A sermon against murmuringRichard Royston, 1680 - 27 pages |
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... irrational than folicitoufly to enquire after the causes of those things that are not ? They might as well ask why the Sun had loft its light , or the foundations of the earth were removed , which were as true as that the former days ...
... irrational than folicitoufly to enquire after the causes of those things that are not ? They might as well ask why the Sun had loft its light , or the foundations of the earth were removed , which were as true as that the former days ...
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... irrational was it then for any to complain that the former days were better than these ? A King thus fetled on his Throne might scatter away all evil with his eye , and turn their low murmurings into loud Acclamations : but what shall ...
... irrational was it then for any to complain that the former days were better than these ? A King thus fetled on his Throne might scatter away all evil with his eye , and turn their low murmurings into loud Acclamations : but what shall ...
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... irrational because by them men create troubles to themselves and others . Their in- difcreet fears and precipitate actions betray them to those dangers they seek to avoid , as children in a boat which they fancy ready to fink , on one ...
... irrational because by them men create troubles to themselves and others . Their in- difcreet fears and precipitate actions betray them to those dangers they seek to avoid , as children in a boat which they fancy ready to fink , on one ...
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... irrational , because by a causless reflection on former , or jealoufie of future times , we deprive our felves of present bleffings , and catching at fhadows . lose the substance . Therefore Solomon often commends . a chearful enjoyment ...
... irrational , because by a causless reflection on former , or jealoufie of future times , we deprive our felves of present bleffings , and catching at fhadows . lose the substance . Therefore Solomon often commends . a chearful enjoyment ...
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... irrational , because they complain first and moft who have leaft reafon . Many a good man who in Davids days had fuffered the lofs of all , and came off only with their lives and fome marks of their Loyalty in their bodies and eftates ...
... irrational , because they complain first and moft who have leaft reafon . Many a good man who in Davids days had fuffered the lofs of all , and came off only with their lives and fome marks of their Loyalty in their bodies and eftates ...
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A Sermon Against Murmuring: Preached in the Cathedral Church of St. Peter ... Thomas Long,Amiens Diocese No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 23 - My son, fear thou the LORD and the king : and meddle not with them that are given to change...
Page 23 - The way of peace they have not known, And there is no justice in their ways; They have made themselves crooked paths; Whoever takes that way shall not know peace.
Page 10 - Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his own vine and under his own fig-tree, from Dan to Beersheba (that is from the north to the south of the kingdom) all the days of Solomon." 2. Favoured by this peace, Solomon resolved to put into execution the great project of his father, and to build the temple of Jehovah at Jerusalem. Hiram, king of Tyre, the firm ally of Solomon, as he had been...
Page 7 - Say not thou, What is the caufe that the former days 'were better than thefe ? for thou doft not enquire wifely concerning this.
Page 11 - This made his facetoihine foas heattratfed the admiration of all the Kings of the Earth, and the Queen of the South came from far .to be an Ear witnefs of it, and envyed'the happinefs of his Subjects.
Page 19 - Cod and to fay with Jacob., I am lefs than the leaft of all...