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Page 5
... universe in the acts of worship and devotion . It consists in jus- tice , humanity , and mercy ; in a fair and candid mind , a generous and affectionate heart ; accompanied with temperance , self- government , and a perpetual regard in ...
... universe in the acts of worship and devotion . It consists in jus- tice , humanity , and mercy ; in a fair and candid mind , a generous and affectionate heart ; accompanied with temperance , self- government , and a perpetual regard in ...
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... universe dilates his heart with the thought that in- numerable multitudes around him are blest and happy . When he sees the labours of men appearing to prosper , and views a country flourishing in wealth and industry ; when he beholds ...
... universe dilates his heart with the thought that in- numerable multitudes around him are blest and happy . When he sees the labours of men appearing to prosper , and views a country flourishing in wealth and industry ; when he beholds ...
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... universe , has reason to distrust the truth and delicacy of his sensibility . He has reason to suspect , that in some corner of his heart there lodges a secret depravity , an unnatural hardness and callousness , which vitiates his ...
... universe , has reason to distrust the truth and delicacy of his sensibility . He has reason to suspect , that in some corner of his heart there lodges a secret depravity , an unnatural hardness and callousness , which vitiates his ...
Page 85
... voice of mirth or behold the face of man . They are swept from the universe as though they had never been . They are carried away , as with the flood : the G 3 wind SERMON wind has passed over them , and they are On Death . 85.
... voice of mirth or behold the face of man . They are swept from the universe as though they had never been . They are carried away , as with the flood : the G 3 wind SERMON wind has passed over them , and they are On Death . 85.
Page 131
... universe is always on the side of truth and virtue ; and that therefore , every worthy character , and every just and good cause , though for a while it should be depressed , is likely to receive countenance and protection in the end ...
... universe is always on the side of truth and virtue ; and that therefore , every worthy character , and every just and good cause , though for a while it should be depressed , is likely to receive countenance and protection in the end ...
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