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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... hours of rest . Accustomed to view the characters of his neighbours in the most favour- able light , he is like one who dwells amidst those beautiful scenes of nature , on which the eye rests with pleasure . Whereas the suspicious man ...
... hours of rest . Accustomed to view the characters of his neighbours in the most favour- able light , he is like one who dwells amidst those beautiful scenes of nature , on which the eye rests with pleasure . Whereas the suspicious man ...
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... hour of speculation , and in the hour of practice , their sen- timents may differ widely . Their present disposition they easily persuade themselves will ever continue the same ; and yet that disposition is changing with circumstances ...
... hour of speculation , and in the hour of practice , their sen- timents may differ widely . Their present disposition they easily persuade themselves will ever continue the same ; and yet that disposition is changing with circumstances ...
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... hour of adversity , the re- membrance of his conference with the venerable Prophet would sting his heart . Comparing the sen- timent which , in those his better days , he felt , with the atrocious cruelties which he had afterwards com ...
... hour of adversity , the re- membrance of his conference with the venerable Prophet would sting his heart . Comparing the sen- timent which , in those his better days , he felt , with the atrocious cruelties which he had afterwards com ...
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... hours , that can give any lively sensations to the returns of joy . I speak not of those thought- ful hours , too well known to sinners , which proceed from guilty remorse ; and which , instead of preparing for future pleasure , damp ...
... hours , that can give any lively sensations to the returns of joy . I speak not of those thought- ful hours , too well known to sinners , which proceed from guilty remorse ; and which , instead of preparing for future pleasure , damp ...
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... hour of the house of feasting , partake of no more than the lowest part of animal pleasure . Having premised these observations , I proceed to point out the direct effects of a proper attention to the distresses of life upon our moral ...
... hour of the house of feasting , partake of no more than the lowest part of animal pleasure . Having premised these observations , I proceed to point out the direct effects of a proper attention to the distresses of life upon our moral ...
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