A Plea for Friendship and Patriotism: In Two Discourses, Preached at First Church, in Boston, on Lord's Day, 27 March, and on the Annual Fast, 7 April, 1814Munroe & Francis, Printers, 1814 - 59 pages |
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... offices " can minister to a mind diseased " - its almost magick power strew some poppies over the pillow of distraction . Nothing be- sides religion can contribute to patience and serenity , comparable to genuine friendship . And how ...
... offices " can minister to a mind diseased " - its almost magick power strew some poppies over the pillow of distraction . Nothing be- sides religion can contribute to patience and serenity , comparable to genuine friendship . And how ...
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... office of earthly friendship must be , to watch with faithful care over those whom it embraces . Here , as before , the enquiry crowds on the mind how should each frail mortal , with " this body of sin and death , " " keep the heart ...
... office of earthly friendship must be , to watch with faithful care over those whom it embraces . Here , as before , the enquiry crowds on the mind how should each frail mortal , with " this body of sin and death , " " keep the heart ...
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... office of the friend ; to point out with scrupulous exact- ness every foible that violates the decorum , or lessens the usefulness , or impairs the digni- ty of a rational being ; still more to mark and reprobate whatever is a failure ...
... office of the friend ; to point out with scrupulous exact- ness every foible that violates the decorum , or lessens the usefulness , or impairs the digni- ty of a rational being ; still more to mark and reprobate whatever is a failure ...
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... the incomparable Jeremy Taylor , " The offices and measures of Friendship . " This truly great and good Bishop needs but to be named , to excite the most lively interest .酱 THE DUTY , FOUNDATION , AND EFFECTS OF THE LOVE NOTE. ...
... the incomparable Jeremy Taylor , " The offices and measures of Friendship . " This truly great and good Bishop needs but to be named , to excite the most lively interest .酱 THE DUTY , FOUNDATION , AND EFFECTS OF THE LOVE NOTE. ...
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... offices of religious humiliation and thanksgiving . We have assembled to " 6 pray unto the Lord , for the peace " of our beloved country ; to enquire by what methods we may hope to promote its real good ; " that in its peace , " its ...
... offices of religious humiliation and thanksgiving . We have assembled to " 6 pray unto the Lord , for the peace " of our beloved country ; to enquire by what methods we may hope to promote its real good ; " that in its peace , " its ...
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Page 44 - For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently ? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
Page 15 - I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan : very pleasant hast thou been unto me : thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
Page 26 - Let the righteous smite me ; it shall be a kindness : and let him reprove me ; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
Page 36 - Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.
Page 15 - And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
Page 52 - By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
Page 52 - That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.
Page 28 - When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.
Page 14 - If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods...
Page 53 - If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning ! If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth ; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy...