...that He gives to both North and South, this terrible war, as the woe due those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from...ascribe to Him? Fondly do we hope - fervently do we pray that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue, until...

...and South this terrible war as the woe due to those by whom the offence came, shall we discern there any departure from those divine attributes which the...ascribe to Him? Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet if God wills that it continue until...

...that he gives to both North and South this terrible war, as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from...the believers in a living God always ascribe to him? Lincoln continued in this vein by invoking the doctrine of predestination, a more vital element of...

...that He gives to both North and South, this terrible war, as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from...the believers in a Living God always ascribe to Him? It's a queer hesitation, that pulling back, if that is what it is: not "we believers in a Living God,"...

...neither has been answered fully... If we shall suppose that American Slavery is one of those offenses which, in the providence of God, must needs come,...ascribe to Him? Fondly do we hope -fervently do we pray - that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue,...

..."prayers of both could not be answered." If we shall suppose that American Slavery is one of those offences which, in the providence of God, must needs...which the believers in a Living God always ascribe to Him?75 The distinguished religious historian Mark Noll contrasts the humility and charity of Lincoln's...

...The Almighty has His own purposes. . . . If we shall suppose that American Slavery is one of those offences which, in the providence of God, must needs...which the believers in a Living God always ascribe to Him:1 Fondly do we hope — fervently do we pray — that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass...

...that He gives to both North and South, this terrible war, as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from...ascribe to Him? Fondly do we hope — fervently do we pray — that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet if God wills that it continue...

...that He gives to both North and South this terrible war as the woe due to those by whom the offense came, shall we discern therein any departure from...ascribe to Him? Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until...

...by a horrifying war that pitted American against American. "The Almighty has His own purposes. . . . Shall we discern therein any departure from those...which the believers in a Living God always ascribe to Him?"3 Living God. Politicians may use scriptural phrases without really believing that God is actively...