The Scotch Preacher: Or, A Collection of Sermons, Volume 2J. Dickson, 1776 |
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... some respect , raised ; not only by the remo val of certain political prejudices , which fepa- rated them from many of fuperior order ; but alfo by the rife of all orders of men beneath them , through the improvements of industry , and ...
... some respect , raised ; not only by the remo val of certain political prejudices , which fepa- rated them from many of fuperior order ; but alfo by the rife of all orders of men beneath them , through the improvements of industry , and ...
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... Some in the audience thought fit to mention to him thofe Gallileans whom the Roman governor had but- chered , at the time they were engaged in facri- ficing to God ; likewife the eighteen Jews who were crushed to death by the tower of ...
... Some in the audience thought fit to mention to him thofe Gallileans whom the Roman governor had but- chered , at the time they were engaged in facri- ficing to God ; likewife the eighteen Jews who were crushed to death by the tower of ...
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loud how earneftly he defired the happiness of men ? - -Some friends there are among men , who think it fufficient to wifb well , without de- fcending to action . Some friends there are , who can go fome length too in action ; but as to ...
loud how earneftly he defired the happiness of men ? - -Some friends there are among men , who think it fufficient to wifb well , without de- fcending to action . Some friends there are , who can go fome length too in action ; but as to ...
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... and the love of God to He gave them to understand ,, that all things in Matth . xxiii . 23 .; Luke xi . 42 . religion " . John iv . 24 . religion are not of equal importance . Some du- ties The Character of Chrift . , 45 IV.
... and the love of God to He gave them to understand ,, that all things in Matth . xxiii . 23 .; Luke xi . 42 . religion " . John iv . 24 . religion are not of equal importance . Some du- ties The Character of Chrift . , 45 IV.
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religion are not of equal importance . Some du- ties are only the fcaffold to goodness , the mere ladder by which we afcend to intrinsic and effential worth . How emphatically does he diftinguish the two ! Thefe , fays he , ye ought to ...
religion are not of equal importance . Some du- ties are only the fcaffold to goodness , the mere ladder by which we afcend to intrinsic and effential worth . How emphatically does he diftinguish the two ! Thefe , fays he , ye ought to ...
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Page 68 - And behold, the Lord stood above it and said, "I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac.
Page 68 - And behold I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
Page 357 - Walk about Zion, and go round about her : Tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well her bulwarks, Consider her palaces ; That ye may tell it to the generation following : For this God is our God for ever and ever : He will be our guide even unto death.
Page 286 - If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works : that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
Page 334 - Finally, brethren, whatfoever things are ' true, whatfoever things are honeft, whatfoever things ' are juft, whatfoever things are pure, whatfoever things ' are lovely, whatfoever things are of good report : If ' there be any virtue, and if there be any praife, think
Page 68 - Haran. And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night because the sun was set ; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
Page 69 - And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, surely the Lord is in this place, and I knew it not. And he was afraid, and said, how dreadful is this place ! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of Heaven...
Page 84 - For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
Page 325 - If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth ; If I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Page 49 - And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, faying, If thou hadft known, even thou, at leaft in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace ; but now they are hid from thine eyes...