Sermons, Volumen1W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1784 |
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... hath connected , and which it is impious in man to separate . It is only when they remain united , that they can come up as a grateful memorial before God . I fhall first endeavour to fhew you , that alms without prayers , or prayers ...
... hath connected , and which it is impious in man to separate . It is only when they remain united , that they can come up as a grateful memorial before God . I fhall first endeavour to fhew you , that alms without prayers , or prayers ...
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... hath fhewed thee , O man , what is good ; and what doth the Lord thy God require of thee , but to do justly , and love mercy - and to walk bumbly with thy God ? SERMON II . PSALM Xxvii . 5 . In the time of trouble , he shall hide me in ...
... hath fhewed thee , O man , what is good ; and what doth the Lord thy God require of thee , but to do justly , and love mercy - and to walk bumbly with thy God ? SERMON II . PSALM Xxvii . 5 . In the time of trouble , he shall hide me in ...
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... hath offended , openly ftretched out against him . - At a feafon when a man ftands moft in need of fupport , how intolerable is the weight of this additional load aggravating the depreffion of difeafe , difappointment , or old age ! How ...
... hath offended , openly ftretched out against him . - At a feafon when a man ftands moft in need of fupport , how intolerable is the weight of this additional load aggravating the depreffion of difeafe , difappointment , or old age ! How ...
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... hath no helper from the band of the Spoiler . For the oppreffion of the poor , and for the fighing of the needy , will I arife , faith the Lord , to fet him in fafely from him that puffeth at him . He is the Father of the fatherless ...
... hath no helper from the band of the Spoiler . For the oppreffion of the poor , and for the fighing of the needy , will I arife , faith the Lord , to fet him in fafely from him that puffeth at him . He is the Father of the fatherless ...
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... hath brought life and im- mortality to light ; who hath not only brought them to light , but fecured them to good men ; and by the death and refurrection of Jefus Christ , hath begotten them unto the lively hope of an inheritance ...
... hath brought life and im- mortality to light ; who hath not only brought them to light , but fecured them to good men ; and by the death and refurrection of Jefus Christ , hath begotten them unto the lively hope of an inheritance ...
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Página 187 - ... rational beings; not only as rational, but social; not only as social, but immortal. Whatever violates your nature in any of these respects, cannot afford true pleasure; any more than that which undermines an essential part of the vital system can promote health. For the truth of this conclusion, we appeal not merely to the authority of religion, nor to the testimony of the aged, but to yourselves and your own experience. We...
Página 40 - 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.
Página 188 - In youth the habits of industry are most easily acquired. In youth, the incentives to it are strongest, from ambition and from duty, from emulation and hope, from all the prospects which the beginning of life affords. If, dead to these calls, you already languish in slothful inaction...
Página 175 - The vigour which it gives the mind, and the weight which it adds to character ; the generous sentiments which it breathes, the undaunted spirit which it inspires, the...
Página 137 - But a more refined and enlarged mind leaves the world behind it, feels a call for higher pleasures, and seeks them in retreat. The man of public spirit has recourse to it in order to form plans for general good ; the man of genius in order to dwell on his favourite themes ; the philosopher to pursue his discoveries ; and the saint to improve himself in grace.
Página 182 - The path of truth is a plain and safe path ; that of falsehood is a perplexing maze. After the first departure from sincerity, it is not in your power to stop. One artifice unavoidably leads on to another ; till, as the intricacy of the labyrinth increases, you are left entangled in your own snare.
Página 183 - Remember how unknown to you are the vicissitudes of the world ; and how often they, on whom ignorant and contemptuous young men once looked down with scorn, have risen to be their superiors in future years.
Página 173 - You see, that those who are born with the same advantages of fortune, are not all equally prosperous in the course of life. While some of them, by wise and steady conduct, attain distinction in the world, and pass their days with comfort and honour ; others of the same rank, by mean and vicious...
Página 176 - As in the succession of the seasons, each, by the invariable laws of Nature, affects the productions of what is next in course ; so, in human life, every period of our age, according as it is well or ill spent, influences the happiness of that which is to follow.
Página 187 - ... and one who was formed for running the fair career of life in the midst of public esteem, cut off...