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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... dreadful violence drives the yielding flood into hideous mountains , which roll with fearful tumult . The dismasted vessel , trem- bling upon the alarming steep , appears buried in the clouds ; then plunged headlong into the yawning ...
... dreadful violence drives the yielding flood into hideous mountains , which roll with fearful tumult . The dismasted vessel , trem- bling upon the alarming steep , appears buried in the clouds ; then plunged headlong into the yawning ...
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... dreadful gulf , and billows sloping topmast high , -comes rushing down , and sweeps the deck fore and aft . Boats , booms , companion , and perhaps part of the crew , are seen floating beneath the direful lee , and heard to cry aloud ...
... dreadful gulf , and billows sloping topmast high , -comes rushing down , and sweeps the deck fore and aft . Boats , booms , companion , and perhaps part of the crew , are seen floating beneath the direful lee , and heard to cry aloud ...
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... dreadful AGITATION in a storm , strike the astonished mind of the beholder , with terror and delight * . Again , the ocean is equally surprising for its INHABITANTS ; this strange element is the * When looking at the ship's wake , it ...
... dreadful AGITATION in a storm , strike the astonished mind of the beholder , with terror and delight * . Again , the ocean is equally surprising for its INHABITANTS ; this strange element is the * When looking at the ship's wake , it ...
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... dreadful strain . Then , to give the ship relief , the helm a - weather flies , at whose com- mand , the obedient prow wears swiftly from the scourging seas . Now , to TRY ; -her disabled hulk forbids ; consequently you are forced to ...
... dreadful strain . Then , to give the ship relief , the helm a - weather flies , at whose com- mand , the obedient prow wears swiftly from the scourging seas . Now , to TRY ; -her disabled hulk forbids ; consequently you are forced to ...
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... dreadful was the shock ! When , the overwhelming seas breaking impetuously over her riven side , appeared to doom every soul to instant ruin . Thus forced from the rending wreck , you took refuge in the boat , ( the last retreat from ...
... dreadful was the shock ! When , the overwhelming seas breaking impetuously over her riven side , appeared to doom every soul to instant ruin . Thus forced from the rending wreck , you took refuge in the boat , ( the last retreat from ...
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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.