Twelve Sermons: On 1. Hypocrisy and Cruelty. 2. Drunkenness. 3. Bribery. 4. The Rights of the Poor. 5. Unjust Judges. 6. The Sluggard. 7. Murder. 8. Gaming. 9. Public Robbery. 10. The Unnatural Mother. 11. Forbidden Marriage. 12. Parsons and TithesJ.M. Cobbett, 1823 - 295 pages |
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... holds it up as visited with signal vengeance . In this vice , as in most others , there are , however , degrees . Sometimes it is practised for the purpose of avoiding the suspicions , or merited ill - will , of other men ; sometimes ...
... holds it up as visited with signal vengeance . In this vice , as in most others , there are , however , degrees . Sometimes it is practised for the purpose of avoiding the suspicions , or merited ill - will , of other men ; sometimes ...
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... hold up as fabu- lous , a thing which the mass of mankind have regarded , not only in the most serious light , but as an object worthy of their constant attention all their life through . To this may be added , that no small portion of ...
... hold up as fabu- lous , a thing which the mass of mankind have regarded , not only in the most serious light , but as an object worthy of their constant attention all their life through . To this may be added , that no small portion of ...
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... hold of popular feeling : that hardened the hearts of the people against the pretended offenders ; and thus hypocrisy indulged it's love of plunder under the garb of zeal for religion . Is it not then our duty ; is it not , with all ...
... hold of popular feeling : that hardened the hearts of the people against the pretended offenders ; and thus hypocrisy indulged it's love of plunder under the garb of zeal for religion . Is it not then our duty ; is it not , with all ...
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... holds up the Scripture as a terror to us , while he has no be- lief in it himself . The first quality , therefore , in a Priest is that of exemplary life . Without this his preaching is a great deal worse than vain ; for it tends ...
... holds up the Scripture as a terror to us , while he has no be- lief in it himself . The first quality , therefore , in a Priest is that of exemplary life . Without this his preaching is a great deal worse than vain ; for it tends ...
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... witnessed in the world nine - tenths arise from an inordicate indulgence ir drink . When once this vice hrs kep fast hold of a ! man , farewell industry , farewell emulation , farewel attention KINGS , PRIESTS AND PEOPLE . 41.
... witnessed in the world nine - tenths arise from an inordicate indulgence ir drink . When once this vice hrs kep fast hold of a ! man , farewell industry , farewell emulation , farewel attention KINGS , PRIESTS AND PEOPLE . 41.
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Page 117 - Of law there can be no less acknowledged, than that her seat is the bosom of God, her voice the harmony of the world ; all things in heaven and earth do her homage, the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power...
Page 246 - Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their conscience seared with a hot iron...
Page 41 - Who hath woe ? who hath sorrow ? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause ? who hath redness of eyes ? They that tarry long at the wine ; they that go to seek mixed wine.
Page 152 - Thus saith the Lord, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
Page 121 - Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep : so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Page 82 - It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee, in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.
Page 245 - Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them ; Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters ; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters ; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.
Page 265 - The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
Page 9 - Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him; 26 Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the LORD.
Page 288 - Lord; thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.