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 34
... flock do not regard the pastor as a person of understanding superior to their own ; be- cause to contend for the affirmative of that proposition , wonkl be to declare the functions of the Priest to be useless . Of what avail , then ...
... flock do not regard the pastor as a person of understanding superior to their own ; be- cause to contend for the affirmative of that proposition , wonkl be to declare the functions of the Priest to be useless . Of what avail , then ...
Page 36
... of the world and the flesh . " He has promised , moreover , to make himself a " wholesome example and pattern to the flock of Christ : " and 66 these promises he has sealed by taking the sacrament ? 36 SIN OF DRUNKENNESS , IN.
... of the world and the flesh . " He has promised , moreover , to make himself a " wholesome example and pattern to the flock of Christ : " and 66 these promises he has sealed by taking the sacrament ? 36 SIN OF DRUNKENNESS , IN.
Page 37
... flock of Christ ? The fact is , that all the dissensions in the Christian Church ; all the breaking off into sects ; and all the consequent divisions in communities , and enmities in neighbourhoods and families arising from this cause ...
... flock of Christ ? The fact is , that all the dissensions in the Christian Church ; all the breaking off into sects ; and all the consequent divisions in communities , and enmities in neighbourhoods and families arising from this cause ...
Page 38
... flock is disgusted . It becomes infidel , or it quits the Pastor ; and this is the natural progress of things , which , in their result , if they do not justify the com- munity , condemn the Priest . 1 The French people were represented ...
... flock is disgusted . It becomes infidel , or it quits the Pastor ; and this is the natural progress of things , which , in their result , if they do not justify the com- munity , condemn the Priest . 1 The French people were represented ...
Page 46
... flock , it is the example , and not the precept , upon which we ought to rely . By precept you may teach your son that drunkenness is sinful and leads to misery ; but the precept will have little force when contradicted by your example ...
... flock , it is the example , and not the precept , upon which we ought to rely . By precept you may teach your son that drunkenness is sinful and leads to misery ; but the precept will have little force when contradicted by your example ...
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