Sermons, Volumes 1-2Wells and Lilly, 1821 - 426 pages |
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Page 47
... possess nothing , they are free from those contests for honour and power , which fill the open world with stratagems and violence . But surely it cannot be said that they have reached the perfection of a religious life : it cannot be ...
... possess nothing , they are free from those contests for honour and power , which fill the open world with stratagems and violence . But surely it cannot be said that they have reached the perfection of a religious life : it cannot be ...
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... possessed but a short time , and that the manner in which we employ them , must determine our eternal state ; and what need can there be of any other argument for the use of them , agreea- ble to the command of him that bestowed them ...
... possessed but a short time , and that the manner in which we employ them , must determine our eternal state ; and what need can there be of any other argument for the use of them , agreea- ble to the command of him that bestowed them ...
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... possess with moderation or decency ? How strongly may such a man be tempt- ed to declare war upon the prosperous and the great ! With what obstinacy and fu- ry may he rush on from one outrage to another , impelled on one part by the ...
... possess with moderation or decency ? How strongly may such a man be tempt- ed to declare war upon the prosperous and the great ! With what obstinacy and fu- ry may he rush on from one outrage to another , impelled on one part by the ...
Page 76
... possessing it ; and know that they shall rise to - morrow to chase an empty good which they have often grasped at , but could never hold ; they may surely spare something for the purchase of solid satisfac- tion , and cut off part of ...
... possessing it ; and know that they shall rise to - morrow to chase an empty good which they have often grasped at , but could never hold ; they may surely spare something for the purchase of solid satisfac- tion , and cut off part of ...
Page 87
... possessed of ; he exacts from others the same esteem which he pays to himself , and imagines his deserts disregarded , if they are not rewarded to the extent of his wishes . He claims more than he has a right to hope for , finds his ...
... possessed of ; he exacts from others the same esteem which he pays to himself , and imagines his deserts disregarded , if they are not rewarded to the extent of his wishes . He claims more than he has a right to hope for , finds his ...
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Page 147 - And he took bread, and • gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body, which is given for you : This do in remembrance of me. Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new Testament in my blood, which is shed for you.
Page 193 - I have seen all the works that are done under the sun ; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Page 355 - My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: And let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
Page 306 - Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give ; not grudgingly, or of necessity : for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Page 318 - They cannot mean that," answered Mr. Mertonn, " for our Lord has also told us to let our light so shine before men, that they may see our good works, and glorify our Father Which is in Heaven...
Page 104 - Riches profit not in the day of wrath : but righteousness delivereth from death.
Page 24 - Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.
Page 348 - The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long, suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty...
Page 326 - Such is the state of a man abandoned to the indulgence of vitious inclinations. He justifies one crime by another ; invents wicked principles to support wicked practices ; endeavours rather to corrupt others, than own himself corrupted, and, to avoid that shame which a confession of his crimes would bring upon him, calls " evil good, and good evil, puts darkness for light, and light for darkness.
Page 354 - who is good to all, and whose tender mercies are over all his works," as the stately elephant, the majestic horse, or man, the earthly lord of all.