The exemplary life and character of James BonnellRivington, 1814 - 287 pages |
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... daily more and more over - ftocked with this fort of lives , which , as commonly written , have a fatal influence upon our minds , and prove very pernicious to religion . They A 2 give give a dangerous turn to our thoughts , and infect.
... daily more and more over - ftocked with this fort of lives , which , as commonly written , have a fatal influence upon our minds , and prove very pernicious to religion . They A 2 give give a dangerous turn to our thoughts , and infect.
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William Hamilton. give a dangerous turn to our thoughts , and infect the foul with wrong notions of things . The little regard that is had to juftice and piety , in the characters of princes and war- riors ; and the praifes that are ...
William Hamilton. give a dangerous turn to our thoughts , and infect the foul with wrong notions of things . The little regard that is had to juftice and piety , in the characters of princes and war- riors ; and the praifes that are ...
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... thoughts in our minds : of touching us with fad reflections upon our own behaviour , fo different from what we read of others ; and exciting ftrong defires of following fuch pat- terns . This is the end propofed in publishing the ...
... thoughts in our minds : of touching us with fad reflections upon our own behaviour , fo different from what we read of others ; and exciting ftrong defires of following fuch pat- terns . This is the end propofed in publishing the ...
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... thoughts , confpired in opinion ; that a faithful account of his life and virtues , was what might benefit the world ; which they accordingly at feveral times pro- pofed to a perfon nearly concerned in his memory ; and who , they ...
... thoughts , confpired in opinion ; that a faithful account of his life and virtues , was what might benefit the world ; which they accordingly at feveral times pro- pofed to a perfon nearly concerned in his memory ; and who , they ...
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... thoughts in writing ; and has left behind him many vo- lumes of meditations and prayers on every duty of religion ; on the difficulties , and on the comforts of it : on every virtue , and every fin ; on the weaknefs and wickedness of ...
... thoughts in writing ; and has left behind him many vo- lumes of meditations and prayers on every duty of religion ; on the difficulties , and on the comforts of it : on every virtue , and every fin ; on the weaknefs and wickedness of ...
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Page 265 - But ye are come unto Mount Zion ; and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem ; and to an innumerable company of angels ; to the general assembly and church of the first-born, which are written in heaven ; and to God, the Judge of all; and to the spirits of just men made perfect...
Page 183 - ... brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the Lord. And he said, Be it far from me, O Lord, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives?
Page 39 - For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me...
Page 280 - ... eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither has it entered into the heart of man to conceive, the things which God has prepared for them that love him; — nor yet, I may add, the wrath which he has prepared for those who do not love him.
Page 58 - What shall we do then? 11 He answereth, and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none ; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
Page 274 - Chapter, the four and twenty Elders fall down before him that fat on the Throne, and worfhip him that liveth for ever and ever, and caft their Crowns before the Throne, faying, Thou art worthy, 0 Lord, to receive Glory and Honour and Power ; for thou haft created all Things, and for thy Pleafure they are and •were created.
Page 43 - Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be moved, and though the hills be carried into the midst of the sea.
Page 265 - ... and. the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard entreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more ; (for they could not endure that which was commanded, and if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart : and so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake...
Page 46 - Here is the patience of the faints: here are they that keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jefus.