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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... Foundation both of just Sentiments in Speculation , and good Practice in Life , the wife and good Author of our Beings , has taken Care that the doing so , should be a Matter of no Difficulty to us ; having given us an inward Senfe or ...
... Foundation both of just Sentiments in Speculation , and good Practice in Life , the wife and good Author of our Beings , has taken Care that the doing so , should be a Matter of no Difficulty to us ; having given us an inward Senfe or ...
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... Foundation of their claiming the Efteem and Honours of So- ciety , while they never have the Confi- dence to mention their Debaucheries and Vices , ( however they may fometimes boast of them in private ) as the Ground of pub- lic Honour ...
... Foundation of their claiming the Efteem and Honours of So- ciety , while they never have the Confi- dence to mention their Debaucheries and Vices , ( however they may fometimes boast of them in private ) as the Ground of pub- lic Honour ...
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... Foundation upon which they can hope for any fettled Reft and Peace , while they con- tinue in their evil Courfes . For if it were poffible to them , ( which , certainly , may well be doubted ) to throw off entirely the C 2 Prin- I. SERM ...
... Foundation upon which they can hope for any fettled Reft and Peace , while they con- tinue in their evil Courfes . For if it were poffible to them , ( which , certainly , may well be doubted ) to throw off entirely the C 2 Prin- I. SERM ...
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... Foundation in Nature ; and use every Art in their Power , to suppress or extirpate the Senfe or Faculty which fuggefts them . And though they inuft many times unavoidably feel , that their Efforts of this kind are vain , ( moral ...
... Foundation in Nature ; and use every Art in their Power , to suppress or extirpate the Senfe or Faculty which fuggefts them . And though they inuft many times unavoidably feel , that their Efforts of this kind are vain , ( moral ...
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... Foundation of the Rewardableness of Virtue , and of those joyful Hopes which naturally spring from it . Virtue is a Thing which hath an inherent Excellence and Worth , which every Mind that can form an Idea of it , must greatly respect ...
... Foundation of the Rewardableness of Virtue , and of those joyful Hopes which naturally spring from it . Virtue is a Thing which hath an inherent Excellence and Worth , which every Mind that can form an Idea of it , must greatly respect ...
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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.