The duties of a soldier, illustrated and enforced in a sermon |
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Page 11
... imagine that he does not delight to prefide over , and regulate the works of his own hands . To maintain that he has abandoned every thing to a blind chance or fatality , and that he does not interfere by an especial Providence in the ...
... imagine that he does not delight to prefide over , and regulate the works of his own hands . To maintain that he has abandoned every thing to a blind chance or fatality , and that he does not interfere by an especial Providence in the ...
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... imagine that he will exactly comply with our wishes or act agreeably to our plans . What temerity and folly for Creatures of finite capacities to fummon to their tribunal the operations of Him who is infinite ? No , God feeth not as man ...
... imagine that he will exactly comply with our wishes or act agreeably to our plans . What temerity and folly for Creatures of finite capacities to fummon to their tribunal the operations of Him who is infinite ? No , God feeth not as man ...
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... imagine , - ( for then the word would be entirely useless and redundant — it would convey no idea but what was before comprehended in the word liberty ) . As to equality of condition , this , no doubt , may be very flattering in theory ...
... imagine , - ( for then the word would be entirely useless and redundant — it would convey no idea but what was before comprehended in the word liberty ) . As to equality of condition , this , no doubt , may be very flattering in theory ...
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... imagine not that there is no exer- cife for the talents GOD has given you , or that your ambition is to be restrained - On the contrary , here is an extenfive scope for you to display it in - I mean in the practice of virtue and ...
... imagine not that there is no exer- cife for the talents GOD has given you , or that your ambition is to be restrained - On the contrary , here is an extenfive scope for you to display it in - I mean in the practice of virtue and ...
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... imagine the attainments I have mentioned to be unimportant or fuperfluous to the profeffion of a Soldier ? But what ? Can HE then more than any other be too accomplished as a Scholar or a Man of Letters ? Or will it be maintained that ...
... imagine the attainments I have mentioned to be unimportant or fuperfluous to the profeffion of a Soldier ? But what ? Can HE then more than any other be too accomplished as a Scholar or a Man of Letters ? Or will it be maintained that ...
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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.