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... ourselves to his service for ever . are reproach ; so there is a worldly wisdom , which in his sight is foolish ness . Of this worldly wisdom the characters are given in the context , and placed in contrast with those of the wisdom ...
... ourselves to his service for ever . are reproach ; so there is a worldly wisdom , which in his sight is foolish ness . Of this worldly wisdom the characters are given in the context , and placed in contrast with those of the wisdom ...
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... ourselves in that harshness and severity , which are so contradictory to its genius ? Too plainly we shew , that it has no power over our hearts . We may re- tain the Christian name ; but we have abandoned the Christian spirit . II ...
... ourselves in that harshness and severity , which are so contradictory to its genius ? Too plainly we shew , that it has no power over our hearts . We may re- tain the Christian name ; but we have abandoned the Christian spirit . II ...
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... ourselves the habit of virtue . Gentleness is , in truth , the great avenue to mutual enjoyment . Amidst the strife of interfering interests , it tempers the violence of contention , and keeps alive the seeds of har- It softens ...
... ourselves the habit of virtue . Gentleness is , in truth , the great avenue to mutual enjoyment . Amidst the strife of interfering interests , it tempers the violence of contention , and keeps alive the seeds of har- It softens ...
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... ourselves ; and amidst the storms of passion to which we are here exposed , and the slippery . paths which we are left to tread , never trust presumptuously to our own un- derstanding . Thankful that a Hea- venly Conductor vouchsafes ...
... ourselves ; and amidst the storms of passion to which we are here exposed , and the slippery . paths which we are left to tread , never trust presumptuously to our own un- derstanding . Thankful that a Hea- venly Conductor vouchsafes ...
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... the madness of revenge . His passions rose with the rising tide of prosperity ; and pride completed what prosperity began . What was First , we are not sufficiently ac- quainted with ourselves 70 [ SERMON ON THE DISORDERS , & c .
... the madness of revenge . His passions rose with the rising tide of prosperity ; and pride completed what prosperity began . What was First , we are not sufficiently ac- quainted with ourselves 70 [ SERMON ON THE DISORDERS , & c .
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