Twelve Sermons: On 1. Hypocrisy and Cruelty. 2. Drunkenness. 3. Bribery. 4. The Rights of the Poor. 5. Unjust Judges. 6. The Sluggard. 7. Murder. 8. Gaming. 9. Public Robbery. 10. The Unnatural Mother. 11. Forbidden Marriage. 12. Parsons and TithesJ.M. Cobbett, 1823 - 295 pages |
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... children of the destroyer of NABOTH and his children JEZEBEL was punished in a most signal manner . was looking out of a window ; and JEHU said , " throw She " her down . So they threw her down : and some of " her blood was sprinkled on ...
... children of the destroyer of NABOTH and his children JEZEBEL was punished in a most signal manner . was looking out of a window ; and JEHU said , " throw She " her down . So they threw her down : and some of " her blood was sprinkled on ...
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... child ; but , at the very least , it calls upon him to abstain from the practice of vice ; and , if he obey not this call , his professions only serve to scandalize religion and to insure his own condemna- tion . Vain is the notion ...
... child ; but , at the very least , it calls upon him to abstain from the practice of vice ; and , if he obey not this call , his professions only serve to scandalize religion and to insure his own condemna- tion . Vain is the notion ...
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... children ; all that ought to occupy a great portion of his affections ; all are cast aside to make way for his inordinate and beastly appetites . I " Woe to thee O land , when thy King is a child , " and thy Princes eat in the morning ...
... children ; all that ought to occupy a great portion of his affections ; all are cast aside to make way for his inordinate and beastly appetites . I " Woe to thee O land , when thy King is a child , " and thy Princes eat in the morning ...
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... child , and when thy " Princes eat , not for strength but for drunkenness ! " Is it not enongh to fill the heart with indignation , when we behold Kings or chief Magistrates , under whatever name , answering to the description above ...
... child , and when thy " Princes eat , not for strength but for drunkenness ! " Is it not enongh to fill the heart with indignation , when we behold Kings or chief Magistrates , under whatever name , answering to the description above ...
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... child in mind and a giant in profligacy ; in the unfeel- ing drunkard and glutton , who may unhappily be clothed with regal authority , what do we see but a re- warder of evil doers and a terror to those who do well ? But , it is not to ...
... child in mind and a giant in profligacy ; in the unfeel- ing drunkard and glutton , who may unhappily be clothed with regal authority , what do we see but a re- warder of evil doers and a terror to those who do well ? But , it is not to ...
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abstain AHAB amongst Apostle arise bible blasphemy blood Book of Job Book of Kings breast bribe bribery called cause Chap child Christ Christian Church 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 hath heart honour human hypocrisy hypocrite impious injustice JEZEBEL judge judgment justice killing 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 precepts pretended Priests prophet public robber punishment receive regard religion rich robbery Saint Paul Samaria Shekel sluggard sluggishness thee thing thou shalt tion tithes unjust unjust Judges unto vengeance vice wicked word wretches