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Page 45
... that you are so ready to err , and to fall . In reviewing past life , it cannot but occur , that many things now appear of inconsider SERMON inconsiderable importance , which once oc- III . cupied On the Improvement of Time . 45.
... that you are so ready to err , and to fall . In reviewing past life , it cannot but occur , that many things now appear of inconsider SERMON inconsiderable importance , which once oc- III . cupied On the Improvement of Time . 45.
Page 46
... once thought were to last for ever , and on which we considered our whole happi- ness or misery as suspended ? We look back upon them now , as upon a dream which has passed away . None of those mighty consequences have followed which we ...
... once thought were to last for ever , and on which we considered our whole happi- ness or misery as suspended ? We look back upon them now , as upon a dream which has passed away . None of those mighty consequences have followed which we ...
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... once glowed in the breast . In proportion as worldly pursuits multi- ply and competitions rise , ambition , jea- lousy , and envy , combine with interest to excite bad passions , and to increase the cor- ruption of the heart . At first ...
... once glowed in the breast . In proportion as worldly pursuits multi- ply and competitions rise , ambition , jea- lousy , and envy , combine with interest to excite bad passions , and to increase the cor- ruption of the heart . At first ...
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... along with yourselves in the race of life . Think how many of them have fallen around you . Observe how many blank spaces you can number in the catalogue of those who If , in SERMON who were once your companions . 74 On the Duties ...
... along with yourselves in the race of life . Think how many of them have fallen around you . Observe how many blank spaces you can number in the catalogue of those who If , in SERMON who were once your companions . 74 On the Duties ...
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Hugh Blair, James Finlayson. If , in SERMON who were once your companions . the midst of so much devastation , you have been preserved and blessed ; consider seriously what returns you owe to the goodness of Heaven . Inquire whether your ...
Hugh Blair, James Finlayson. If , in SERMON who were once your companions . the midst of so much devastation , you have been preserved and blessed ; consider seriously what returns you owe to the goodness of Heaven . Inquire whether your ...
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