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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... conduct , and especially with re- gard to religious matters . It is a pretending to feel what we do not feel , to believe what we do not be- lieve , to practise what we do not practise . It is an odious vice : it is greatly mischievous ...
... conduct , and especially with re- gard to religious matters . It is a pretending to feel what we do not feel , to believe what we do not be- lieve , to practise what we do not practise . It is an odious vice : it is greatly mischievous ...
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... conduct , and , still more explicitly , by going in person and taking possession of the vineyard of the murdered NABOTH ; the King , warned by the Prophet , began to humble himself ; he tasted of evil all his days ; he was killed by his ...
... conduct , and , still more explicitly , by going in person and taking possession of the vineyard of the murdered NABOTH ; the King , warned by the Prophet , began to humble himself ; he tasted of evil all his days ; he was killed by his ...
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... conduct , such persons being , in fact , his aiders and abettors . It is necessary for us to keep constantly in view , that the object of hypocrisy is plunder . Hypocrisy works in various ways ; it discovers itself in various forms ; it ...
... conduct , such persons being , in fact , his aiders and abettors . It is necessary for us to keep constantly in view , that the object of hypocrisy is plunder . Hypocrisy works in various ways ; it discovers itself in various forms ; it ...
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... conduct to be expected of good men ? Is such the conduct to be expected of men who found their hope of salvation in being followers of him who taught the sacred duties of forbearance and benevolence ? Such persons may endeavour to re ...
... conduct to be expected of good men ? Is such the conduct to be expected of men who found their hope of salvation in being followers of him who taught the sacred duties of forbearance and benevolence ? Such persons may endeavour to re ...
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... conduct ; to keep a strict guard as to our actions , and even as to our words and thoughts , when our neighbour is exhibited unto us under the hateful name of blas- phemer ? Does any Christian believe that the history of the ...
... conduct ; to keep a strict guard as to our actions , and even as to our words and thoughts , when our neighbour is exhibited unto us under the hateful name of blas- phemer ? Does any Christian believe that the history of the ...
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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