Sermons, Chiefly on Particular Occasions, Volume 1George Ramsay & Company, 1814 - 483 pages |
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... knowledge , in virtue , and in happiness ; that we might rise in the sys- tem of being to some unknown ends of moral and intellectual perfection ; and that , at the last , under the light of the Sun of Righteousness , we might join ...
... knowledge , in virtue , and in happiness ; that we might rise in the sys- tem of being to some unknown ends of moral and intellectual perfection ; and that , at the last , under the light of the Sun of Righteousness , we might join ...
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... knowledge , and the wealth of industry . The boundaries of that world we inhabit have at length been explored and a path is opened for the introduction of the gospel to the remotest habitations of man . In the progress which will for ...
... knowledge , and the wealth of industry . The boundaries of that world we inhabit have at length been explored and a path is opened for the introduction of the gospel to the remotest habitations of man . In the progress which will for ...
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... knowledge . In no age , certainly , has the spirit of science so fully been awakened , or so general- ly disseminated : and were we to com- pare the state of knowledge at the begin- ning and the end of the period we are considering ...
... knowledge . In no age , certainly , has the spirit of science so fully been awakened , or so general- ly disseminated : and were we to com- pare the state of knowledge at the begin- ning and the end of the period we are considering ...
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... knowledge has ministered to the happiness of men , by the support which it has afforded to the cause of re- ligion , -not only in the memorable la- bours of those who have either displayed the beauty , or demonstrated the truth of ...
... knowledge has ministered to the happiness of men , by the support which it has afforded to the cause of re- ligion , -not only in the memorable la- bours of those who have either displayed the beauty , or demonstrated the truth of ...
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... knowledge have found their way to every rank of mankind ; and , while they have given new dignity and happiness to the higher conditions of society , they have , at the same time , improved the conduct , while they have elevated the ...
... knowledge have found their way to every rank of mankind ; and , while they have given new dignity and happiness to the higher conditions of society , they have , at the same time , improved the conduct , while they have elevated the ...
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Page 307 - Heaven. He answered, and said unto " them, when it is evening ye say it will «* be fair weather, for the sky is red, and ** in the morning it will be foul weather " to-day, for the sky is red and lowering. ** O ye hypocrites! ye can discern the '* face of the sky, but can ye not discern
Page 202 - me, then it blessed me, and when the " eye saw me, it gave witness unto me. I " delivered the poor and the fatherless, " and him that had none to help him. " The blessing of him that was ready to " perish came upon me, and I caused " the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Page 171 - I —She is more precious than rubies, and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. Her ways are
Page xii - She is more precious than rubies, and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Length of days is in her right hand ; and in her left hand riches and honour. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and
Page 380 - And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth ;—And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man or his parents, that he was born blind ?—Jesus answered, neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents : but that the works
Page 15 - saying, I am Alpha and Omega,, the " First and the Last. And I turned to the " voice that spake with me, and I saw " one like unto the Son of Man, clothed " with a garment down to the foot, and
Page 149 - —She is more precious than rubies, and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. Her ways are,
Page 458 - MATTHEW, xvii. 4. ** Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here : if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias
Page xv - man which was blind from his birth ; —And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man or his parents, that he was born blind ? Jesus answered, neither hath this man sin. ned, nor his parents : but that the works
Page xiii - She is more precious than rubies, and all the things ihou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and