Discourses on several important subjects. To which are added, 8 sermons preached at the lady Moyer's lecture, in the cathedral church of st. Paul, London, Volume 21747 |
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... himself more highly than he ought to think , but to think foberly . T is a common Observation , that SERM . I. however forward Men may be to re- I pine at the unequal Portion , which God has allotted them of worldly Bleffings ; yet they ...
... himself more highly than he ought to think , but to think foberly . T is a common Observation , that SERM . I. however forward Men may be to re- I pine at the unequal Portion , which God has allotted them of worldly Bleffings ; yet they ...
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... himself , as if he were not only the Subject but the Author of those good Qualities ; and fo makes an Idol of himself , instead of adoring and thank- ing God for them . The proud Man is dazzled with the Luftre of his own Excellen- cies ...
... himself , as if he were not only the Subject but the Author of those good Qualities ; and fo makes an Idol of himself , instead of adoring and thank- ing God for them . The proud Man is dazzled with the Luftre of his own Excellen- cies ...
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... himself . But then he may retire into himself to cherish each fa- vourable and delightful Idea of his own Worth , that fooths and flatters his Vanity , shutting out all humbling and mortifying Reflections , Reflections , that like so ...
... himself . But then he may retire into himself to cherish each fa- vourable and delightful Idea of his own Worth , that fooths and flatters his Vanity , shutting out all humbling and mortifying Reflections , Reflections , that like so ...
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... himself fomewhat wifer and better than he is ; who , notwithstanding , may have an humble or low Opinion of himself upon the Whole , as being far from thinking himself wife and good enough : far from thinking that he ftandeth collected ...
... himself fomewhat wifer and better than he is ; who , notwithstanding , may have an humble or low Opinion of himself upon the Whole , as being far from thinking himself wife and good enough : far from thinking that he ftandeth collected ...
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... himself , we learn from hence to entertain and cherish a conftant Suspicion and Mifgiving , that we do fo too : which Misgiving disposeth us to look deeper into ourselves , to truft not so much to our own Abilities , as to our Vigilance ...
... himself , we learn from hence to entertain and cherish a conftant Suspicion and Mifgiving , that we do fo too : which Misgiving disposeth us to look deeper into ourselves , to truft not so much to our own Abilities , as to our Vigilance ...
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abfolute Abfurdities againſt almoſt anſwer Apoſtles becauſe Befides bleffed Cafe Cauſe Chrift Chriftianity Confequence confider Confideration confiftent Courfe Courſe Creatures deceived defigned Defire Deity diftinct divine Doctrine eternal evil Exiſtence faid falfe Falfhood fame feem felves feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince firft firſt fome ftand fuch fuffer fufficient fuperior fuppofe fure Glory God's Goodneſs Happineſs Heart Heaven himſelf impoffible infinite Inftance Intereft Irenæus itſelf juft juſt laft leaſt lefs Love Mankind Meaſure ment Mifery Mind Miracles moft moral moſt muft muſt Nation Nature neceffary nefs never Number obferve Occafion ourſelves Paffions Perfon Pleaſure Power prefent prove Puniſhment Reaſon Religion Saviour Scripture Senfe Senſe SERM SERM.III SERM.IV SERM.VI ſeveral ſhall Sinners Soul ſpeak Spirit ſtrong thefe themſelves theſe Things thofe thoſe thou Thoughts thouſand tion Truth ture uncon Underſtanding univerfal Vice Virtue whofe whole Wiſdom worfe World Worſhip
Popular passages
Page 6 - That to whom much is given, of him much will be required.
Page 345 - What could have been done more to my vineyard, That I have not done in it? Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, Brought it forth wild grapes?
Page 177 - But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, And my Lord hath forgotten me. Can a woman forget her sucking child, That she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may forget, Yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands ; Thy walls are continually before me.
Page 346 - Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces : neither could any man tame him. 5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
Page 332 - Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him...
Page 191 - Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive the things that God hath prepared for them that love him ;" and the eternal Father, who dwelleth in light unapproachable, no man hath seen or can see.
Page 121 - And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep. 32 And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
Page 144 - For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.
Page 175 - Yea, the darkness is no darkness with Thee, but the night is as clear as the day : the darkness and light to Thee are both alike.