Sermons on various occasions, Volume 2 |
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Page 48
... vice is to the virtue of charity ; " It were easier for a camel to go " through the eye of a needle , than for " such a disposition to enter into the king- " dom of heaven . " O ! let us curb this licentious freedom of speech , this ...
... vice is to the virtue of charity ; " It were easier for a camel to go " through the eye of a needle , than for " such a disposition to enter into the king- " dom of heaven . " O ! let us curb this licentious freedom of speech , this ...
Page 177
... vice , they can never with any propriety be called innocent we are not denied our share of the amusements of life , in a mo- derate degree ; but if our whole heart and soul are engaged in pursuit of diver- sion , if we are lovers of ...
... vice , they can never with any propriety be called innocent we are not denied our share of the amusements of life , in a mo- derate degree ; but if our whole heart and soul are engaged in pursuit of diver- sion , if we are lovers of ...
Page 188
... customs , the bounds of vice and immorality must be nar- row and confined as well as the rewards of virtue ; there could be little hope of a future recompense to encourage them to perse- vere in a well 188 SERMON XXXIII .
... customs , the bounds of vice and immorality must be nar- row and confined as well as the rewards of virtue ; there could be little hope of a future recompense to encourage them to perse- vere in a well 188 SERMON XXXIII .
Page 191
... tice of every virtue that would bind them to each other , and prohibiting every vice by which the laws of society could be vio- lated . This is the sum of that doctrine revealed to us from the mouth of God , by SERMON XXXIII . 191.
... tice of every virtue that would bind them to each other , and prohibiting every vice by which the laws of society could be vio- lated . This is the sum of that doctrine revealed to us from the mouth of God , by SERMON XXXIII . 191.
Page 206
... vice of God , as in your worldly concerns ? have you duly frequented his holy temple , and hallowed his Sabbaths ? or have you not grudged to dedicate one hour in one day of the week to the worship of your Creator and Preserver ? What ...
... vice of God , as in your worldly concerns ? have you duly frequented his holy temple , and hallowed his Sabbaths ? or have you not grudged to dedicate one hour in one day of the week to the worship of your Creator and Preserver ? What ...
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affliction Almighty Apostles appear attention Ballyshannon believe Belturbet Bishop blessing Cambridge Canaan Cavan cerns CHAP charity Christ Christian consider Copies Cork death Derry ditto divine doctrine Dublin duty earthly endeavours enemies eternal Eton everlasting evil example eyes faith fast gospel grace greatest happiness hath heart holy religion honour hope human humility idle idolatry imagine inclination insensibility Israel Jesus John joys Kildare Kilkenny kingdom labour ligion Lord mankind Meath mercy Middlesex mind miracle misery Miss nation nature necessary neglect neighbour ness never offer Old Testament ourselves parable particular Pharisee Philipstown pleasure pray prayer pride profession promises proof providence publican racter reason receive religion resurrection rience righteous sacred salvation Saviour Scotland seed seems SERMON shew sins sion Sligo sorrow suffer Swanlinbar thee things thou tion trifling true trust truth unto vice virtue whole William word worldly worship
Popular passages
Page 79 - Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, 'Tell them which are bidden, behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fallings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.
Page 20 - By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: Accounting that God was able to raise him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.
Page 123 - If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Page 251 - O SING unto the Lord a new song: for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.
Page 24 - And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live? But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
Page 170 - They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
Page 16 - The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach ; that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness ; and with, the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Page 176 - And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
Page 248 - Thou art, of what sort the eternal life of the saints was to be, which eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive.
Page 63 - And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying; Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David ! my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.