The duties of a soldier, illustrated and enforced in a sermon |
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... BANNERS THE ' HERE may appear , at first fight , a surprising contrast in the spectacle now before our eyes , -for how reconcile the tumult and din of arms , with the awful filence of thefe facred walls ? How can that Gospel which was ...
... BANNERS THE ' HERE may appear , at first fight , a surprising contrast in the spectacle now before our eyes , -for how reconcile the tumult and din of arms , with the awful filence of thefe facred walls ? How can that Gospel which was ...
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... banners . From these words uttered by the Royal Prophet , who , when en- gaged in war with the Ammonites , was ftrongly impressed with the above sentiment , I fhall take occafion , 1ft . to fhew that in fetting up our banners there is a ...
... banners . From these words uttered by the Royal Prophet , who , when en- gaged in war with the Ammonites , was ftrongly impressed with the above sentiment , I fhall take occafion , 1ft . to fhew that in fetting up our banners there is a ...
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... Whilft we fet up our banners in the name of our God , and acknowledge that it is for him alone to give the Victory to those whom he takes under his protection , let let us beware of falling into an error of the [ 14 ]
... Whilft we fet up our banners in the name of our God , and acknowledge that it is for him alone to give the Victory to those whom he takes under his protection , let let us beware of falling into an error of the [ 14 ]
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... banners , how can we presume to ask a blessing on them from above ? If , for want of common fagacity , we fuffer favourable opportunities to escape ; if from indolence or perverseness , we are not provided with the ufual neceffaries and ...
... banners , how can we presume to ask a blessing on them from above ? If , for want of common fagacity , we fuffer favourable opportunities to escape ; if from indolence or perverseness , we are not provided with the ufual neceffaries and ...
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... banners and draw forth our armies , but not having endeavour- ed to work conviction in our Foes , to bring them to a sense of their duty , and thus prevail on them to give up their schemes of aggrandize- ment , of injuftice or ...
... banners and draw forth our armies , but not having endeavour- ed to work conviction in our Foes , to bring them to a sense of their duty , and thus prevail on them to give up their schemes of aggrandize- ment , of injuftice or ...
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accompliſh affuredly againſt alfo Almighty alſo amidſt battle becauſe beſt bleſſing Brethren cafe caufe cauſe character confcience confequences confidence confideration confult corruption counſel courſe defigning defire difcern diſcharge Diſcourſe diſtinguiſhed duties EARL POULETT effential enlightened equality eſcape eſpecial eſtabliſhed evil exalted exerciſe exiſtence facred fafety falutary fame favour fecurity Fellow-creatures felves fentiments fhall fhew fince firſt fober fociety folation fome fortune ftand ftill fuch fuggeft fuperfluous fupport fword goodneſs happineſs heart himſelf Hofts honour human humble illuftrious injuftice interefting juftice laſt lefs leſs liberty LIGHT CAVALRY Lord meaſure mind Moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary never obfervation ourſelves Perfons pleaſure prefume preſent Profeffion puniſh purpoſe purſuit reaſon reflect religion reſpect ſchemes ſeem ſenſe SERMON ſervice ſet ſhall ſhould ſome Somerfet SOMERSET LIGHT ſpirit ſubject ſubſtantial ſuppoſe taſk TAUNTON thefe theſe banners thing thofe thoſe tion ufurpation uſe venera victory wifeft wiſdom wiſh
Popular passages
Page 14 - Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield : but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
Page 13 - For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them : but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
Page 7 - We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners : the LORD fulfil all thy petitions.
Page 13 - The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
Page 13 - Some trust in chariots, and some in horses ; but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.