The Works of Wm. Ellery Channing ...James Hedderwick & Son, 1835 |
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Page 255 - Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, if ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed."—John
Page 131 - And Jesus answered him, the first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord. And thou shall love the Lord thy God
Page 313 - SELF-DENIAL. •' Then said Jesus unto his disciples, if any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me."—Matthew xvi. 24.
Page 299 - Then said Jesus unto his disciples, if any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me."—Matthew xvi. 24.
Page 168 - I began with asking, What is the main design and glory of Christianity? and I repeat the answer, that its design is to give, not a spirit of fear, but of power, of love, and of a sound mind. In this its glory chiefly consists. In other words, the influence which it is intended to exert on the human mind, constitutes its
Page 158 - new illustration; and if in so doing, I may wound the feelings of some who hear me, I beg them to believe, that I do it with pain, and from no impulse but a desire to serve the cause of truth.—Suppose, then, that a teacher should come among you, and should tell you, that the
Page 57 - We object to the doctrine of the Trinity, that whilst acknowledging in words, it subverts in effect, the unity of God. According to this doctrine, there are three infinite and equal persons, possessing supreme divinity, called the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Each of these persons, as described by theologians, has his own particular consciousness, will, and perceptions. They love
Page 50 - I. We regard the Scriptures as the records of God's successive revelations to mankind, and particularly of the last and most perfect revelation of his will by Jesus Christ. Whatever doctrines seem to us to be clearly
Page 348 - when diseased, often communicates disease to its sympathising companion. I believe, that, in the future state, the mind will have this power of conforming its outward frame to itself, incomparably more than here. We must never forget, that, in that world, mind or character is to exert an
Page 99 - hostility to the dearest hopes and prejudices of his nation; this disdain of the usual compliances, by which ambition and imposture conciliate adherents; this deliberate exposure of himself to rejection and hatred, cannot easily be explained by the common principles of human nature, and excludes the possibility of selfish aims in the Author of Christianity.