The Complete Works of Lyof N. Tolstoi: Resurrection. vol. IThomas Y. Crowell Company, 1899 |
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... reason , use their dignity for a screen , and insist that all these questions were settled ages ago , and need no reconsideration ; they , apparently invulnerable , will maintain an undisputed authority , and men will repose under the ...
... reason , use their dignity for a screen , and insist that all these questions were settled ages ago , and need no reconsideration ; they , apparently invulnerable , will maintain an undisputed authority , and men will repose under the ...
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... reason and of human nature in general , but because of the miraculous character of its transmission , which is sup- posed to be an incontrovertible proof of the validity of its conception . This idea sprang from a misconcep- tion , and ...
... reason and of human nature in general , but because of the miraculous character of its transmission , which is sup- posed to be an incontrovertible proof of the validity of its conception . This idea sprang from a misconcep- tion , and ...
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... reason why there were no heresies in the early times of Christianity , be- cause Christians judged each other , not by their words , but by their hearts and by their deeds , enjoying a per- fect freedom of expression , without the fear ...
... reason why there were no heresies in the early times of Christianity , be- cause Christians judged each other , not by their words , but by their hearts and by their deeds , enjoying a per- fect freedom of expression , without the fear ...
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... reason that Voltaire called it “ l'infâme " ; it is not without reason that all so - called Christian sects believe the Church to be the Scarlet Woman prophesied by the Revelation ; it is not without reason that the history of the ...
... reason that Voltaire called it “ l'infâme " ; it is not without reason that all so - called Christian sects believe the Church to be the Scarlet Woman prophesied by the Revelation ; it is not without reason that the history of the ...
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... reason for obscuring its meaning as the ecclesi- astics do , says : " Devout common sense must gradually come to look upon Christ as a philanthropic teacher , who , like every enthusiast who ever taught , went to an Utopian extreme in ...
... reason for obscuring its meaning as the ecclesi- astics do , says : " Devout common sense must gradually come to look upon Christ as a philanthropic teacher , who , like every enthusiast who ever taught , went to an Utopian extreme in ...
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Page 173 - Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock ; and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house ; and it fell not ; for it was founded upon a rock...
Page 87 - Sell that ye have, and give alms ; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. 34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Page 185 - The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field : which indeed is the least of all seeds : but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
Page 219 - If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it be of God, or whether I speak from myself.
Page 50 - I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy : and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you ; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
Page 14 - Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth : but I say unto you, That ye resist not evil : but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
Page 50 - Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Page 87 - Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 29 And yet I say unto you.
Page 199 - He shall not strive, nor cry, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets ; a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench ; till he send forth judgment unto victory.
Page 19 - Will it not be found in this respect, above all, "that what is beautiful is harmonious and proportionable'; what is harmonious and proportionable is true; and what is at once both beautiful and true is, of consequence, agreeable and good"?