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Page 4
... ment to his interest , and of enmity to all whom they suppose to be his foes . But this is not that wisdom to which Solomon ascribes in the Text , such high preroga- tives . It is not the religion which we preach , nor the religion of ...
... ment to his interest , and of enmity to all whom they suppose to be his foes . But this is not that wisdom to which Solomon ascribes in the Text , such high preroga- tives . It is not the religion which we preach , nor the religion of ...
Page 15
... ment were ever mankind more generally agreed . ; FINALLY , the honour acquired by reli- gion and virtue is honour divine and im- mortal . It is honour , not in the estima- tion of men only , but in the sight of God whose judgment is the ...
... ment were ever mankind more generally agreed . ; FINALLY , the honour acquired by reli- gion and virtue is honour divine and im- mortal . It is honour , not in the estima- tion of men only , but in the sight of God whose judgment is the ...
Page 24
... ment abounds with passages which enjoin the cultivation of this disposition . Being all one body and members one of another , we are commanded to love our neighbour as our- self ; II . self ; to look every man , not 24 On Sensibility .
... ment abounds with passages which enjoin the cultivation of this disposition . Being all one body and members one of another , we are commanded to love our neighbour as our- self ; II . self ; to look every man , not 24 On Sensibility .
Page 114
... you have felt the truest satisfaction ; whe ther days of sobriety and a rational employ- ment have not left behind them a more agreeable 5 VI . agreeable remembrance , than nights of li- SERMON 114 On the Progress of Vice .
... you have felt the truest satisfaction ; whe ther days of sobriety and a rational employ- ment have not left behind them a more agreeable 5 VI . agreeable remembrance , than nights of li- SERMON 114 On the Progress of Vice .
Page 116
... ment of old age . That is a period you wish to see ; but how miserable when it arrives , if it yield you nothing but the dregs of life ; and present no retrospect , except that of a thoughtless and dishonoured youth . LET me once more ...
... ment of old age . That is a period you wish to see ; but how miserable when it arrives , if it yield you nothing but the dregs of life ; and present no retrospect , except that of a thoughtless and dishonoured youth . LET me once more ...
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