Sermons on Several Subjects, Volume 2L. Hansard & Sons, for T. Cadell & W. Davies, 1817 |
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... attention that was shown him , he accepted with the most engaging and graceful conde- scension ; nor did he even disdain the rich per- fume , which the liberal hand of Mary poured upon him , notwithstanding the ill - timed mur- murs of ...
... attention that was shown him , he accepted with the most engaging and graceful conde- scension ; nor did he even disdain the rich per- fume , which the liberal hand of Mary poured upon him , notwithstanding the ill - timed mur- murs of ...
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... attention ; but that delusion is soon over , and they leave a void behind which no- thing can fill up , but those great and noble purposes of action which the Gospel presents to our minds : the conquest of our passions ; the improvement ...
... attention ; but that delusion is soon over , and they leave a void behind which no- thing can fill up , but those great and noble purposes of action which the Gospel presents to our minds : the conquest of our passions ; the improvement ...
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... attention or his spirits droop . He will be continually ani- mated with new prospects , elated with new acquisitions , rewarded with new triumphs , and will know nothing of that languor and flatness , that gloom and melancholy , which ...
... attention or his spirits droop . He will be continually ani- mated with new prospects , elated with new acquisitions , rewarded with new triumphs , and will know nothing of that languor and flatness , that gloom and melancholy , which ...
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... attention from the things of this world , and thereby to destroy , for a time at least , their attractions . When they cease to be seen , or are seen only in ima- gination , they lose , in a great measure , their dominion over us . We ...
... attention from the things of this world , and thereby to destroy , for a time at least , their attractions . When they cease to be seen , or are seen only in ima- gination , they lose , in a great measure , their dominion over us . We ...
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... attention to their greatness , for- get or disregard their remoteness , and see them in their full size and proportion . A taste for religious meditations will grow upon us every day ; and , by constant perseverance , we shall so refine ...
... attention to their greatness , for- get or disregard their remoteness , and see them in their full size and proportion . A taste for religious meditations will grow upon us every day ; and , by constant perseverance , we shall so refine ...
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Page 211 - And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days. 32 And they were astonished at his doctrine : for his word was with power.
Page vii - Then Jesus answering said unto them. Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised. to the poor the gospel is preached.
Page 221 - And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.
Page 19 - We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed ; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed...
Page 118 - And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. Take thou no usury of him, or increase; but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
Page 193 - Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things ; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone ; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself...
Page 5 - And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
Page 129 - Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness : according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences. Wash me throughly from my wickedness : and cleanse me from my sin.
Page 130 - Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
Page 7 - But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face, That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret : and thy Father which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.