Sermons, Volume 2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1812 - Presbyterian Church |
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... mean com- pliances ; next , impels them to open crimes and , beginning with ostentation and extra- vagance , they end in infamy and guilt . Such are the consequences of neglecting order in our worldly circumstances . Such is the circle ...
... mean com- pliances ; next , impels them to open crimes and , beginning with ostentation and extra- vagance , they end in infamy and guilt . Such are the consequences of neglecting order in our worldly circumstances . Such is the circle ...
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... mean , or to commit what is criminal . But he who wants that firmness of mind which the observance of order requires , is held in bondage to the world ; he can neither act his part with courage as a man , nor with fidelity as a ...
... mean , or to commit what is criminal . But he who wants that firmness of mind which the observance of order requires , is held in bondage to the world ; he can neither act his part with courage as a man , nor with fidelity as a ...
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... mean not , that you ought to look on those minute attentions which are apt to occupy frivolous minds , as connected either with virtue or wisdom . But I exhort you to remember , that dif- order , like other immoralities , frequently ...
... mean not , that you ought to look on those minute attentions which are apt to occupy frivolous minds , as connected either with virtue or wisdom . But I exhort you to remember , that dif- order , like other immoralities , frequently ...
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... . What passes in the mean time within their mind , they suppose to be of no great consequence , either to themselves , or to the world . In opposition to this dan- gerous SERMON gerous plan of morality , the wise man ex- [ 27 ]
... . What passes in the mean time within their mind , they suppose to be of no great consequence , either to themselves , or to the world . In opposition to this dan- gerous SERMON gerous plan of morality , the wise man ex- [ 27 ]
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... means , but that is the end . These are no more than instruments of satisfaction ; that is , satisfaction itself . Justly it is said by the Wise Man , that be who hath no rule over his spirit , is like a city that is broken down , and ...
... means , but that is the end . These are no more than instruments of satisfaction ; that is , satisfaction itself . Justly it is said by the Wise Man , that be who hath no rule over his spirit , is like a city that is broken down , and ...
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