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Page 53
... peace , and safety , without any particular or uncom- mon evils to afflict your condition ; what more can you reasonably look for in this vain and uncertain world ? How little can E 3 the SERMON the greatest prosperity add to such a ...
... peace , and safety , without any particular or uncom- mon evils to afflict your condition ; what more can you reasonably look for in this vain and uncertain world ? How little can E 3 the SERMON the greatest prosperity add to such a ...
Page 67
... departments to be filled up . They require that some be appointed to rule , and others to obey ; some to defend the society from danger , others to main- F 2 tain IV . 1 SERMON tain its internal order and peace to Middle Age . 67.
... departments to be filled up . They require that some be appointed to rule , and others to obey ; some to defend the society from danger , others to main- F 2 tain IV . 1 SERMON tain its internal order and peace to Middle Age . 67.
Page 68
Hugh Blair, James Finlayson. IV . 1 SERMON tain its internal order and peace ; some to provide the conveniences of life , others to promote the improvement of the mind ; many to work ; others to contrive and di- rect . In short , within ...
Hugh Blair, James Finlayson. IV . 1 SERMON tain its internal order and peace ; some to provide the conveniences of life , others to promote the improvement of the mind ; many to work ; others to contrive and di- rect . In short , within ...
Page 79
... peace with God , and the hope of heaven , as the most effectual consolations he can possess , when the evil days shall come , wherein , other- wise , he is likely to find little pleasure . It is not merely by transient acts of devo ...
... peace with God , and the hope of heaven , as the most effectual consolations he can possess , when the evil days shall come , wherein , other- wise , he is likely to find little pleasure . It is not merely by transient acts of devo ...
Page 90
... peace and war succeed- ing in their turns ; the face of his country undergoing many alterations ; and the very city in which he dwelt , rising , in a manner , new around him . After all he has beheld , his eyes are now closed for ever ...
... peace and war succeed- ing in their turns ; the face of his country undergoing many alterations ; and the very city in which he dwelt , rising , in a manner , new around him . After all he has beheld , his eyes are now closed for ever ...
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