Sermons on Practical Subjects: Extracted Chiefly from the Works of Divines of the Last Century. By Richard Burn, ... In Four Volumes. ...T. Cadell, 1774 |
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... rest . Now there are two univerfal enemies of tranquility ; confcioufnefs of evil done , and fenfe of evil fuffered . The former in one word we call fins ; the latter , crosses . The first of these ( to wit , our fins ) must be taken ...
... rest . Now there are two univerfal enemies of tranquility ; confcioufnefs of evil done , and fenfe of evil fuffered . The former in one word we call fins ; the latter , crosses . The first of these ( to wit , our fins ) must be taken ...
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... rest ) , can unfeignedly fay with St. Paul , he defires to be diffolved , and to be with Chrift . And let us take care to be of that num- ber , and we need not fear any temporal calamities that may befal us . SERMON ( 59 ) SERMON IV ...
... rest ) , can unfeignedly fay with St. Paul , he defires to be diffolved , and to be with Chrift . And let us take care to be of that num- ber , and we need not fear any temporal calamities that may befal us . SERMON ( 59 ) SERMON IV ...
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... rest of its ritual precepts , and to the penal fanction itself , in all its rigour and feverity ; and therefore no gainer by the gofpel . And having fhewed in the following verses , what is the fum of Christianity , namely , faith ...
... rest of its ritual precepts , and to the penal fanction itself , in all its rigour and feverity ; and therefore no gainer by the gofpel . And having fhewed in the following verses , what is the fum of Christianity , namely , faith ...
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... rest , which is , to take care of him , and to provide for him in that obedience . For it is too great a care , for him to take care of himfelf , who did not from himself receive his life . The government of the world is an un- wieldy ...
... rest , which is , to take care of him , and to provide for him in that obedience . For it is too great a care , for him to take care of himfelf , who did not from himself receive his life . The government of the world is an un- wieldy ...
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... rest upon , which hath no foundation for itself ? Caft your eyes round about , upon the riches , wealth , and preferments of this world ; and behold they are in a conti- nual motion to corruption ; they are in a daily flux ; the waters ...
... rest upon , which hath no foundation for itself ? Caft your eyes round about , upon the riches , wealth , and preferments of this world ; and behold they are in a conti- nual motion to corruption ; they are in a daily flux ; the waters ...
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Page 197 - That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
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