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... , well- known , When ( to maintain God's honour - and his own ) He call'd Blafphemers forth - Methinks I now See ftern Rebuke enthroned on his brow , And ! And arm'd with tenfold terrors - from his tongue DEDICATION vii.
... , well- known , When ( to maintain God's honour - and his own ) He call'd Blafphemers forth - Methinks I now See ftern Rebuke enthroned on his brow , And ! And arm'd with tenfold terrors - from his tongue DEDICATION vii.
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... honour of God's nature . If , fay they , God is of infinite knowledge , as those who pray to him must certainly allow , what occafion is there for us to confefs our fins , and express our forrow for them , to lay open our wants and ...
... honour of God's nature . If , fay they , God is of infinite knowledge , as those who pray to him must certainly allow , what occafion is there for us to confefs our fins , and express our forrow for them , to lay open our wants and ...
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... Honour , and Profit , are the three great idols of the modern world , and engross the adoration of much the greatest part of mankind , the Senfual , the Ambiti- ous , and the Covetous . It is through the inducements E inducements of ...
... Honour , and Profit , are the three great idols of the modern world , and engross the adoration of much the greatest part of mankind , the Senfual , the Ambiti- ous , and the Covetous . It is through the inducements E inducements of ...
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... Honour alfo . To enjoy the intimacy and friendship of a monarch , to be admitted to his Pre- fence at all times , to be at liberty to pre- fent our petitions and be affured of fuccefs , is deservedly esteemed a great honour ; but how ...
... Honour alfo . To enjoy the intimacy and friendship of a monarch , to be admitted to his Pre- fence at all times , to be at liberty to pre- fent our petitions and be affured of fuccefs , is deservedly esteemed a great honour ; but how ...
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... honour as much greater than the familiarity of an earthly king , as God is fuperior to the great- eft monarch ; an honour , which is not to be fought through difficulties , dangers , and un- certainties , but may be eafily , fafely ...
... honour as much greater than the familiarity of an earthly king , as God is fuperior to the great- eft monarch ; an honour , which is not to be fought through difficulties , dangers , and un- certainties , but may be eafily , fafely ...
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acknowledge againſt alfo alſo arifes aſk becauſe beſt bleffings cauſe CHARLES CHURCHILL Chrift Chriftian cifes confequence confider confideration conftant courſe creatures defign defires doth duty eaſy endeavour everlaſting exprefs fafely faid fame felves fenfe fhall fhew fhould fincere firſt fome forgive forgiveneſs foul ftate fubjects fuccefs fuch fufferings fupply fuppofed fure give glory God the Father God's goodneſs grace greateſt hallow happineſs hath heart Heaven himſelf holy honour impoffible infinite itſelf kingdom kingdom of Glory laftly Lord mercy moft moſt muft muſt name of Father nature neceffary obedience obferve ourſelves paffions perfect perfons perform petition pleaſe pleaſure poffible praiſe pray prayer prefent Preferver promifes proper puniſhment purpoſe reaſon refpect Saviour Scripture SERMON ſhall ſpeaks ſtate ſtill Temptation thee thefe themſelves theſe words thine things thofe thoſe thou tion underſtand univerfal unreaſonable unto uſe wants whatſoever whilft wicked wifdom
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Page 103 - Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty : for all that is in the heaven, and in the earth is thine ; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all.
Page 117 - ... that it may please thee, of thy gracious goodness, shortly to accomplish the number of thine elect, and to hasten thy kingdom; that we, with all those that are departed in the true faith of thy holy name, may have our perfect consummation and bliss, both in body and soul, in thy eternal and everlasting glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 55 - Father, and the drops of dew declare their having been begotten by him ; but in a more eminent and exalted fenfe he is the Father of Man, having created him after his own image ; whence Adam is called the Son of God, and Man may more efpecially fay with the Prophet, Have we not all one Father ? Hath not one God created us?
Page 63 - Fathers, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto...
Page 115 - Warlike weapons will be unknown in a region of universal love and peace, where " the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard lie down with the kid ; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them.
Page 17 - Prayers, we cannot cannot but be fenfible, that to God we owe them, and to God we ought to be. thankful for them. But, fay they, though it may be reafonable, and neceflary to pray to a Being of infinite knowledge and goodnefs, furely it cannot be fo, to pray to a Being of abfolute immutability, who is not a Man that he fhould lie, nor the fon of Man, that he fhould repent; in whom there is no.
Page 110 - O Merciful God, who hast made all men, and hatest nothing that thou hast made, nor wouldest the death of a sinner, but rather that he should be converted and live; Have mercy upon all Jews, Turks, Infidels, and Hereticks, and take from them all ignorance, hardness of heart, and contempt of thy Word...
Page 82 - PRAISE the Lord, O my foul : and all that is within me praife his holy Name.
Page ii - To give, but little. — To great Glo'ster health! Nor let thy true and proper love of wealth Here take a false alarm — in purse though poor, In spirit I'm right proud, nor can endure The mention of a bribe — thy pocket's free: I, though a dedicator, scorn a fee. Let thy own offspring all thy fortunes share; I would not Allen rob, nor Allen's heir.
Page 208 - God is faithful, who will not suffer us to be tempted above that we are able to bear ; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that we may be able to bear it.