Sermons and Discourses on Several Subjects and Occasions, Volume 2C. and R. Ware, T. Longman, and J. Johnson, 1774 - Sermons, English |
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... nature and " tendency of their principles , ( as they are most " expofed to the troubles and ill accidents of lifet , fo ) are the greatest strangers to the pleafures " and advantages of it ? ' And would not these be great and needlefs ...
... nature and " tendency of their principles , ( as they are most " expofed to the troubles and ill accidents of lifet , fo ) are the greatest strangers to the pleafures " and advantages of it ? ' And would not these be great and needlefs ...
Page xvi
... nature teaches us to follow ; and upon this foundation proceeds to represent me as af- firming , that " the beft of men are rendered " more miferable than the wicked , by the prac- " tice of virtue " whereas , in truth 1 only maintain ...
... nature teaches us to follow ; and upon this foundation proceeds to represent me as af- firming , that " the beft of men are rendered " more miferable than the wicked , by the prac- " tice of virtue " whereas , in truth 1 only maintain ...
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... nature of virtue and vice , and the obligations men are under , univerfally , to prac tife the one , and efchew the other . But this , I am fenfible , lics without the com pafs of my immediate defign , which is only to reckon up the ...
... nature of virtue and vice , and the obligations men are under , univerfally , to prac tife the one , and efchew the other . But this , I am fenfible , lics without the com pafs of my immediate defign , which is only to reckon up the ...
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... nature , confidered with this advantage , is in- " finitely above the brute beafts that perifb . " Serm . vol . ix . pag . 68 , 69. Again , " What " would a man gain by it , if the foul were not " immortal , but to level himself with ...
... nature , confidered with this advantage , is in- " finitely above the brute beafts that perifb . " Serm . vol . ix . pag . 68 , 69. Again , " What " would a man gain by it , if the foul were not " immortal , but to level himself with ...
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Francis Atterbury. " ly circumftantiated , allowable to human nature ; " fuch as the fweet reflexion on the fucceís of our " political management - the general tribute of " honour and refpect for our policy and wit , and " that ample ...
Francis Atterbury. " ly circumftantiated , allowable to human nature ; " fuch as the fweet reflexion on the fucceís of our " political management - the general tribute of " honour and refpect for our policy and wit , and " that ample ...
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Page 119 - Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, 'Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was an hungred and ye gave me meat, I was thirsty and ye gave me drink, I was a stranger and ye took me in; naked and ye clothed me, I was sick and ye visited me, I was in prison and ye came unto me.
Page 55 - I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me : my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. I was a father to the poor : and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
Page 154 - For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
Page 159 - But a certain Samaritan as he journeyed came where he was, and when he saw him he had compassion on him and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn and took care of him.
Page 79 - Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day : lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied ; then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God...
Page 147 - Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor ; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
Page 161 - Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not ; for of fuch is the kingdom of God.
Page 50 - I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
Page lxxi - He was made to reprove our thoughts. He is grievous unto us even to behold: for his life is not like other men's, his ways are of another fashion.