Sermons ...: With a Short Account of the Life and Character of the Author, Volume 1Sharpe & Son, Edwards & Company, [and others], 1820 |
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... dangers approach , to rouse within you every principle of virtuous exertion , and to in- " spire you with strength to overcome . 66 66 " Our hearts , Christians , have been deeply pier- " ced with the loss of a most valuable connection ...
... dangers approach , to rouse within you every principle of virtuous exertion , and to in- " spire you with strength to overcome . 66 66 " Our hearts , Christians , have been deeply pier- " ced with the loss of a most valuable connection ...
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... danger , it gives security ; amidst general fluctuation , it affords one fixed point of rest . It is indeed the most eminent of all the advantages which religion now confers . For , consider the mighty power of hope over the human mind ...
... danger , it gives security ; amidst general fluctuation , it affords one fixed point of rest . It is indeed the most eminent of all the advantages which religion now confers . For , consider the mighty power of hope over the human mind ...
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... dangers and distresses of human life . The one is the plan of worldly wisdom ; the other , that of determined adherence to conscience . He who acts upon the former lays principle aside , and trusts his defence to his art and ability ...
... dangers and distresses of human life . The one is the plan of worldly wisdom ; the other , that of determined adherence to conscience . He who acts upon the former lays principle aside , and trusts his defence to his art and ability ...
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... dangers and miseries into which the latter is apt to be betrayed by his favourable situa- tion in the world . I. Piety and gratitude to God , contribute in a high degree to enliven prosperity . Gra- titude is a pleasing emotion . The ...
... dangers and miseries into which the latter is apt to be betrayed by his favourable situa- tion in the world . I. Piety and gratitude to God , contribute in a high degree to enliven prosperity . Gra- titude is a pleasing emotion . The ...
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... danger increases in proportion to their improvident security By worldly assistance it is vain to think of providing any effectual defence , seeing the world's mutability is the very cause of our terror . It is from a higher principle ...
... danger increases in proportion to their improvident security By worldly assistance it is vain to think of providing any effectual defence , seeing the world's mutability is the very cause of our terror . It is from a higher principle ...
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Page 237 - Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth : therefore let thy words be few.
Page 53 - For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
Page 101 - Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.
Page 148 - 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 202 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Page 194 - Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; To shew that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Page 146 - Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me : and the sea saith, It is not with me.
Page 53 - When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
Page 133 - Who is the Lord?" or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.