Sermons. ...: To which is Prefixed a Short Account of the Life and Character of the Author, Volume 2J. Walker & Company, 1824 |
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... universe looks with no favour.— Thou , who art a man full of frailties , who standest in need , not merely of impartiality in thy divine Judge , but of indulgence and mercy ; thou who implorest daily this mercy from him , and prayest ...
... universe looks with no favour.— Thou , who art a man full of frailties , who standest in need , not merely of impartiality in thy divine Judge , but of indulgence and mercy ; thou who implorest daily this mercy from him , and prayest ...
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... universe exhibits a very dif- ferent spectacle . In the midst of seeming confusion he traces a principle of order ; and by attention to that order , his mind is harmonized and calmed . He beholds a wise and righteous governor presiding ...
... universe exhibits a very dif- ferent spectacle . In the midst of seeming confusion he traces a principle of order ; and by attention to that order , his mind is harmonized and calmed . He beholds a wise and righteous governor presiding ...
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... universe . How can mildness or forgiveness gain place in the temper of that man , who , on occasion of every cala- mity which he suffers from the ill - usage of others , has no sanctuary within his own breast to which he can make ...
... universe . How can mildness or forgiveness gain place in the temper of that man , who , on occasion of every cala- mity which he suffers from the ill - usage of others , has no sanctuary within his own breast to which he can make ...
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... universe , appear comfortable names ; and the re- surrection of the just becomes the powerful cordial of grief . In such moments as these , which we may justly call happy moments , the soul participates of all the pleasures of devotion ...
... universe , appear comfortable names ; and the re- surrection of the just becomes the powerful cordial of grief . In such moments as these , which we may justly call happy moments , the soul participates of all the pleasures of devotion ...
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... universe , it is necessary that the divine perfections be displayed before mankind in a sensible and striking manner . We are not to con- ceive the Supreme Being as hereby seeking praise to himself , from a principle of ostentation or ...
... universe , it is necessary that the divine perfections be displayed before mankind in a sensible and striking manner . We are not to con- ceive the Supreme Being as hereby seeking praise to himself , from a principle of ostentation or ...
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