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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Page 10
... crime ; and finally the signal and awful punishment of the crimi- nals . At first sight we are striken with horror at the punishment inflicted upon JEZEBEL . But , looking back at her offence ; viewing the coolness of her cruelty ...
... crime ; and finally the signal and awful punishment of the crimi- nals . At first sight we are striken with horror at the punishment inflicted upon JEZEBEL . But , looking back at her offence ; viewing the coolness of her cruelty ...
Page 11
... crime of blas- phemy was selected , in preference to any other crime , for reasons which are obvious enough . In the first place , this crime consists in the utterance of word merely . If the crime , falsely imputed , had been tha of ...
... crime of blas- phemy was selected , in preference to any other crime , for reasons which are obvious enough . In the first place , this crime consists in the utterance of word merely . If the crime , falsely imputed , had been tha of ...
Page 12
... crime , with regard to which reason has much less to do , with the populace , than passion . Men do not reason upon subjects where their hopes and fears are deeply en- gaged . The mass of mankind , having adopted certain opinions with ...
... crime , with regard to which reason has much less to do , with the populace , than passion . Men do not reason upon subjects where their hopes and fears are deeply en- gaged . The mass of mankind , having adopted certain opinions with ...
Page 13
... crime ; and the people wait patiently for the trial and the prof . These are crimes , which their brother christians frequently commit . But accuse men of blasphemy ; take that word for your means ; mark the victim with blasphemy on his ...
... crime ; and the people wait patiently for the trial and the prof . These are crimes , which their brother christians frequently commit . But accuse men of blasphemy ; take that word for your means ; mark the victim with blasphemy on his ...
Page 14
... crime of the unjust Judge and that of the persons who wink at , or approve of , his 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 ...
... crime of the unjust Judge and that of the persons who wink at , or approve of , his 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 ...
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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