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The fire which never shall be quenched is a figure , which however inadequate , gives a dreadful idea of future misery ; and the worm that never dies , represents a guilty conscience , whose stings grow continually sharper , and more ...
The fire which never shall be quenched is a figure , which however inadequate , gives a dreadful idea of future misery ; and the worm that never dies , represents a guilty conscience , whose stings grow continually sharper , and more ...
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... from a picture of a place favorable to sensual gratification . How much more satisfactory is that negative account which St. Paul gives us of heaven , quoting it in substance , from 1 Isaiah , Eye hath not seen ; nor ear heard 12.
... from a picture of a place favorable to sensual gratification . How much more satisfactory is that negative account which St. Paul gives us of heaven , quoting it in substance , from 1 Isaiah , Eye hath not seen ; nor ear heard 12.
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If we neglect the scriptures , we certainly neglect the salvation which they contain . Other things are interesting , only in a subordinate degree ; and yet we are naturally disposed to give to other things the largest ...
If we neglect the scriptures , we certainly neglect the salvation which they contain . Other things are interesting , only in a subordinate degree ; and yet we are naturally disposed to give to other things the largest ...
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... habitually indulge themselves in sleep ; and what they hear , is like the confusion of a dream , of which they can give no regular account , and of which they themselves can have no clear and profitable conception .
... habitually indulge themselves in sleep ; and what they hear , is like the confusion of a dream , of which they can give no regular account , and of which they themselves can have no clear and profitable conception .
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Why are laws necessary to regulate society ; and why are prisons , dungeons , and gibbets , necessary to give a sanction to laws , and to enforce the observance of them ? Why is strife so common , and why does corrupt nature show itself ...
Why are laws necessary to regulate society ; and why are prisons , dungeons , and gibbets , necessary to give a sanction to laws , and to enforce the observance of them ? Why is strife so common , and why does corrupt nature show itself ...
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| Title | Sermons, Upon Various Subjects and Occasions |
| Author | Jonathan Law Pomeroy |
| Publisher | Hiram Ferry, 1826 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 12 Jan 2009 |
| Length | 320 pages |
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