The Advocate of Peace, Volumes 1-2American Peace Society, 1837 - Arbitration (International law) |
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... army after their conversion , and seduced at length into alli- ance with the state under Constantine the Great , the followers of the Prince of peace — a lamentable proof of their degeneracy - no longer saw the glaring inconsistency of ...
... army after their conversion , and seduced at length into alli- ance with the state under Constantine the Great , the followers of the Prince of peace — a lamentable proof of their degeneracy - no longer saw the glaring inconsistency of ...
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... army on our boundaries . To perpetuate this law , we erect the granite pile over the graves of heroes , and celebrate , with songs of festivity , the bloody battles of our fathers . Such are some of the in- fluences which operate on the ...
... army on our boundaries . To perpetuate this law , we erect the granite pile over the graves of heroes , and celebrate , with songs of festivity , the bloody battles of our fathers . Such are some of the in- fluences which operate on the ...
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... army and navy . Wherever we go we behold something calculated to captivate the youthful mind . In the public hall we see the bust of the warrior , and over his grave the stately monument . Do we travel through the rural and quiet ...
... army and navy . Wherever we go we behold something calculated to captivate the youthful mind . In the public hall we see the bust of the warrior , and over his grave the stately monument . Do we travel through the rural and quiet ...
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... army or navy ? 16. Are all persons , believing in the unlawfulness of war , entitled to the same exemption with the Quakers ? 17. Ought peace societies , separate from Christian churches and congregations , to be formed ? 18. Is it ...
... army or navy ? 16. Are all persons , believing in the unlawfulness of war , entitled to the same exemption with the Quakers ? 17. Ought peace societies , separate from Christian churches and congregations , to be formed ? 18. Is it ...
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... army of martyrs " who suffered public execution sooner than take the sword for any consideration whatever , and also the obvious mean- ing of the prophecies which foretold the pacific character of the Messiah and his religion ; and thus ...
... army of martyrs " who suffered public execution sooner than take the sword for any consideration whatever , and also the obvious mean- ing of the prophecies which foretold the pacific character of the Messiah and his religion ; and thus ...
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Page 70 - And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
Page 269 - East by a line to be drawn along the middle of the River St. Croix, from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source; and from its source directly North to the aforesaid Highlands, which divide the Rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean from those which fall into the River St. Lawrence...
Page 268 - For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.
Page 269 - St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Page 44 - Raca, shall be in danger of the council : but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Therefore, if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way, first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
Page 106 - May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet! For myself individually, I commit my life to Him that made me; and may His blessing alight on my endeavours for serving my country faithfully!
Page 114 - 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 a 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.
Page 98 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the falling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice
Page 159 - And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation neither shall they learn war any more.
Page 71 - Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.