Sermons, Volume 1T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1809 - Sermons |
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... thought of Heaven should breathe into him a moral fortitude ; that he should be great in purpose , rapid in action , unshaken in constancy ; that he should tear out his ambition , his revenge , his avarice , and all the harlot passions ...
... thought of Heaven should breathe into him a moral fortitude ; that he should be great in purpose , rapid in action , unshaken in constancy ; that he should tear out his ambition , his revenge , his avarice , and all the harlot passions ...
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... the lamentations of a being who never thought of deploring his sins till he had lost all power of enjoying them . He has seen , unmoved , for threescore years , misfor- tune , evil , and death ; he has listened 14 On Repentance .
... the lamentations of a being who never thought of deploring his sins till he had lost all power of enjoying them . He has seen , unmoved , for threescore years , misfor- tune , evil , and death ; he has listened 14 On Repentance .
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... thoughts of men become solemn , and every countenance gathers its portion of sorrow ; - then , no man doubts of the shortness of life , when he beholds death making his meal , not of one , or two , but of thousands , and tens of ...
... thoughts of men become solemn , and every countenance gathers its portion of sorrow ; - then , no man doubts of the shortness of life , when he beholds death making his meal , not of one , or two , but of thousands , and tens of ...
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... mean motive to be- gin : most fervently , and sincerely , do I ex- press my real thoughts , when I say that wealth , power , fame , and all the vulgar objects of human ambition , have not a single pleasure comparable to 28 On Repentance .
... mean motive to be- gin : most fervently , and sincerely , do I ex- press my real thoughts , when I say that wealth , power , fame , and all the vulgar objects of human ambition , have not a single pleasure comparable to 28 On Repentance .
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... thought of an hereafter will not inspire with the love of truth , who prefers any temporary conveni- ence of a lie , to a broad , safe , and refulgent veracity , that man is too far sunk in the depths of depravity for any religious ...
... thought of an hereafter will not inspire with the love of truth , who prefers any temporary conveni- ence of a lie , to a broad , safe , and refulgent veracity , that man is too far sunk in the depths of depravity for any religious ...
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