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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... lives . Thus you see , that sailors labour hard for their reward , and still harder ( at times ) for the preservation of their lives . And when they are arrived in a foreign port , it is far from being play - day with them ; here , they ...
... lives . Thus you see , that sailors labour hard for their reward , and still harder ( at times ) for the preservation of their lives . And when they are arrived in a foreign port , it is far from being play - day with them ; here , they ...
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... lives still hang in such a state of constant suspense , that we scarcely know whether to rank them with the living ... live upon the very confines of eternity , and have their residence upon that immense grave , whose gaping chasms has ...
... lives still hang in such a state of constant suspense , that we scarcely know whether to rank them with the living ... live upon the very confines of eternity , and have their residence upon that immense grave , whose gaping chasms has ...
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... lives ; and even then , had not the Lord suddenly calmed or shifted the wind , or otherwise sent you succour , in a few minutes more , you must inevitably have perished in a watery grave . . Further , SEAMEN are exposed to the utmost ...
... lives ; and even then , had not the Lord suddenly calmed or shifted the wind , or otherwise sent you succour , in a few minutes more , you must inevitably have perished in a watery grave . . Further , SEAMEN are exposed to the utmost ...
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... lives . Oh ! SEAMEN ! How marvellous is the scene which now presents itself to your view the wind , with redoubled violence , heaving up the whitened deep into dreadful moun- tains , and ploughing it into deep and ghastly valleys ...
... lives . Oh ! SEAMEN ! How marvellous is the scene which now presents itself to your view the wind , with redoubled violence , heaving up the whitened deep into dreadful moun- tains , and ploughing it into deep and ghastly valleys ...
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... lives , amidst the united violence of boisterous winds and outrageous seas , surpasses all ; it is a wonder of wonders ! Look back upon the years of your maritime life ; see , how replete with signal preser- vations ; you have often ...
... lives , amidst the united violence of boisterous winds and outrageous seas , surpasses all ; it is a wonder of wonders ! Look back upon the years of your maritime life ; see , how replete with signal preser- vations ; you have often ...
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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.