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... virtue . The vicious and impenitent have no pretenfions to it . They may , indeed , have tranfient gleams of gaiety and mirth : but these are far different from that calm , ferene , and constant sunshine , which religious chearfulness ...
... virtue . The vicious and impenitent have no pretenfions to it . They may , indeed , have tranfient gleams of gaiety and mirth : but these are far different from that calm , ferene , and constant sunshine , which religious chearfulness ...
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... virtue , a place of education , intended to fit him for appearing well in a far more il- luftrious station . Under this conviction he goes on with alacrity and fteadiness in the paths of duty , neither difcouraged by difficul- ties ...
... virtue , a place of education , intended to fit him for appearing well in a far more il- luftrious station . Under this conviction he goes on with alacrity and fteadiness in the paths of duty , neither difcouraged by difficul- ties ...
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... virtue that were left in the world ? There was , indeed , I allow , fome ground to hope , that a God of infinite mercy and goodness would find out fome means of faving a guilty world from deftruction . But no man of common fense could ...
... virtue that were left in the world ? There was , indeed , I allow , fome ground to hope , that a God of infinite mercy and goodness would find out fome means of faving a guilty world from deftruction . But no man of common fense could ...
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... virtue . But let the trueft and devouteft penitent look impartially into his own heart , and then let him fairly fay , whether this is actually the cafe . Has he fo completely washed his hands in innocency , and purified his foul from ...
... virtue . But let the trueft and devouteft penitent look impartially into his own heart , and then let him fairly fay , whether this is actually the cafe . Has he fo completely washed his hands in innocency , and purified his foul from ...
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... virtues penetrate even into heaven itself ; if it gather together all things in Chrift ; who will then fay , that the dignity of the agent was difproportioned to the magnitude of the work ; and that it was not a fcene fufficiently ...
... virtues penetrate even into heaven itself ; if it gather together all things in Chrift ; who will then fay , that the dignity of the agent was difproportioned to the magnitude of the work ; and that it was not a fcene fufficiently ...
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Popular passages
Page 130 - Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
Page 118 - And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner ; that he may live with thee.
Page 196 - So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions ? if the Lord be God, follow him : but if Baal then follow him.
Page 235 - And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
Page 104 - For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: 4 And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
Page 255 - Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
Page 25 - Where is the wise ? where is the scribe ? where is the disputer of this world ? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world ? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
Page 99 - But now thy kingdom shall not continue : the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.
Page 30 - that his ways are not as our ways, nor his thoughts as our thoughts...
Page 320 - For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.