Sermons Upon the Following Subjects: The Natural Advantages of Men for Attaining to the Knowledge and Practice of Religion ...A. Millar, 1749 |
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... several Powers of perceiving Good , most nobly and fully gratified . For explaining and illuftrating this Sub- ject of the Bleffedness of the Righteous , it may be of Use to premise a few Obferva- tions in general , concerning the ...
... several Powers of perceiving Good , most nobly and fully gratified . For explaining and illuftrating this Sub- ject of the Bleffedness of the Righteous , it may be of Use to premise a few Obferva- tions in general , concerning the ...
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... several in- ward Powers or Faculties , which being gratified with their proper Objects , afford him a great Variety of Entertainment and Pleasure . Such , in the first place , is his Taste of Truth and Knowledge , and his Sense of ...
... several in- ward Powers or Faculties , which being gratified with their proper Objects , afford him a great Variety of Entertainment and Pleasure . Such , in the first place , is his Taste of Truth and Knowledge , and his Sense of ...
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... , and would , in several Cafes , be unavoidably overcome by them . And as for the Generality of Men , who are at no Pains to difcipline and improve their Minds , but give way to the Impulfes of SER Minds , 102 The Folly of denying.
... , and would , in several Cafes , be unavoidably overcome by them . And as for the Generality of Men , who are at no Pains to difcipline and improve their Minds , but give way to the Impulfes of SER Minds , 102 The Folly of denying.
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... several Perfons , who pretend to be convinced of the Being of a God , who yet feem to have no Notion of any Homage which is due immediately to him from his intelligent Creatures ; who probably think it a mean Superftition to cultivate ...
... several Perfons , who pretend to be convinced of the Being of a God , who yet feem to have no Notion of any Homage which is due immediately to him from his intelligent Creatures ; who probably think it a mean Superftition to cultivate ...
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... several Things into Confideration . I. The Nature , various Kinds , and ufual Causes of Superftition . II . The evil Tendency and unhappy Con- fequences of it . III . The Reasons which fhould make us guard against it , and oppose it ...
... several Things into Confideration . I. The Nature , various Kinds , and ufual Causes of Superftition . II . The evil Tendency and unhappy Con- fequences of it . III . The Reasons which fhould make us guard against it , and oppose it ...
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Page viii - Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
Page 179 - Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
Page v - make speed, hasten his work, that we may see it; and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it. 20. Wo unto them that call evil good, and good evil, that put darkness for light, and light for darkness, that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Page 255 - F ye then be rifen with Chrift, feek thofe things which are above, where Chrift fitteth on the right hand of God.
Page 337 - Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Page 221 - But the wifdom that is from above, is firft pure, then peaceable, gentle, and eafy to be entreated, full of mercy and good, fruits, without partiality and without hypocrify.
Page 339 - have given you an example, that ye fhould " do as I have done to you. Verily, verily, .*' I fay unto you, The fervant is not greater ." than his lord ; neither he, that is fent, ." greater than he that fent him. If ye know ." thefe things, happy are ye, if ye do them :
Page 125 - He that planted the ear, jhall he not hear? He that formed the eye jhall he not fee ? \ o.
Page 358 - Therefore all things whatfoever ye would that men fhould do to you, do ye even fo to them : for this is the law and the prophets.
Page 134 - Lord God Almighty ; jujl and true are thy Ways, thou King of Saints. Who jhall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy Name ? for thou only art Holy, Rev.