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Page 51
... wise and religious improvement of the present ; a few of which only I shall hint . Let us begin with excluding those super- fluous avocations which unprofitably con- sume it . Life is short ; much that is of real importance remains to ...
... wise and religious improvement of the present ; a few of which only I shall hint . Let us begin with excluding those super- fluous avocations which unprofitably con- sume it . Life is short ; much that is of real importance remains to ...
Page 54
... wise pur- poscs , implanted in the human breast . It serves to give proper occupation to the active powers of the mind , and to quicken all its exertions , ; III . exertions . But it is too often 54 On the Improvement of Time .
... wise pur- poscs , implanted in the human breast . It serves to give proper occupation to the active powers of the mind , and to quicken all its exertions , ; III . exertions . But it is too often 54 On the Improvement of Time .
Page 61
... wise man , there SERMON is a season ; and a time to every purpose under heaven * . As there are duties which belong to particular situations of fortune , so there are duties also which result from particular periods of human life . In ...
... wise man , there SERMON is a season ; and a time to every purpose under heaven * . As there are duties which belong to particular situations of fortune , so there are duties also which result from particular periods of human life . In ...
Page 76
... wise men , let it be under the persuasion that it is nearly to resemble the past , in bringing forward a mixture of alternate hopes and fears , of griefs and joy . In order to be prepared for whatever it may bring , let us cultivate ...
... wise men , let it be under the persuasion that it is nearly to resemble the past , in bringing forward a mixture of alternate hopes and fears , of griefs and joy . In order to be prepared for whatever it may bring , let us cultivate ...
Page 79
... wise , he is likely to find little pleasure . It is not merely by transient acts of devo- tion that such consolations are to be pro- vided . The regular tenor of a virtuous and pious life , spent in the faithful discharge of all the ...
... wise , he is likely to find little pleasure . It is not merely by transient acts of devo- tion that such consolations are to be pro- vided . The regular tenor of a virtuous and pious life , spent in the faithful discharge of all the ...
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