The Collected Works of Theodore Parker: Critical writingsTrübner, 1864 - Theology |
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apostles appear become believe Bernard better Bible birth blessed body called century character Christ Christianity Christology Church common culture devil disciples divine doctrines dols doubt duty earth Ebionites evil fact faith father FRANCES POWER COBBE German German literature give God's Gospels Greek hands heart heathen Heaven Hegel Henry of Lausanne heretics holy honour human idea ideal IX.-Critical Writings Jesus Jewish Jews John Joseph of Arimathea Judea labour Leibnitz ligion literature live look Lothaire matter Messiah mind miracles monk moral Moses mythical myths nation nature never New-England Old Testament Pantheism pass Paul perfect person Peter of Bruis Pharisee philosophy poor Pope prophets race religion religious schools Scriptures seems society soul spirit story Strauss superior teachers theology things thought tion toil true truth whole word young
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Page 9 - For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
Page 90 - That to the faithful herdman's art belongs ! What recks it them? What need they? They are sped; And when they list, their lean and flashy songs Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched...
Page 219 - For the wit and mind of man, if it work upon matter, which is the contemplation of the creatures of God, worketh according to the stuff, and is limited thereby, but if it work upon itself, as the spider worketh his web, then...
Page 239 - For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Page 1 - And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write ; These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars ; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead.
Page 167 - But let us come out of this high court of Turkish justice, and for a moment look German literature in the face, and allow it to speak for itself. To our apprehension, German literature is the fairest, the richest, the most original, fresh, and religious literature of all modern times.
Page 234 - They have taken away our Lord, and we know not where they have laid him.
Page 1 - Every man has at times in his mind the ideal of what he should be, but is not. This ideal may be high and complete, or it may be quite low and insufficient; yet in all men that really seek to improve, it is better than the actual character. • * * Man never falls so low that he can see nothing higher than himself.
Page 226 - Religion are only enamoured of one another, not wed ; and the course of their true love is anything but smooth. His object is to show what has already passed between the two parties : or, to speak without a figure, to give the net result of all attempts to explain by reason or faith the idea of the Christ ; to show what has been done, and what still remains to be done, in this matter.