God Manifesting His Wonderful Works to Seamen: The Second Sermon to the Sailors Employed in the Whale Fisheries : Preached at Bethel Chapel, Hull, 17th of February, 1811Printed at the office of E. Waller, 1811 - 34 pages |
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... Behold a ship in distress ! At God's command , the stormy winds rush from their secret repositories , and with dreadful violence drives the yielding flood into hideous mountains , which roll with fearful tumult . The dismasted vessel ...
... Behold a ship in distress ! At God's command , the stormy winds rush from their secret repositories , and with dreadful violence drives the yielding flood into hideous mountains , which roll with fearful tumult . The dismasted vessel ...
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... behold the OCEAN . This is the grand reservoir , in which all the waters under the firma- ment are congregated ; surprising assemblage ; the wonder of creation ! How amazing its EXTENT ; whoever have explored the bounds of this " Great ...
... behold the OCEAN . This is the grand reservoir , in which all the waters under the firma- ment are congregated ; surprising assemblage ; the wonder of creation ! How amazing its EXTENT ; whoever have explored the bounds of this " Great ...
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... behold in those watery regions : All of which , are the wonder- ful works of God ; from whom , every creature derives its existence . " The sea is his and he made it , " with all the finny race . Verily , the OCEAN you traverse , is the ...
... behold in those watery regions : All of which , are the wonder- ful works of God ; from whom , every creature derives its existence . " The sea is his and he made it , " with all the finny race . Verily , the OCEAN you traverse , is the ...
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... it rather singular , as gales from that quarter , are seldom so hard as those which blow commonly from the West . The Lincolnshire coast presented a scene of the greatest calamity . Behold , therefore , the goodness and severity of God 18.
... it rather singular , as gales from that quarter , are seldom so hard as those which blow commonly from the West . The Lincolnshire coast presented a scene of the greatest calamity . Behold , therefore , the goodness and severity of God 18.
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... Behold , therefore , the goodness and severity of God : on them which fell , severity ; but towards thee , goodness , if thou continue in his goodness ; otherwise , thou also , shalt be cut off * . SAILORS , you are bound by reason and ...
... Behold , therefore , the goodness and severity of God : on them which fell , severity ; but towards thee , goodness , if thou continue in his goodness ; otherwise , thou also , shalt be cut off * . SAILORS , you are bound by reason and ...
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2dly a-head abundantly Almighty amazing amidst arrive safe astonished behold the OCEAN billows bless his sacred break impetuously chap Christ christian climb the shrouds command consider cries dangerous sea death deck deep delivered distress divine divine grace dreadful duty endless calm enjoy an endless equal eternal faithful favoured globe gospel grace hand heave heaven holiness honour immortal soul incessantly intricate straits jeopardy Jonah laborious labour leaky leeward Lord marvellous masts mercy mind native shore Number obedience obligations perilous perish pious port prayer preserve Princeton University Psalm PUT-BACK religion remarkable instances remind repentance resistless righteousness roar roll ruin safe arrival sail SAILORS Saviour scriptures SCUDDING seaman's seamen set your foot ship and lives ship's shipmates sink souls spiritual squall stormy winds succour surprising deliverance tempest terror and fatigue things thou thousand thousand different treasures tremendous gale truly Verily vessel voyage waters watery grave waves whilst winds and seas wonderful yards
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Page 19 - Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.
Page 14 - Lord, how manifold are thy works ! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
Page 14 - O Lord, how manifold are thy works 1 In wisdom hast thou made them all: « The earth is full of thy riches.
Page 24 - No matter which my thoughts employ, A moment's misery or joy ; But, oh when both shall end, Where shall I find my destined place? Shall I my everlasting days With fiends or angels spend ? 5 Nothing is worth a thought beneath, But how I may escape the death That never, never dies!
Page 4 - ... of seeing the light of the glorious gospel spread more and more over this country, and great multitudes of poor, benighted heathen brought by it to the saving knowledge of Christ our Saviour, who gave himself a ransom for all, and who will have all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.