Sermons, preached to a country congregationH. Lindsell, 1831 - 99 pages |
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... afforded him for the repentance of those heavy crimes with which his conscience was loaded , and might turn from his wickedness and live . But unfortunately the candour and humanity of their own natures had blinded them to the blackness ...
... afforded him for the repentance of those heavy crimes with which his conscience was loaded , and might turn from his wickedness and live . But unfortunately the candour and humanity of their own natures had blinded them to the blackness ...
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... therefore , confine myself in this discourse to the proofs afforded us by nature and revelation as to the certainly of a future judgment ; and in a future sermon will pursue the subject by considering the information given us in the.
... therefore , confine myself in this discourse to the proofs afforded us by nature and revelation as to the certainly of a future judgment ; and in a future sermon will pursue the subject by considering the information given us in the.
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... afforded by sickness , affliction , or disappointment , for the exercise of the christian virtues of piety , meekness , and resignation ; it shows us that though the wicked may be great and wealthy , the virtuous alone can be perma ...
... afforded by sickness , affliction , or disappointment , for the exercise of the christian virtues of piety , meekness , and resignation ; it shows us that though the wicked may be great and wealthy , the virtuous alone can be perma ...
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... afforded to confirm this idea in the gos- pel , of which we profess ourselves the followers . And here we immediately turn from doubt and conjecture , to certainty and conviction . The light which before led us on by faint glimmerings ...
... afforded to confirm this idea in the gos- pel , of which we profess ourselves the followers . And here we immediately turn from doubt and conjecture , to certainty and conviction . The light which before led us on by faint glimmerings ...
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... afforded us by nature and revelation as to the certainty of a day of retribution , I shall devote the present to inquiring , as far as we are permitted to inquire , into the manner and time of this awful distribution of eternal ...
... afforded us by nature and revelation as to the certainty of a day of retribution , I shall devote the present to inquiring , as far as we are permitted to inquire , into the manner and time of this awful distribution of eternal ...
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Page 24 - And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
Page 35 - My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: 13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse...
Page 36 - ... we shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil : cast in thy lot among us ; let us all have one purse : my son, walk not thou in the way with them ; refrain thy foot from their path : for their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Page 76 - Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath : for it is written, " Vengeance is mine ; I will repay, saith the Lord." Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Page 51 - LORD, who hast taught us that all our doings without charity are nothing worth ; send thy HOLY GHOST, and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity, the very bond of peace, and of all virtues ; without which, whosoever liveth is counted dead before thee : Grant this for thine only Son JESUS CHRIST'S sake. Amen.
Page 66 - Let no man deceive you with vain words : for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them : for ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light...
Page 23 - Six days shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do ; but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou shalt do no manner of work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates.
Page 39 - LORD of all power and might, who art the author and giver of all good things ; Graft in our hearts the love of thy Name, increase in us true religion, nourish us with all goodness, and of thy great mercy keep us in the same ; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 62 - And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely : for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.