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 12
... 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 regard to their eternal happiness or mi- sery ...
... 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 regard to their eternal happiness or mi- sery ...
Page 18
... less notorious for his cruelties inflicted on pretended blasphemers . Upon one occasion this horrible hypocrite had been satirised in a little poem by a Parish Priest in the South of France . He was too cunning to proceed against the ...
... less notorious for his cruelties inflicted on pretended blasphemers . Upon one occasion this horrible hypocrite had been satirised in a little poem by a Parish Priest in the South of France . He was too cunning to proceed against the ...
Page 22
... less careful to ascertain the Aruth of the charge , when the crime is imputed by others . We are always slower to believe that our neighbour has been guilty of theft , than we are to be- lieve that he has been guilty of any act of mere ...
... less careful to ascertain the Aruth of the charge , when the crime is imputed by others . We are always slower to believe that our neighbour has been guilty of theft , than we are to be- lieve that he has been guilty of any act of mere ...
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... less detestable : he acts the part , not exactly of JEZEBEL and the sons of Belial ; but he acts the part of AHAB , and of that pusilanimous and wretched king he richly deserves the fate . In such a case there is no neutrality . " He ...
... less detestable : he acts the part , not exactly of JEZEBEL and the sons of Belial ; but he acts the part of AHAB , and of that pusilanimous and wretched king he richly deserves the fate . In such a case there is no neutrality . " He ...
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... less than our belief in the Divine origin of the rule ... Thou " believest : " says the Apostle JAMES , Ch . ii . V. 19 , « thou doest well . The Devils also believe . " And , alas ! How many men , who nearly resemble Devils in their ...
... less than our belief in the Divine origin of the rule ... Thou " believest : " says the Apostle JAMES , Ch . ii . V. 19 , « thou doest well . The Devils also believe . " And , alas ! How many men , who nearly resemble Devils in their ...
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