Sermons Translated from the Original French of the Late Rev. James Saurin, Pastor of the French Church at the Hague: On various subjectsW.J. M'Cartee, 1813 - Sermons, English |
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Page 29
... endeavour to remove this offence , and , in order to do so , I shall not confine myself to my text , but shall treat of the subject at large , and shew you , as our time will al- low , first , the crimes and miseries of a parent , who ...
... endeavour to remove this offence , and , in order to do so , I shall not confine myself to my text , but shall treat of the subject at large , and shew you , as our time will al- low , first , the crimes and miseries of a parent , who ...
Page 31
... endeavour to relieve them ? Not being able to make them innocent , shall we not endeavour to render them penitent ? Ah ! victims of my depravity , unhappy heirs of the crimes of your parents , innocent creatures born only to suffer ...
... endeavour to relieve them ? Not being able to make them innocent , shall we not endeavour to render them penitent ? Ah ! victims of my depravity , unhappy heirs of the crimes of your parents , innocent creatures born only to suffer ...
Page 44
... endeavour to form them to piety . Let us place the fear of God in these young hearts , before the world can get posses- sion of them , before the power of habit be united to that of constitution . Let us avail ourselves of the ...
... endeavour to form them to piety . Let us place the fear of God in these young hearts , before the world can get posses- sion of them , before the power of habit be united to that of constitution . Let us avail ourselves of the ...
Page 68
... endeavour to bring her to repent of her lasciviousness by convict- ing her of her crimes ? Would you have us reprove the head of a family for the iniquity that has disgraced his long life , in the presence of his son ? Would you have us ...
... endeavour to bring her to repent of her lasciviousness by convict- ing her of her crimes ? Would you have us reprove the head of a family for the iniquity that has disgraced his long life , in the presence of his son ? Would you have us ...
Page 89
... endeavour to avenge themselves for the want of courage to practise it . I am aware , too , that practise wickedness as much , as often , and as far as ever we can , we shall always find ourselves in a circle of companions like ourselves ...
... endeavour to avenge themselves for the want of courage to practise it . I am aware , too , that practise wickedness as much , as often , and as far as ever we can , we shall always find ourselves in a circle of companions like ourselves ...
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Page 329 - Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night : ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence, and give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
Page 332 - They that turn many to righteousness, shall shine as the stars for ever and ever.
Page 179 - All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
Page 103 - There was a certain creditor which had two debtors : the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me, therefore, which of them will love him most 1 Simon answered and said, I suppose that he, to whom he forgave most.
Page 272 - O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee ? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee ? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
Page 104 - Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
Page 361 - Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?
Page 199 - Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
Page 319 - I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
Page 442 - Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin — ; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.