The Sermons of Mr. Yorick ...J. Dodsley, 1776 |
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... wise man, in the beginning + of this book, had proposed it as a grand query to be discuff-d--so find out what was good for tle Jons of men, which they should do under' the heavens, all the days of their lives:– That is, what was the ...
... wise man, in the beginning + of this book, had proposed it as a grand query to be discuff-d--so find out what was good for tle Jons of men, which they should do under' the heavens, all the days of their lives:– That is, what was the ...
Page 37
... wise man, in the beginning * of this book, had proposed it as a grand query to be discussed,—s.o find out what was good for the Jons of men, which they should do under the beavens, all the days of their lives:– That is, what was the ...
... wise man, in the beginning * of this book, had proposed it as a grand query to be discussed,—s.o find out what was good for the Jons of men, which they should do under the beavens, all the days of their lives:– That is, what was the ...
Page 42
... had never existed—For there is no remembrance (says he) of the wise more than the fool;—seeing that which now is, in the days to come, shall be forgotten; every day producing something which seems new and 42 S E R M O N XXIV.
... had never existed—For there is no remembrance (says he) of the wise more than the fool;—seeing that which now is, in the days to come, shall be forgotten; every day producing something which seems new and 42 S E R M O N XXIV.
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... wise man's observations upon all these transitory things, and upon the vanity of their several pretences to our well-being; —and we may depend upon it, as an everlasting truth, that we can never find what we seek for in any other course ...
... wise man's observations upon all these transitory things, and upon the vanity of their several pretences to our well-being; —and we may depend upon it, as an everlasting truth, that we can never find what we seek for in any other course ...
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... wise, men, and which is likely to be most acceptable;—and that is, -to pursue the intentions of his providence, in giving us the occa: son—to become booms, and by a holy and an hones conversition, f make outsolo capable of oing what God ...
... wise, men, and which is likely to be most acceptable;—and that is, -to pursue the intentions of his providence, in giving us the occa: son—to become booms, and by a holy and an hones conversition, f make outsolo capable of oing what God ...
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Page 38 - And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul...
Page 84 - BLESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning; Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast, the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Page 113 - And this was so, because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them up out of the land of Egypt...
Page 27 - Solomon infers this short conclusion in the text, — That to fear GOD, and keep his commandments, is the whole duty of...
Page 22 - Cc in the ninth chapter, he obferves, that the race is not to the fwift, nor the battle to the ftrong; — neither yet bread to the wife, — nor yet riches to men of underftanding, — nor favour to men of fkill ; — but time and chance happens to them all.