A Sermon, Delivered Before His Excellency Caleb Strong, Esq., Governor, the Honorable the Council, Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, May 26, 1802: Being the Day of General ElectionYoung & Minns, state printers, 1802 - 36 pages |
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... JEsus of Nazareth was the perfon . They were expecting a temporal deliv- erer , and not a fpiritual Savior . Therefore when CHRIST attempted to introduce the gospel difpenfa tion tion among them , they charged him with a feditious 4.
... JEsus of Nazareth was the perfon . They were expecting a temporal deliv- erer , and not a fpiritual Savior . Therefore when CHRIST attempted to introduce the gospel difpenfa tion tion among them , they charged him with a feditious 4.
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... attempt to invade our country , he would meet a phalanx of veterans more impenetrable than walls of granate . Our depen- dance is not on foreign auxiliaries or mercenary aid ; but under GOD , we rely on the skill and bra- very of our ...
... attempt to invade our country , he would meet a phalanx of veterans more impenetrable than walls of granate . Our depen- dance is not on foreign auxiliaries or mercenary aid ; but under GOD , we rely on the skill and bra- very of our ...
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... decide on another's fincerity , ought certainly to know his heart ; otherways , in attempting to root out these tarés , he will be in danger of deftroying the wheat . I know D I know of nothing but light that will remove dark-
... decide on another's fincerity , ought certainly to know his heart ; otherways , in attempting to root out these tarés , he will be in danger of deftroying the wheat . I know D I know of nothing but light that will remove dark-
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... attempt to alien- ate one part of our citizens from another ? Who- ever endeavours to induce the belief , that the in- . terests of one State are incompatible with thofe of another , or with the interefts of the whole , ought to be ...
... attempt to alien- ate one part of our citizens from another ? Who- ever endeavours to induce the belief , that the in- . terests of one State are incompatible with thofe of another , or with the interefts of the whole , ought to be ...
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... attempt to divide our hitherto happy Re- public . Should we once begin the work of fepa ration , God knows where it may end , and what the confequences may be . It will be remembered that the imprudent conduct of Rehoboam , urged on by ...
... attempt to divide our hitherto happy Re- public . Should we once begin the work of fepa ration , God knows where it may end , and what the confequences may be . It will be remembered that the imprudent conduct of Rehoboam , urged on by ...
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Page 3 - And their nobles shall be of themselves, And their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; And I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: For who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the Lord. And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.
Page 7 - Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay : Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade ; A breath can make them as a breath has made ; But a bold peasantry, their country's pride, When once destroyed, can never be supplied.
Page 23 - EXCEPT the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it : except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
Page 11 - The voluntary outpouring of the public feeling, made to-day, from the North to the South, and from the East to the West, proves this sentiment to be both just and natural.
Page 24 - Let thy work appear unto thy servants, And thy glory unto their children. And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: And establish thou the work of our hands upon us; Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
Page 28 - But as it is easy to foresee, that from different causes and from different quarters, much pains will be taken, many artifices employed, to weaken in your minds the conviction of this truth; as this is the point in your political fortress against which the batteries of internal and external enemies will be most constantly and actively (though often covertly and insidiously) directed...
Page 24 - The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit : A broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise. Do good in Thy good pleasure unto Zion : Build Thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Page 21 - And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries. 6 And nation was "destroyed of nation, and city of city : for God did vex them with all adversity.
Page 5 - The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude. 11 (The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!) 12 How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?
Page 10 - ... remain after the manner thereof. And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small. Their children also shall be as aforetime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them.