , and with the other drives its free ac- tivities and releases expanding destiny from all constraint . And what is ...
... republic presuming upon the recupera- tive power of its youth ; with one hand it lifts the cup of profligate enjoyment , and with the other drives its free ac- tivities and releases expanding destiny from all constraint . And what is ...
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... republic may be badly managed , and the national conscience set at an imperfect standard , and the numerous channels of public life may transmit the bad influence across the whole surface , with impunity . That it does not do so , be ...
... republic may be badly managed , and the national conscience set at an imperfect standard , and the numerous channels of public life may transmit the bad influence across the whole surface , with impunity . That it does not do so , be ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
American anarchy arms authority become believe blood BOSTON CAMBRIDGEPORT cause CHARLES BEECHER Christian CHURCH citizens civil government common conscience Constitution corruption crime crisis divine doctrine duty earth England evil extravagance faith feel force freedmen freedom future give God's hands heart honor hope horse-leech human human bondage idolatry institutions interests January 16 Jefferson Davis John Adams judgment justice Kansas labor land liberty live look manhood ment millions mind Missouri Compromise moral nation nature never obedience oligarchy ordinance ourselves party patriotism peace political popular principle pulpit punishment Puritan question rebellion rebels religion religious republic republican revolution righteous sacred sacrifice secession sentiment SERMON slave slavery social society solemn soul South Carolina speak spirit stand suffer territory thing thou thought tion to-day treason truth Union unto violence whole words wrong yield
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 41 - After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful, and terrible, and strong exceedingly, and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it; and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.
Seite 4 - Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon.
Seite 3 - Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
Seite 19 - Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: for he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the. sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
Seite 5 - O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings ! and ye would not...
Seite 14 - Commentaries remarks that this law of nature, being coeval with mankind and dictated by God himself, is, of course, superior in obligation to any other. It is binding over all the globe, in all countries and at all times; no human laws are of any validity if contrary to this, and such of them as are valid derive all their force, and all their validity, and all their authority, mediately and immediately, from this original...
Seite 5 - Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine; And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.
Seite 4 - And the eye cannot say unto the hand, "I have no need of thee:" nor again the head to the feet, "I have no need of you.
Seite 3 - Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever, therefore, resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil.