Thoughts on Science, Theology, and EthicsTrübner & Company, 1885 - 197 pages |
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Page 141 - By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore ; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed ; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Page 167 - And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.
Page 141 - And He said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Mori'ah ; and offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
Page 166 - And he went up from thence unto Beth-el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, "Go up, thou bald head...
Page 142 - So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
Page 139 - And out of the ground made the Lord GOD to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food. The tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Page 161 - ... you must show him in the streets of the town, you must show him at the shop counter, you must show him in the fair and in the market-place, and even in the house of worship, by leaving him severely alone, by putting him into a moral Coventry, by isolating him from the rest of his kind as if he was a leper of old — you must show him your detestation of the crime he has committed...
Page 170 - Hear how it screams to come out ; see how it turns and twists itself about in the fire; it beats its head against the roof of the oven. It stamps its little feet on the floor of the oven.
Page 161 - When a man takes a farm from which another has been evicted, you must shun him on the roadside when you meet him— you must shun him in the streets of the town— you must shun him in the shop— you must shun him on the...
Page 40 - And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.