Sermons Upon the Following Subjects: The Natural Advantages of Men for Attaining to the Knowledge and Practice of Religion ...A. Millar, 1750 |
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... prevailing paffion whither- foever it may lead them , to the ruin and deftruction , perhaps , both of themselves and others . This Conduct is by no means wor- thy of the wife , and merciful , and righteous Father and Governour of ...
... prevailing paffion whither- foever it may lead them , to the ruin and deftruction , perhaps , both of themselves and others . This Conduct is by no means wor- thy of the wife , and merciful , and righteous Father and Governour of ...
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... they act by no Rule but that of gratifying every prevailing Inclination : And when Men are careful to improve and streng- VOL . I. C then SERM . then these generous Affections , by reflecting I. for attaining the Knowledge of Religion . 17.
... they act by no Rule but that of gratifying every prevailing Inclination : And when Men are careful to improve and streng- VOL . I. C then SERM . then these generous Affections , by reflecting I. for attaining the Knowledge of Religion . 17.
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... prevail , merely by external Force or the Fear of human Punishment , if there were not fome internal Principles in Men , which freely determined them to the Actions neceffary for the prefervation of them . I come now to make fome useful ...
... prevail , merely by external Force or the Fear of human Punishment , if there were not fome internal Principles in Men , which freely determined them to the Actions neceffary for the prefervation of them . I come now to make fome useful ...
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... prevail among the unbelieving Gentiles , and engage many of them to an obfervance of the Duties of natural Piety , Honesty , and Hu- manity . It may indeed be naturally expec- ted of those who make Profeffion of the Gospel , that they ...
... prevail among the unbelieving Gentiles , and engage many of them to an obfervance of the Duties of natural Piety , Honesty , and Hu- manity . It may indeed be naturally expec- ted of those who make Profeffion of the Gospel , that they ...
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... prevailing Opinions , and to esteem fome Qualities which perhaps are but trifling in themselves , because they make a dazling show , or happen to be accounted fashionable and genteel , the moft worthy and honourable Accomplishments that ...
... prevailing Opinions , and to esteem fome Qualities which perhaps are but trifling in themselves , because they make a dazling show , or happen to be accounted fashionable and genteel , the moft worthy and honourable Accomplishments that ...
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Affections againſt almoſt amiable Apoſtles becauſe beſt Bleffed Cafe Cauſe Charity Chrift Chriſtianity cife Confciences confequence confider Confideration confifts Corruption Courſe Defires Deity Deſign Difpofitions diſcover Divine Doctrine Duties eaſily Efteem eſtabliſh evil excellent Exerciſe external Faith fame felves feveral fhall fhew fincere firſt fome fpiritual fuch fufficient fuppofed fupporting fure Goodneſs Goſpel greateſt Happineſs Hearts higheſt himſelf Honour human Inftances Inftitution Inftruction Intereft itſelf Judgment juft juſt Juſtice leaft leaſt Liberty ligion likewife Lord Love Mankind meaſure ment Minds moft moral moſt noble muft muſt Nature neceffary nefs Notions Obfervation occafion ourſelves Paffions Perfection Perfons Piety pleaſe Pleaſures poffeffed pofitive Power prefent Principles Profeffion publick purpoſe raiſe rational Reaſon Reflections Religion reſpect Saviour Senfe SERM ſhall ſhould ſome Spirit ſtand ſtate ſtrong ſuch Temper thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe tion true Truth underſtand univerfal uſe utmoſt Virtue virtuous wife Wiſdom World Worſhip worthy Zeal
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Page 84 - Bring no more vain oblations ; incense is an abomination unto me, the new moons and Sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
Page 51 - Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches : but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth Me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth : for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
Page 84 - And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Page vi - But woe unto you, Pharisees ! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
Page 84 - To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me ? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt-offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts ; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he-goats.
Page 316 - For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward ; how shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him...
Page 242 - But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them.
Page 371 - God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; by pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, by the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left...
Page 234 - To be steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as we know that our labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Page 85 - Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, And bow myself before the high God? Shall I come before him with burnt-offerings, With calves of a year old ? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, Or with ten thousands of rivers of oil ? Shall I give my first-born for my transgression, The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul...