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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... vessel , trem- bling upon the alarming steep , appears buried in the clouds ; then plunged headlong into the yawning gulf below , she seems lost in the profound abyss ; whilst , the terrified crew are reduced " To their wits end ...
... vessel , trem- bling upon the alarming steep , appears buried in the clouds ; then plunged headlong into the yawning gulf below , she seems lost in the profound abyss ; whilst , the terrified crew are reduced " To their wits end ...
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... vessel , obliges them to man the pumps ; where , by the most promp exertion , turn by turn , they are scarcely able to save their ship and lives . Thus you see , that sailors labour hard for their reward , and still harder ( at times ) ...
... vessel , obliges them to man the pumps ; where , by the most promp exertion , turn by turn , they are scarcely able to save their ship and lives . Thus you see , that sailors labour hard for their reward , and still harder ( at times ) ...
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... vessel , environed by a storm , a dangerous sea , and a leeward shore ; then say , where is peril to equal this ? Verily , it is " The valley and shadow of death ! " And observe , this is not a seldom , but a frequent case ; it happens ...
... vessel , environed by a storm , a dangerous sea , and a leeward shore ; then say , where is peril to equal this ? Verily , it is " The valley and shadow of death ! " And observe , this is not a seldom , but a frequent case ; it happens ...
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... vessel , uplifted by the tremendous surge , seems to mount the skies , then gliding swiftly down the fearful precipice , →→→→ all appears buried in a watery grave . The force of the wind , the agitation of the sea , and the motion ...
... vessel , uplifted by the tremendous surge , seems to mount the skies , then gliding swiftly down the fearful precipice , →→→→ all appears buried in a watery grave . The force of the wind , the agitation of the sea , and the motion ...
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... Vessels in the utmost distress , and floating wreck , appeared on every side , sad presages of your own impending fate at length , she struck ; how dreadful was the shock ! When , the overwhelming seas breaking impetuously over her ...
... Vessels in the utmost distress , and floating wreck , appeared on every side , sad presages of your own impending fate at length , she struck ; how dreadful was the shock ! When , the overwhelming seas breaking impetuously over her ...
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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.