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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... scenes of nature , on which the eye rests with pleasure . Whereas the suspicious man , having his imagination filled with all the shocking forms of human falsehood , deceit , and treachery , resembles the traveller in the wilderness ...
... scenes of nature , on which the eye rests with pleasure . Whereas the suspicious man , having his imagination filled with all the shocking forms of human falsehood , deceit , and treachery , resembles the traveller in the wilderness ...
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... scene of disasters and injuries , of confused events , and of unreasonable men . Whereas , to the pious man , the contemplation of the universe exhibits a very differ- ent spectacle . In the midst of seeming confusion he traces a ...
... scene of disasters and injuries , of confused events , and of unreasonable men . Whereas , to the pious man , the contemplation of the universe exhibits a very differ- ent spectacle . In the midst of seeming confusion he traces a ...
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... the conclusion of the whole scene , that to fear God and keep his commandments is the whole duty of man . * Psalm xxxvii . 5 . SERMON XXVIII . On the BENEFITS to be derived from E 4 SERM . XXVII . ON THE CHARACTER OF HAZAEL . 55.
... the conclusion of the whole scene , that to fear God and keep his commandments is the whole duty of man . * Psalm xxxvii . 5 . SERMON XXVIII . On the BENEFITS to be derived from E 4 SERM . XXVII . ON THE CHARACTER OF HAZAEL . 55.
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... . They are the conclusions of a great and prosperous prince , who had once given full scope to his desires ; who was thoroughly acquainted with life in its most flat- tering scenes ; and who now , reviewing all that 1 *
... . They are the conclusions of a great and prosperous prince , who had once given full scope to his desires ; who was thoroughly acquainted with life in its most flat- tering scenes ; and who now , reviewing all that 1 *
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... scenes ; and who now , reviewing all that he had enjoyed , delivers to us the result of long expe- rience and tried wisdom . None of his principles seem , at first view , more dubious and exceptionable than those which the text presents ...
... scenes ; and who now , reviewing all that he had enjoyed , delivers to us the result of long expe- rience and tried wisdom . None of his principles seem , at first view , more dubious and exceptionable than those which the text presents ...
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