Sermons ...: To which is Prefixed a Short Account of the Life and Character of the Author, Volume 2T. Cadell; F.C. & J Rivington [& others], 1822 - Presbyterian Church |
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... contempt on what is sordid and guilty . But advancing farther in life , and inured by degrees to the crooked ways of men ; pressing through the crowd , and the bustle of the world ; obliged to contend with this man's craft , SERM ...
... contempt on what is sordid and guilty . But advancing farther in life , and inured by degrees to the crooked ways of men ; pressing through the crowd , and the bustle of the world ; obliged to contend with this man's craft , SERM ...
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... contempt and disgrace , none are insensible . Among the advantages which attend religion and virtue , the honour which they confer on man is frequently mentioned in Scripture as one of the most considerable . Wisdom is the principal ...
... contempt and disgrace , none are insensible . Among the advantages which attend religion and virtue , the honour which they confer on man is frequently mentioned in Scripture as one of the most considerable . Wisdom is the principal ...
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... contempt . On this point therefore I conceive it not necessary to insist any longer . NEITHER does the honour of man arise from mere dignity of rank or office . Were such distinctions always , or even generally , obtained in consequence ...
... contempt . On this point therefore I conceive it not necessary to insist any longer . NEITHER does the honour of man arise from mere dignity of rank or office . Were such distinctions always , or even generally , obtained in consequence ...
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... contempt or ridicule . But where was ever the nation on the face of the globe who did not honour unblemished worth , unaffected piety , stedfast , humane , and regular virtue ? To whom were altars erected in the Heathen world , but to ...
... contempt or ridicule . But where was ever the nation on the face of the globe who did not honour unblemished worth , unaffected piety , stedfast , humane , and regular virtue ? To whom were altars erected in the Heathen world , but to ...
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... contempt . Let him look to what will dignify his character as a man . Let him cultivate those moral qualities which all men in their hearts respect . Wisdom shall then give to his head an ornament of grace , a crown of † 2 Sam . xxiii ...
... contempt . Let him look to what will dignify his character as a man . Let him cultivate those moral qualities which all men in their hearts respect . Wisdom shall then give to his head an ornament of grace , a crown of † 2 Sam . xxiii ...
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