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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... happy end ! without the intervention of sailors , were a thing utterly impossible . Therefore , in the order of Providence , the Lord , is graciously pleased to raise up men , the constitution of whose body and mind is adequate to the ...
... happy end ! without the intervention of sailors , were a thing utterly impossible . Therefore , in the order of Providence , the Lord , is graciously pleased to raise up men , the constitution of whose body and mind is adequate to the ...
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... happy issue of the whole , he has never denied his succour to any , who asked it aright , but has always regarded their cries , and mercifully delivered them out of their distresses . And while the truth of God remains , The goodness ...
... happy issue of the whole , he has never denied his succour to any , who asked it aright , but has always regarded their cries , and mercifully delivered them out of their distresses . And while the truth of God remains , The goodness ...
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... happy tendance , of reforming the impious lives in the marine part of the community and of removing that degrading odium , which has been affixed to them so long . Therefore in spite of every opposition , strive to accomplish those ...
... happy tendance , of reforming the impious lives in the marine part of the community and of removing that degrading odium , which has been affixed to them so long . Therefore in spite of every opposition , strive to accomplish those ...
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... happy those , whose faithful warnings have " Turned many in to righteousness ; " for then they shall shine as the mid - day sun , in the kingdom of their heavenly Father for ever . But alas ! What account will THOSE give , who totally ...
... happy those , whose faithful warnings have " Turned many in to righteousness ; " for then they shall shine as the mid - day sun , in the kingdom of their heavenly Father for ever . But alas ! What account will THOSE give , who totally ...
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... happy souls , -home to Christ . Remem- ber with what longing anxiety you look out for land after a tedious voyage , and how glad to set your foot again upon your native shore . Then how attentively should you watch for the glorious ...
... happy souls , -home to Christ . Remem- ber with what longing anxiety you look out for land after a tedious voyage , and how glad to set your foot again upon your native shore . Then how attentively should you watch for the glorious ...
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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
Popular passages
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.