Sermons, Volume 2W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1785 |
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... friends and enemies , demands arife , and obligations circulate through all the ranks of life . This active fcene was contrived by the wisdom of Hea- B 3 ven SERM . ven , on purpose that it might bring Order in Conduct .
... friends and enemies , demands arife , and obligations circulate through all the ranks of life . This active fcene was contrived by the wisdom of Hea- B 3 ven SERM . ven , on purpose that it might bring Order in Conduct .
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... arife fo many inconfiftent charac- ters , and fuch frequent inftances of partial and divided goodness , as we find in the world ; appearances of generofity without juftice , honour without truth , probity to men without reverence of God ...
... arife fo many inconfiftent charac- ters , and fuch frequent inftances of partial and divided goodness , as we find in the world ; appearances of generofity without juftice , honour without truth , probity to men without reverence of God ...
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... arife in fucceffion to his view , and attract his care . Whereas he who runs on in a diforderly courfe , fpeedily involves himself in a labyrinth , where he is fur- rounded with intricacy and darkness . crooked paths into which he ...
... arife in fucceffion to his view , and attract his care . Whereas he who runs on in a diforderly courfe , fpeedily involves himself in a labyrinth , where he is fur- rounded with intricacy and darkness . crooked paths into which he ...
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... arife , How far it is within our power , and in what degree thoughts are fubject to the command of the will ? It is plain that they are not always the offspring of choice . Often they are in- evitably impreffed upon the mind by fur ...
... arife , How far it is within our power , and in what degree thoughts are fubject to the command of the will ? It is plain that they are not always the offspring of choice . Often they are in- evitably impreffed upon the mind by fur ...
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... arife , attend to all the proper methods of fpeedily fuppreffing them . Take example from the unhappy induftry which finners discover in banishing good ones , when a natural fenfe of religion forces them on their confcience . How ...
... arife , attend to all the proper methods of fpeedily fuppreffing them . Take example from the unhappy induftry which finners discover in banishing good ones , when a natural fenfe of religion forces them on their confcience . How ...
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affiftance affured againſt amidſt amuſement arife ariſe becauſe behold bleffed cauſe character Chrift Chriftian circumftances compaffion conduct confcience confequences confider confiftent confufion courfe courſe darkneſs death defire diforder difpofitions diftrefs diſcover divine divine grace duty earth eſtabliſhed evil faid fame fenfe fentiments fhall fhould fion firft firſt fituation fociety fome fometimes forrows foul fource fpirit ftate fubject fuch fuffer fuggefted fuppofed fupported fure goodneſs guilt happineſs Hazael heart Heaven higheſt himſelf houſe human iffue interefts itſelf juft laft laſt Lord mankind meaſure ment mercy mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary obferve objects occafion ourſelves paffed paffion paſs perfon pleaſure poffefs praiſe preſent principle promiſes proper purpoſe purſue purſuit racter raiſe reafon refpect reft religion rife SERM ſhall ſtate temper thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou thoughts tion univerſe uſeful vanity virtue whofe whoſe wiſdom wrath
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Page 349 - Two things have I required of thee ; deny me them not before I die: remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, "Who is the Lord?" or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Page 358 - It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
Page 130 - Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need
Page 10 - He who every morning plans the transactions of the day, and follows out that plan, carries on a thread which will guide him through the labyrinth of the most busy life. The orderly arrangement of his time is like a ray of light, which darts itself through all his affairs. But where no plan is laid, where the disposal...
Page 403 - Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the LORD hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
Page 283 - When he must condemn, he condemns with regret; and without those aggravations which the severity of others adds to the crime. He listens calmly to the apology of the offender, and readily admits every extenuating circumstance which equity can suggest..
Page 304 - Jhall be judged: and with what meafure ye mete, it Jhall be meafured to you again. And why beholdeft thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye...
Page 321 - Those evil spirits who inhabit the regions of misery, are represented as delighting in revenge and cruelty. But all that is great and good in the universe, is on the side of clemency and mercy. The Almighty Ruler of the world, though for ages offended by the unrighteousness, and insulted by the impiety of men, is long-suffering and slow to anger.
Page 437 - ... ruler ; what construction he is to put on many of the dispensations of his providence ; and what his fate is to be when he departs hence. What a...
Page 322 - Collected within itself, it stands unmoved by their impotent assaults ; and with generous pity, rather than with anger, looks down on their unworthy conduct. It has been truly said, that the greatest man on earth can no sooner commit an injury, than a good man can make himself greater, by forgiving it.