Sermons, Chiefly on Particular Occasions, Volume 1Wells and Lilly, 1815 - Occasional sermons |
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... arise in every thoughtful mind upon so solemn and so unusual an occasion . The course of time has led us , as it were , to a higher eminence in the prospect of human nature . The past and the future seem more distinctly to lie before us ...
... arise in every thoughtful mind upon so solemn and so unusual an occasion . The course of time has led us , as it were , to a higher eminence in the prospect of human nature . The past and the future seem more distinctly to lie before us ...
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... arise from the circum- stances in which we now assemble . 1. The first and the most powerful of these re- flections is , that of our dependence upon " Him who " inhabiteth eternity . " We are arrived , in our generation , at the opening ...
... arise from the circum- stances in which we now assemble . 1. The first and the most powerful of these re- flections is , that of our dependence upon " Him who " inhabiteth eternity . " We are arrived , in our generation , at the opening ...
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... arise to us from the season we expe- rience , and the scenes we at present behold . In the beautiful language of the wise man , " the win- " ter is now over and gone ; the flowers appear " on the earth , the time of the singing of birds ...
... arise to us from the season we expe- rience , and the scenes we at present behold . In the beautiful language of the wise man , " the win- " ter is now over and gone ; the flowers appear " on the earth , the time of the singing of birds ...
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... arise at this time , with regard to the great Mind and Parent of existence . They are such as every age , however untaught , has felt ; which the wise of every country have cherished ; and by which , even amidst ignorance , they have ...
... arise at this time , with regard to the great Mind and Parent of existence . They are such as every age , however untaught , has felt ; which the wise of every country have cherished ; and by which , even amidst ignorance , they have ...
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... arise to us as Christians ; and there is a beautiful analogy , which I could earnestly wish to impress upon your minds , between the coming of the Gospel , and the arrival of the sea- son of spring . In no respect , perhaps , is our con ...
... arise to us as Christians ; and there is a beautiful analogy , which I could earnestly wish to impress upon your minds , between the coming of the Gospel , and the arrival of the sea- son of spring . In no respect , perhaps , is our con ...
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