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... Church of Scotland , 20th May 1796. ] JEREMIAH , xlix . 11 . Leave thy fatherless children ; I will preserve them alive ; and let thy widows trust in me . 409 SERMON I. On the CAUSES of MEN's being weary of vill CONTENTS .
... Church of Scotland , 20th May 1796. ] JEREMIAH , xlix . 11 . Leave thy fatherless children ; I will preserve them alive ; and let thy widows trust in me . 409 SERMON I. On the CAUSES of MEN's being weary of vill CONTENTS .
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... trust , and adore . Suppofing the ideas which I have fet before you , in this difcourfe , to be no more than the fpeculations of a contem- plative mind , fuch as were wont of old to be indulged by the philofophers of the Platonic fchool ...
... trust , and adore . Suppofing the ideas which I have fet before you , in this difcourfe , to be no more than the fpeculations of a contem- plative mind , fuch as were wont of old to be indulged by the philofophers of the Platonic fchool ...
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... trust thou in him * . IN the fecond place , The expreffion of bereafter in the text must be understood to refer , in its full extent , not to future events in this life , but to a fubfequent ftate of being . For this life is no more ...
... trust thou in him * . IN the fecond place , The expreffion of bereafter in the text must be understood to refer , in its full extent , not to future events in this life , but to a fubfequent ftate of being . For this life is no more ...
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... trust in the providence , and the promises of God , he is exempted from fervile dependence on other things . He can wrap himself up in a good confcience , and look forward , without terror , to the change of the world . Let all things ...
... trust in the providence , and the promises of God , he is exempted from fervile dependence on other things . He can wrap himself up in a good confcience , and look forward , without terror , to the change of the world . Let all things ...
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... trust also in him , and he fall bring to pass the defires of thy heart . V. BUILD your hopes of happiness on fomewhat more folid and lafting than what either to day or to - morrow are likely to produce . From what has been faid , you ...
... trust also in him , and he fall bring to pass the defires of thy heart . V. BUILD your hopes of happiness on fomewhat more folid and lafting than what either to day or to - morrow are likely to produce . From what has been faid , you ...
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Page i - Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned...
Page 225 - Gather the people together, men, and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God, and observe to do all the words of this law...
Page ii - And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the operation of his hands.
Page 13 - Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then I would fly away and be at rest.
Page 91 - Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
Page 324 - Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
Page 113 - ... mountain, all exhibit a Supreme Power, before which you ought to tremble and adore; all preach the doctrine, all inspire the spirit of devotion and reverence. Regarding, then, the work of the Lord, let rising emotions of awe and gratitude call forth from your souls such sentiments as these : — " Lord, wherever I am, and whatever I " enjoy, may I never forget thee as the Author of " nature! May I never forget that I am thy crea
Page 93 - But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many.
Page 131 - Oh that I knew where I might find him ! that I might come even to his seat ! I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.
Page 32 - ... and noble spirit. Patience, by preserving composure within, resists the impression which trouble makes from without. Compassionate affections, even when they draw tears from our eyes for human misery, convey satisfaction to the heart. They who have nothing to give, can often afford relief to others by imparting what they feeL Our ignorance of what is to come, and of what is really good or evil, should correct anxiety about worldly success.