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... Difcourfe to a Conclufion : As our Difunion does not only weaken us , but diverts us from that which ought to be our main Concern , to the un- happy Confequences that follow formed Parties ; fo if we will not take IVarning from our Savi ...
... Difcourfe to a Conclufion : As our Difunion does not only weaken us , but diverts us from that which ought to be our main Concern , to the un- happy Confequences that follow formed Parties ; fo if we will not take IVarning from our Savi ...
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... Dif- courfe that relates to Sins of another Order and Nature . In Daniel we have a noble Expreffion of the value of fuch as turn Men to Righteousness , That they shall fine as the Stars for ever and ever . In Hofea we find among the ...
... Dif- courfe that relates to Sins of another Order and Nature . In Daniel we have a noble Expreffion of the value of fuch as turn Men to Righteousness , That they shall fine as the Stars for ever and ever . In Hofea we find among the ...
Page 159
... Difcourfe . His Chear- fulness ought to be frank , but neither ex- ceffive nor licentious : His Friends and his Garden ought to be his chief Diversions , as his Study and his Parish ought to be his chief Employments . He muft ftill ...
... Difcourfe . His Chear- fulness ought to be frank , but neither ex- ceffive nor licentious : His Friends and his Garden ought to be his chief Diversions , as his Study and his Parish ought to be his chief Employments . He muft ftill ...
Page 161
... , and will furnish one with great Variety of good Thoughts , and of pleasant , as well as edifying Difcourfe . As for all other M Studies , h Bright Studies , every one must follow his Inclinati- ons Of the Paftoral Care . 161.
... , and will furnish one with great Variety of good Thoughts , and of pleasant , as well as edifying Difcourfe . As for all other M Studies , h Bright Studies , every one must follow his Inclinati- ons Of the Paftoral Care . 161.
Page 166
... Difcourfe of this Sort would be generally of much great- er Edification than an Afternoon's Sermon ; it should not be too long ; too much muft not be faid at a Time , nor more than one Point opened ; a Quarter of an Hour is Time ...
... Difcourfe of this Sort would be generally of much great- er Edification than an Afternoon's Sermon ; it should not be too long ; too much muft not be faid at a Time , nor more than one Point opened ; a Quarter of an Hour is Time ...
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Page 20 - The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled them.
Page 23 - But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of Hosts. Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.
Page 42 - Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves : for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
Page 42 - And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you ; and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake.
Page 18 - A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof (Jer.5:22-31).
Page 23 - The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.
Page 212 - ... from his heart. There is an authority in the simplest things that can be said, when they carry visible characters of genuineness in them. Now if a man can carry on this method, and by much meditation and prayer draw down divine influences, which are always to be expected, when a man puts himself in the way of them, and prepares himself for them ; he will often feel, that while he is musing a fire is kindled within him...
Page 23 - If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of Hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings : yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
Page 111 - Be to the flock of Christ a shepherd, not a wolf; feed them, devour them not. Hold up the weak, heal the sick, bind up the broken, bring again the outcasts, seek the lost.
Page xxv - The much greater part of those who come to be ordained are ignorant to a degree not to be apprehended by those who are not obliged to know it. The easiest part of knowledge is that to which they are the greatest strangers; I mean the plainest...