The Origin of Evil: And Other Sermons Preached in St. Peter's, Cranley Gardens |
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Agnosticism agony asceticism beauty believe better Buddhism called character Christ Christianity creed death desire disciples divine doctrine Dr Johnson duty earth endeavour enjoyment eternal evil example existence fact faith Father feel force George Eliot Glaucon glory habit happiness harmony hath heart heaven Hinduism human humility ignorance infinite Jesus John Stuart Mill less little sins live look Lord man's manliness means ment mind moral mystery nail fastening nature neighbours ness never noble opinions ourselves pain passion perfect persons Phædo Pharisees pity Plato pleasure possible prayer present punishment regard reign of law religion sake salvation Sartor Resartus says seems seen self-denial self-development self-sacrifice selfish sermon sight Socrates sorrow soul speak spirit suffering supernatural suppose sure temptation Thee things thinkers Thomas Carlyle thought Thrasymachus tion true truth universe unto whole words worth wrong
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Page 130 - And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bride-chamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them ? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
Page 150 - How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray.
Page 167 - A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Page 200 - Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name ? and in thy name have cast out devils ? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you : depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Page 168 - Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity it profiteth me nothing.
Page 159 - Love took up the harp of life, and smote on all the chords with might; Smote the chord of self, that, trembling, passed in music out of sight.
Page 324 - Christ will come when a great multitude which no man can number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues...
Page 249 - FLOWER in the crannied wall, I pluck you out of the crannies, I hold you here, root and all, in my hand, Little flower — but if I could understand What you are, root and all, and all in all, I should know what God and man is.
Page 291 - Speak to Him thou for He hears, and Spirit with Spirit can meet — Closer is He than breathing, and nearer than hands and feet.
Page 160 - Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.