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 2
... holds it up as visited with signal vengeance . In this vice , as in most others , there are , however , degrees . Sometimes it is practised for the purpose of avoiding the suspicions , or merited ill - will , of other men ; sometimes ...
... holds it up as visited with signal vengeance . In this vice , as in most others , there are , however , degrees . Sometimes it is practised for the purpose of avoiding the suspicions , or merited ill - will , of other men ; sometimes ...
Page 12
... hold up as fabu- lous , a thing which the mass of mankind have regarded , not only in the most serious light , but as an object worthy of their constant attention all their life through . To this may be added , that no small portion of ...
... hold up as fabu- lous , a thing which the mass of mankind have regarded , not only in the most serious light , but as an object worthy of their constant attention all their life through . To this may be added , that no small portion of ...
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... hold of popular feeling : that hardened the hearts of the people against the pretended offenders ; and thus hypocrisy indulged it's love of plunder under the garb of zeal for religion . Is it not then our duty ; is it not , with all ...
... hold of popular feeling : that hardened the hearts of the people against the pretended offenders ; and thus hypocrisy indulged it's love of plunder under the garb of zeal for religion . Is it not then our duty ; is it not , with all ...
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... holds up the Scripture as a terror to us , while he has no be- lief in it himself . The first quality , therefore , in a Priest is that of exemplary life . Without this his preaching is a great deal worse than vain ; for it tends ...
... holds up the Scripture as a terror to us , while he has no be- lief in it himself . The first quality , therefore , in a Priest is that of exemplary life . Without this his preaching is a great deal worse than vain ; for it tends ...
Page 52
... holds up to our detestation bribery of every description , and bribery of no kind more dis- tinctly and earnestly than that kind which works its way to our neighbour through a circuitous and general channel ; and which destroys the ...
... holds up to our detestation bribery of every description , and bribery of no kind more dis- tinctly and earnestly than that kind which works its way to our neighbour through a circuitous and general channel ; and which destroys the ...
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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