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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... Course of Life , and appear to be habitually full of Joy and Peace ? And who of the moft vicious do not fometimes relent , are not seen to be stung with Remorse , and to be full of Uneafiness and Horror ? Who of thofe that are for ...
... Course of Life , and appear to be habitually full of Joy and Peace ? And who of the moft vicious do not fometimes relent , are not seen to be stung with Remorse , and to be full of Uneafiness and Horror ? Who of thofe that are for ...
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... Course in which he is engaged , will de- prive him of the highest Good , and plunge him in the most difmal Ruin , must have the greatest Force for awakening and alarming him . This Perfuafion , or Belief , if it can be well fixed in his ...
... Course in which he is engaged , will de- prive him of the highest Good , and plunge him in the most difmal Ruin , must have the greatest Force for awakening and alarming him . This Perfuafion , or Belief , if it can be well fixed in his ...
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... Course of the World , we fhall , notwithstanding the greatest Caution that we can use , be fometimes placed . Of the great Efficacy of fuch a religious Faith , to fortify the Mind against the Power of Temptation , we have a remarkable ...
... Course of the World , we fhall , notwithstanding the greatest Caution that we can use , be fometimes placed . Of the great Efficacy of fuch a religious Faith , to fortify the Mind against the Power of Temptation , we have a remarkable ...
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... Course of Vice ; it is plain , that the Principles of Atheism which deftroy this Belief , must be of the most pernicious and fatal Confe- quence . And though the Tendency of Principles , however inconvenient or mis- chievous , is not ...
... Course of Vice ; it is plain , that the Principles of Atheism which deftroy this Belief , must be of the most pernicious and fatal Confe- quence . And though the Tendency of Principles , however inconvenient or mis- chievous , is not ...
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... Course of Righteousness , and offer to God II . a liberal and manly Service of Love and Affection . Rom . i 4. As the Belief of a Deity , and a future State , is of fo great Confequence to the Support and Establishment of Virtue ; and ...
... Course of Righteousness , and offer to God II . a liberal and manly Service of Love and Affection . Rom . i 4. As the Belief of a Deity , and a future State , is of fo great Confequence to the Support and Establishment of Virtue ; and ...
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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.