Sermons ...: To which is Prefixed a Short Account of the Life and Character of the Author, Volume 3T. Cadell; F.C. & J Rivington [& others], 1822 - Presbyterian Church |
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... objects to appear , which contradict the ideas we have formed , and mock our vain researches . Now , if we are obliged to admit that the order and beauty of the natural world . sufficiently prove it to be the work of a wise Creator ...
... objects to appear , which contradict the ideas we have formed , and mock our vain researches . Now , if we are obliged to admit that the order and beauty of the natural world . sufficiently prove it to be the work of a wise Creator ...
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... object of our religious assemblies ; and is this what any man of reflection , and of sober mind , dare to make light of ? In the temple of the Lord , the rich and the poor , the prince and the peasant , appear as suppliants alike for ...
... object of our religious assemblies ; and is this what any man of reflection , and of sober mind , dare to make light of ? In the temple of the Lord , the rich and the poor , the prince and the peasant , appear as suppliants alike for ...
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... objects around us , that our attachment to them is always in hazard of becoming excessive and sinful . Hence religion is often employed in moder- ating this attachment , by rectifying our erroneous opinions , and instructing us in the ...
... objects around us , that our attachment to them is always in hazard of becoming excessive and sinful . Hence religion is often employed in moder- ating this attachment , by rectifying our erroneous opinions , and instructing us in the ...
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... objects have attracted the attention , and new intrigues engaged the opinions of men . New mem- bers fill the seat of justice ; new ministers the tem- ples of religion ; and a new world , in short , in the course of a few years , has ...
... objects have attracted the attention , and new intrigues engaged the opinions of men . New mem- bers fill the seat of justice ; new ministers the tem- ples of religion ; and a new world , in short , in the course of a few years , has ...
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... objects to which I must now call your attention , as the great supports of human constancy amidst this fugitive state . Though this world changes and passes away , virtue and goodness never change ; God never changes ; heaven and ...
... objects to which I must now call your attention , as the great supports of human constancy amidst this fugitive state . Though this world changes and passes away , virtue and goodness never change ; God never changes ; heaven and ...
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Page 29 - LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
Page 216 - Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.
Page 214 - But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them.
Page 282 - Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: But God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
Page 368 - And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven?
Page 464 - And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars ; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth : for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
Page 327 - Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath : for it is written, Vengeance is mine ; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Page vi - Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
Page 138 - Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
Page 429 - A man's heart deviseth his way : but the LORD directeth his steps.