recreant

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Islam is the only religion which has no recreants—It is very difficult, if not impossible, to form an exact idea of the spiritual state of a Moslem evangelized by a Christian.

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Even in that rare moment he was conscious of a regret that it was such a large hand, and his head jerked abruptly as he flung out the recreant thought.

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Thus did Jacob not only triumph over the heathen gods, by carrying them off captive, but continued to adhere to Jehovah, his own God, who did not desert him in his recreant tricks.

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A recreant in the fight; And fellowship with light.

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He then applied to Judge Hall for a writ of habeas corpus, which was granted, and the recreant statesman was thrown into prison.

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