In honored poverty thy voice did weave Songs consecrate to truth and liberty;—...
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Intellectually, religious emotions are not creative but conservative. They attach themselves readily to the current view of the world and consecrate it.
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Intellectually, religious emotions are not creative but conservative. They attach themselves to the current view of the world and consecrate it.
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But in a larger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract.
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John 17:17:
Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.
(NIV)
Sanctify them [purify, consecrate, separate them for Yourself, make them holy] by the Truth; Your Word is Truth.
(AMP)
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
(KJV)
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