Sermons, Volume 4T.Cadell and W.Davies; F.C. and J.Rivington; Nichols, Son, and Bentley; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; ... [and 11 others in London]: and A.Constable and Company; Manners and Miller; and J.Fairbairn, Edinburgh: and G.Clarke, Aberdeen., 1818 - 475 pages |
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... rest . :: SERMON VI . On Luxury and Licentiousness . ISAIAH The harp , and the viol tabret , and pipe , and wine , are in feasts ; but they regard not the work of Lord , neither consider the operation of bands . SERMON VII . On the ...
... rest . :: SERMON VI . On Luxury and Licentiousness . ISAIAH The harp , and the viol tabret , and pipe , and wine , are in feasts ; but they regard not the work of Lord , neither consider the operation of bands . SERMON VII . On the ...
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... rest , but in occup and pursuit ! The idle are doom suffer the natural punishment of inactivity and folly ; and from their plaints of the tiresomeness of life is no remedy but to awake from dream of sloth , and to fill up with per ...
... rest , but in occup and pursuit ! The idle are doom suffer the natural punishment of inactivity and folly ; and from their plaints of the tiresomeness of life is no remedy but to awake from dream of sloth , and to fill up with per ...
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... rest ; and every employment " is become an oppressive burden . ” the feelings of those who are th tressed we naturally sympathise . are frequently the feelings of the virtuous and amiable minds : A such persons must be told , that gri ...
... rest ; and every employment " is become an oppressive burden . ” the feelings of those who are th tressed we naturally sympathise . are frequently the feelings of the virtuous and amiable minds : A such persons must be told , that gri ...
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... rest satisfied with being free from inveterate malice , or ill - will to our without prompting us to be of service to any . True charity is an active principle . It is not properly a single virtue ; but a disposition re- siding in the ...
... rest satisfied with being free from inveterate malice , or ill - will to our without prompting us to be of service to any . True charity is an active principle . It is not properly a single virtue ; but a disposition re- siding in the ...
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... rest the whole of their duty on chari- table deeds , while they overlook certain dispositions and habits which ought always to accompany them . It is therefore of importance that the mistakes of both these classes of men should be ...
... rest the whole of their duty on chari- table deeds , while they overlook certain dispositions and habits which ought always to accompany them . It is therefore of importance that the mistakes of both these classes of men should be ...
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Page 293 - Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more ? Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail for evermore? Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies?
Page 142 - Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? and who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Page 388 - For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
Page 138 - And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying. Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
Page 354 - Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Page 343 - Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead...
Page 135 - He feedeth on ashes : a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand...
Page 54 - For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow?
Page 155 - Christ, and every one members one of another having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
Page 133 - Oh that I knew where I might find him ! that I might come even to his seat ! I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.