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Page 9
... Reason , coolly and impartially confulted , will undoubt- edly avail much ; but ftill Revelation ought to be our principal guide , our grand oracle . It is for the benignant rays of this luminary to enlighten our paths in this respect ...
... Reason , coolly and impartially confulted , will undoubt- edly avail much ; but ftill Revelation ought to be our principal guide , our grand oracle . It is for the benignant rays of this luminary to enlighten our paths in this respect ...
Page 10
... reason advances , generally fpeaking , fo is its influence found to prevail . In vain have the most profligate and audacious attempted to eradicate this fentiment from the human breast . Successful as they may have been in other nefa ...
... reason advances , generally fpeaking , fo is its influence found to prevail . In vain have the most profligate and audacious attempted to eradicate this fentiment from the human breast . Successful as they may have been in other nefa ...
Page 13
... reason thus fug- gested , the Scripture every where abundantly confirms . - Almoft innumerable passages to this purpose might be produced : The horse is prepared against the day of battle , but fafety is of the Lord . - There is no king ...
... reason thus fug- gested , the Scripture every where abundantly confirms . - Almoft innumerable passages to this purpose might be produced : The horse is prepared against the day of battle , but fafety is of the Lord . - There is no king ...
Page 14
... reasons , we place our fole reliance for help on the arm of the Moft High , efteeming but little , comparatively , our own wisdom and ftrength - Whilft we fet up our banners in the name of our God , and acknowledge that it is for him ...
... reasons , we place our fole reliance for help on the arm of the Moft High , efteeming but little , comparatively , our own wisdom and ftrength - Whilft we fet up our banners in the name of our God , and acknowledge that it is for him ...
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... reasons , perhaps , to us unsearchable , in order to punish a Na- tion wicked and corrupt , he sometimes employs as a scourge , a Nation ftill more wicked than itself : -With the latter every thing shall be feen to fucceed and profper ...
... reasons , perhaps , to us unsearchable , in order to punish a Na- tion wicked and corrupt , he sometimes employs as a scourge , a Nation ftill more wicked than itself : -With the latter every thing shall be feen to fucceed and profper ...
Common terms and phrases
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.