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... those injunctions of mortification and felf - de- nial , of penitence , contrition and remorse , of abftinence from pleasure and enmity to the world , which occur fometimes in the facred writings ; VOL . II . B writings ; and to those ...
... those injunctions of mortification and felf - de- nial , of penitence , contrition and remorse , of abftinence from pleasure and enmity to the world , which occur fometimes in the facred writings ; VOL . II . B writings ; and to those ...
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... those hateful and turbulent paffions , which fill the mind with difquiet , and the world with disorder : they are those predominant vices and follies , thofe dangerous and deftructive amuse- ments , which destroy all composure of mind ...
... those hateful and turbulent paffions , which fill the mind with difquiet , and the world with disorder : they are those predominant vices and follies , thofe dangerous and deftructive amuse- ments , which destroy all composure of mind ...
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... those who taught it , and you will find that the predominant quality in both is an UNIFORM , UNREMITTED , CHEARFULNESS . John the Baptift , it is true , the precurfor and herald of the Gofpel , affumed the ap- pearance of aufterity and ...
... those who taught it , and you will find that the predominant quality in both is an UNIFORM , UNREMITTED , CHEARFULNESS . John the Baptift , it is true , the precurfor and herald of the Gofpel , affumed the ap- pearance of aufterity and ...
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... those happy meetings with so much ease and freedom , with fo little affectation of mo- rofenefs or referve , that his enemies gave him the name ( a name which he treated with the moft fovereign contempt ) " of a gluttonous 66 man , and ...
... those happy meetings with so much ease and freedom , with fo little affectation of mo- rofenefs or referve , that his enemies gave him the name ( a name which he treated with the moft fovereign contempt ) " of a gluttonous 66 man , and ...
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... those who have ex- perienced it . Next to the confolations of di- vine grace , it is the most fovereign balm to the miseries of life , both in him who is the object of it , and in him who exercises it ; and it will not only foothe and ...
... those who have ex- perienced it . Next to the confolations of di- vine grace , it is the most fovereign balm to the miseries of life , both in him who is the object of it , and in him who exercises it ; and it will not only foothe and ...
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Popular passages
Page 130 - Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
Page 118 - And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner ; that he may live with thee.
Page 196 - So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions ? if the Lord be God, follow him : but if Baal then follow him.
Page 235 - And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
Page 104 - For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: 4 And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
Page 255 - Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.
Page 25 - Where is the wise ? where is the scribe ? where is the disputer of this world ? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world ? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
Page 99 - But now thy kingdom shall not continue : the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.
Page 30 - that his ways are not as our ways, nor his thoughts as our thoughts...
Page 320 - For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.