Sermons, Volume 4T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1815 |
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... truth . He who , from the benignity of his nature , erected this world for the abode of men ; He who furnished it so richly for our accommodation , and stor- ed it with so much beauty for our enter- tainment ; He who , since first we ...
... truth . He who , from the benignity of his nature , erected this world for the abode of men ; He who furnished it so richly for our accommodation , and stor- ed it with so much beauty for our enter- tainment ; He who , since first we ...
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... truth , that we should prepare ourselves to submit patiently to his pleasure , both as to the events which are to fill up our days , and as to the time of our continuing in this world . To contend with him we know to be fruit- less ...
... truth , that we should prepare ourselves to submit patiently to his pleasure , both as to the events which are to fill up our days , and as to the time of our continuing in this world . To contend with him we know to be fruit- less ...
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... truth of which can be called in question by none ; a fact which , whether persons have any sentiments of religion or not , is calculated to make a serious impression on every mind ; especially at seasons when the revolution of years ...
... truth of which can be called in question by none ; a fact which , whether persons have any sentiments of religion or not , is calculated to make a serious impression on every mind ; especially at seasons when the revolution of years ...
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... truths , several re- flections , no less important , arise . WE are naturally taught , in the first place , never to be hasty in finding fault with any of the arrangements of Provi- dence . The present permission of moral evil on the ...
... truths , several re- flections , no less important , arise . WE are naturally taught , in the first place , never to be hasty in finding fault with any of the arrangements of Provi- dence . The present permission of moral evil on the ...
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... truth of the Christian religion , and the con- currence of the will in receiving it . WHAT next occurs in the text to attract our notice is , the description of those to whom the invitation is addressed . All those who labour and are ...
... truth of the Christian religion , and the con- currence of the will in receiving it . WHAT next occurs in the text to attract our notice is , the description of those to whom the invitation is addressed . All those who labour and are ...
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Page 88 - Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel...
Page 90 - But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many.
Page 97 - Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread ? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Page 92 - The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice ; the floods lift up their waves. The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
Page 175 - He that spared not his own Son, but gave him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
Page 367 - Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Page 220 - LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
Page 356 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead...
Page 204 - O come, let us worship and bow down ; let us kneel before the Lord our maker. For He is our God ; and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand.
Page 367 - Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!