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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... issue for his good : And therefore , having much to hope from God , and little to fear from the world , he can be easy in every state . - One who possesses within himself such an 20 SERM . LX , ON THE SLAVERY OF VICE .
... issue for his good : And therefore , having much to hope from God , and little to fear from the world , he can be easy in every state . - One who possesses within himself such an 20 SERM . LX , ON THE SLAVERY OF VICE .
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... possesses within himself such an establishment of mind , is truly free . But shall I call that man free , who has nothing that is his own , nor property assured ; whose very heart is not his own , but rendered the appendage of external ...
... possesses within himself such an establishment of mind , is truly free . But shall I call that man free , who has nothing that is his own , nor property assured ; whose very heart is not his own , but rendered the appendage of external ...
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... possess of receiving religious instruction , and imbibing religious ideas ; and what can you expect them to become ? No other than a ferocious rabble , who , set free from checks of conscience , and fears of divine vengeance , would be ...
... possess of receiving religious instruction , and imbibing religious ideas ; and what can you expect them to become ? No other than a ferocious rabble , who , set free from checks of conscience , and fears of divine vengeance , would be ...
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... possessing , they were ever to keep in view this consideration , that the fashion of this world passeth away . The original expression imports the figure or form under which the world presents itself to us . The meaning is , all that ...
... possessing , they were ever to keep in view this consideration , that the fashion of this world passeth away . The original expression imports the figure or form under which the world presents itself to us . The meaning is , all that ...
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... possess- ing the veneration and esteem of mankind , and conferring on the heart , which enjoys it , satisfaction and peace . Consult the most remote antiquity . Look to the most savage nations of the earth . How wild and how fluctuating ...
... possess- ing the veneration and esteem of mankind , and conferring on the heart , which enjoys it , satisfaction and peace . Consult the most remote antiquity . Look to the most savage nations of the earth . How wild and how fluctuating ...
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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.