Sermons, Volume 2W. Colles, 1790 |
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... causes which affect his temporal welfare , operate alfo to the prejudice of his moral interefts . The apof- tle teaches us in this chapter , that God is not the author of confufion . * He is a lover of order ; and all his works are full ...
... causes which affect his temporal welfare , operate alfo to the prejudice of his moral interefts . The apof- tle teaches us in this chapter , that God is not the author of confufion . * He is a lover of order ; and all his works are full ...
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... cause , sometimes the pre- tence , of equally neglecting them all , or , at leaft , of facrificing the greater to the leffer . Hence arife fo many inconfiftent charac- ters , and fuch frequent inftances of partial and divided goodness ...
... cause , sometimes the pre- tence , of equally neglecting them all , or , at leaft , of facrificing the greater to the leffer . Hence arife fo many inconfiftent charac- ters , and fuch frequent inftances of partial and divided goodness ...
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... cause , so much as to the want of order , can we attri- bute those scenes of diftrefs which fo fre- quently excite our pity ; families that once were flourishing reduced to ruin ; and the melancholy widow , and neglected orphan thrown ...
... cause , so much as to the want of order , can we attri- bute those scenes of diftrefs which fo fre- quently excite our pity ; families that once were flourishing reduced to ruin ; and the melancholy widow , and neglected orphan thrown ...
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... cause of our vehemence in defire , and our eagerness in purfuit . We attach ourselves to the ob- jects around us , as if we could enjoy them for ever . Higher and more enlarged pro- Prov . xvii . 14 . F 2 Ipects SERM . fpects of the ...
... cause of our vehemence in defire , and our eagerness in purfuit . We attach ourselves to the ob- jects around us , as if we could enjoy them for ever . Higher and more enlarged pro- Prov . xvii . 14 . F 2 Ipects SERM . fpects of the ...
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... other enjoyments , to efface gratitude . But let us , for a moment , take an oppofite view of things . Let us fuppofe , that we had any cause to dread capricioufncfs IV . SERM . capricioufnefs or change in the power the Divine Nature . 107.
... other enjoyments , to efface gratitude . But let us , for a moment , take an oppofite view of things . Let us fuppofe , that we had any cause to dread capricioufncfs IV . SERM . capricioufnefs or change in the power the Divine Nature . 107.
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affiftance againſt amidſt arife becauſe behold bleffed caufe cauſe character Chrift Chriftian circumftances compaffion conduct confcience confequence confider corruption courfe courſe crimes darkneſs death defire difpofitions diftrefs diſcover diſcoveries divine divine grace duty earth eſtabliſhed evil faid fame felves fentiments ferious fhall fhew fhould fions firft firſt fituation fociety fome fometimes forrow foul fource fpirit ftate fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuggeft fuppofed fupport fure goodneſs guilt happineſs Hazael heart Heaven higheſt himſelf houſe human interefts itſelf juft laft laſt lefs Lord mankind meaſure ment mercy mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary nefs obferve occafion ourſelves paffed paffions perfons pleaſure poffefs praife praiſe prefent principles proper purpoſe purſuits raiſed reafon refpect reft religion religious rife ſcene SERM ſhall ſtand ſtate ſuch temper thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou thoughts tion univerfe uſeful vanity virtue whofe wiſdom wrath
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Page 357 - Two things have I required of thee ; deny me them not before I die: remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, "Who is the Lord?" or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Page 335 - Why weepeth my lord ? " And he answered, " Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
Page 411 - Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the LORD hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
Page 427 - Still more particularly it foreshows a period, " when the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard lie down with the kid ; and the calf, and the young lion, and the failing together ; and a little child shall lead them.
Page 366 - It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
Page 411 - I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
Page 324 - Common failings are the strongest lesson of mutual forbearance. Were this virtue unknown among men, order and comfort, peace and repose would be strangers to human life...
Page 76 - They seem destined to blast the small share of comfort which nature has here allotted to man. But they cannot disturb the peace of others, more than they break their own. The hurricane rages first in their own bosom, before it is let forth upon the world. In the tempests which they raise, they are always tost ; and frequently it is their lot to perish.
Page 47 - It is the power of attention which in a great measure distinguishes the wise and the great from the vulgar and trifling herd of men. The latter are accustomed to think, or rather to dream without knowing the subject of their thoughts.
Page 160 - For he sees them in their principle ; he judges of you by your intentions ; he knows what you would have done. You may be in his eyes a hero or a martyr, without undergoing the labours of the one or the sufferings of the other. His...