Sermons on 1. Hypocrisy and Cruelty: 2. Drunkenness. 3. Bribery. 4. Oppression. 5. Unjust Judges. 6. The Sluggard. 7. Murder. 8. Gaming. 9. Public Robbery. 10. The Unnatural Mother. 11. Forbidding Marriage. 12. Parsons and TithesC. Clement, 1822 - 295 pages |
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Page 13
... guilt is taken for granted ; the victim falls ; and the hypocrite is glutted with the plunder Of all the crimes imputed to mortal man , blasphemy is that , of which people in general require the slightest proof , and to which they are ...
... guilt is taken for granted ; the victim falls ; and the hypocrite is glutted with the plunder Of all the crimes imputed to mortal man , blasphemy is that , of which people in general require the slightest proof , and to which they are ...
Page 14
... guilty of unjust judgment ; there being , in the clear eye of reason and of conscience , but very little difference indeed be- tween the crime of the unjust Judge and that of the persons who wink at , or approve of , his conduct , such ...
... guilty of unjust judgment ; there being , in the clear eye of reason and of conscience , but very little difference indeed be- tween the crime of the unjust Judge and that of the persons who wink at , or approve of , his conduct , such ...
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... guilty of theft , than we are to be- lieve that he has been guilty of any act of mere deceit in his dealings . Nothing short of the clearest evidence will induce us to believe that a man has killed his father ' or his mother ; yet ...
... guilty of theft , than we are to be- lieve that he has been guilty of any act of mere deceit in his dealings . Nothing short of the clearest evidence will induce us to believe that a man has killed his father ' or his mother ; yet ...
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... guilty , there is perhaps none , when we consider it in all it's effects , greater than that of drunkenness ; and certainly none which admits of so small a degree of palliation . To other sins , or , at least , to the greater part of ...
... guilty , there is perhaps none , when we consider it in all it's effects , greater than that of drunkenness ; and certainly none which admits of so small a degree of palliation . To other sins , or , at least , to the greater part of ...
Page 51
... guilt , his employers and payers , were divested of their power ; and the nation who were so base as to wink at the crime , were scattered over the face of the earth ; destined to be in every country and to be owned by no country ...
... guilt , his employers and payers , were divested of their power ; and the nation who were so base as to wink at the crime , were scattered over the face of the earth ; destined to be in every country and to be owned by no country ...
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AHAB amongst Apostle arise bible blasphemy blood Book of Job Book of Kings breast bribe bribery called cause Chap child Christ Christian Church Clement's Inn committed conduct consequences corrupt crime cruel cruelty death deed detestable doctrine drunkard drunkenness duty effect Ephah evil eyes faith false father feelings filthy lucre flock food and raiment fraud fruit gamester gaming give gluttony God's guilty hands heart honour human hypocrisy hypocrite impious injustice JEZEBEL judge judgment justice Kings labour laws lives Lord Magistrates mankind marriage matter means mind misery moral mother motive murder NABOTH nature neighbour offence oppression parents persons piety pious ancestors poor poverty practised precepts pretended Priests prophet public robber punishment receive regard religion rich robbery Saint Paul Samaria sluggard sluggishness thee thing thou shalt tion tithes unjust unjust Judges unto vengeance vice Vineyard wicked word wretches