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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... pious sentiments with re- spect to ancestry and posterity were not listened to . The Lord , therefore , cut off the posterity of AHAB . JEHU slew his son , in the very vineyard which had be- longed to NABOTH . Surely I have seen ...
... pious sentiments with re- spect to ancestry and posterity were not listened to . The Lord , therefore , cut off the posterity of AHAB . JEHU slew his son , in the very vineyard which had be- longed to NABOTH . Surely I have seen ...
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... pious motives , and that the punishment he is inflicting is for the support of religion ; he has only to take care of these two things , and he may almost skin his victim alive in the presence of the populace . Good , gentle , kind ...
... pious motives , and that the punishment he is inflicting is for the support of religion ; he has only to take care of these two things , and he may almost skin his victim alive in the presence of the populace . Good , gentle , kind ...
Page 38
... pious than their neighbours . How astonished , then , were we to see his people , all at once , turn upon their Priests , drive them into foreign lands , or tear them into pieces ! But , when we consider , that these Priests , while ...
... pious than their neighbours . How astonished , then , were we to see his people , all at once , turn upon their Priests , drive them into foreign lands , or tear them into pieces ! But , when we consider , that these Priests , while ...
Page 69
... pious and re- vered SAMUEL , and which God has said shall bring fire to consume the tabernacles of the criminals ? But , thus it is that bribery works its way . It purchases first the power of oppressing ; it obtains the " gain of op ...
... pious and re- vered SAMUEL , and which God has said shall bring fire to consume the tabernacles of the criminals ? But , thus it is that bribery works its way . It purchases first the power of oppressing ; it obtains the " gain of op ...
Page 143
... pious " guide . I have cast aside all worldly cares ; husband , " children , all have been abandoned for the great object " of securing my precious and immortal soul . My " love of thee has left in my breast no room for affec- ❝tion of ...
... pious " guide . I have cast aside all worldly cares ; husband , " children , all have been abandoned for the great object " of securing my precious and immortal soul . My " love of thee has left in my breast no room for affec- ❝tion of ...
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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