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Now an infinite happiness cannot be purchased by any price less than that which is infinite in value; and infinity of merit can only result from a nature that is infinitely divine or perfect

Adam Clarke

It is to be regretted that few persons who have arrived at any degree of eminence or fame, have written Memorials of themselves, at least such as have embraced their private as well as their public life.
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Arrived Degree Eminence Fame Memorial Person Private Public Regretted Written
The Bible is proved to be a revelation from God, by the reasonableness and holiness of its precepts
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Bible God Holiness Man Precept Promise Reasonableness Wise
Even papists could not see that a moral evil was detained in the soul through its physical connection with the body; and that it required the dissolution of this physical connection before the moral contagion could be removed.
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Connection Detained Evil Moral Papist Physical Soul
He who is completely sanctified, or cleansed from all sin, and dies in this state, is fit for glory.
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Cleansed Completely Death Die Fit Glory Sanctified Sin State
Whether the family of the Clarkes were of Norman extraction cannot be easily ascertained.
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Ascertained Clarkes Easily Extraction Family Norman People
Matthew being a constant attendant on our Lord, his history is an account of what he saw and heard; and, being influenced by the Holy Spirit, his history is entitled to the utmost degree of credibility.
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Account Attendant Degree Heard History Lord Saw Spirit
As preachers of the gospel of Jesus, do not expect worldly honors: these Jesus Christ neither took to himself, nor gave to his disciples.
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Expect Gospel. Preacher Honor Jesus Jesus Christ Look Resurrection
This perfection is the restoration of man to the state of holiness from which he fell, by creating him anew in Christ Jesus, and restoring to him that image and likeness of God which he has lost.
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Creating Holiness Jesus Jesus Christ Likeness Man Perfection Restoration
We communicate happiness to others not often by great acts of devotion and self-sacrifice, but by the absence of fault-finding and censure, by being ready to sympathize with their notions and feelings, instead of forcing them to sympathize with ours.
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Act Communicate Devotion Fault Great Happiness Happy Other Sacrifice Self
Now it would be as absurd to deny the existence of God, because we cannot see him, as it would be to deny the existence of the air or wind, because we cannot see it.
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Absurd Air Cannot Existence God Jesus Christ Saw Wind
It is the grace of God, that shows and condemns the sin that humbles us.
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Blessing Condemns God Grace Humble Show Sin
Woe to that man who runs when God has not sent him; and woe to him who refuses to run, or who ceases to run, when God has sent him.
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Cease God Man Refuse Run Running Send Woe
Man may be considered as having a twofold origin – natural, which is common and the same to all – patronymic, which belongs to the various families of which the whole human race is composed.
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Common Considered Family Human Man Natural Origin Patronymic Race Same Twofold
Pride works frequently under a dense mask, and will often assume the garb of humility.
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Assuming Deeply Dense Frequently Grab Humility Mask Pride Under
Now an infinite happiness cannot be purchased by any price less than that which is infinite in value; and infinity of merit can only result from a nature that is infinitely divine or perfect
ADAM CLARKE

Happiness Infinite Infinity Merit Perfect Purchased Value
The custom is often noticed in the Old Testament, and still prevails in the east, and in some of the newly discovered South Sea Islands.
ADAM CLARKE

Country Custom Discovered East Island Noticed Old Prevail Still Testament

Now an infinite happiness cannot be purchased by any price less than that which is infinite in value; and infinity of merit can only result from a nature that is infinitely divine or perfect

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