SermonsJ. Moir, Royal Bank Close, 1803 - 491 pages |
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... fhall also , in this difcourfe , draw to my- felf a general line of public inftruction which . it fhall be my endeavour , in reliance on di- vine aid , to pursue , on every occafion , as far as my weak abilities will permit . I. We ...
... fhall also , in this difcourfe , draw to my- felf a general line of public inftruction which . it fhall be my endeavour , in reliance on di- vine aid , to pursue , on every occafion , as far as my weak abilities will permit . I. We ...
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... fhall at last pro- claim in heaven , Worthy is the lamb that was slain , to receive power and riches , and wis- dom , and strength , and honour , and glory , and bleffing ‡ , we must promote the exten- fion of our divine Sovereign's ...
... fhall at last pro- claim in heaven , Worthy is the lamb that was slain , to receive power and riches , and wis- dom , and strength , and honour , and glory , and bleffing ‡ , we must promote the exten- fion of our divine Sovereign's ...
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... fhall I be unmindful of the facred ties that united us , of the uninterrupted harmo- ny which we enjoyed , and of those fruits of the Spirit , goodness , righteousness , and truth ‡ , which exhibited among you the most con- vincing ...
... fhall I be unmindful of the facred ties that united us , of the uninterrupted harmo- ny which we enjoyed , and of those fruits of the Spirit , goodness , righteousness , and truth ‡ , which exhibited among you the most con- vincing ...
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... fhall , first , afcertain the proper notion of the love of God ; and , secondly , evince it to be , from its very nature , the moft noble , delightful , and beneficent principle that can influence . the human mind . I. What are we to ...
... fhall , first , afcertain the proper notion of the love of God ; and , secondly , evince it to be , from its very nature , the moft noble , delightful , and beneficent principle that can influence . the human mind . I. What are we to ...
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... fhall close this difcourfe with a few fhort remarks of great practical importance , First , from the account of the nature and effects of the love of God , which I have given , we clearly fee how unjustly those , who have discarded all ...
... fhall close this difcourfe with a few fhort remarks of great practical importance , First , from the account of the nature and effects of the love of God , which I have given , we clearly fee how unjustly those , who have discarded all ...
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Page 46 - Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth; they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.
Page 46 - Wash ye, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; "Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Page 46 - And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Page 325 - Two things have I required of thee ; deny me them not before I die: Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches ; feed me with food convenient for me: lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Page 146 - REMEMBER now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them...
Page 423 - Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
Page 222 - According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue : Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Page 373 - For the love of money is the root of all evil : which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Page 228 - The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field: which indeed is the least of all seeds : but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.