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... affords a striking proof of the estimation in which they are held by God . Amidst that infinite variety of human events which pass under his eye , the prayers and the alms of Cornelius attracted his particular notice . He remarked the ...
... affords a striking proof of the estimation in which they are held by God . Amidst that infinite variety of human events which pass under his eye , the prayers and the alms of Cornelius attracted his particular notice . He remarked the ...
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... affords him the high satisfac- tion of having extracted lasting pleasure from that which is short , and of having ... afford . Look abroad into life , and you will find the gene- ral sense of mankind bearing witness to this import- ant ...
... affords him the high satisfac- tion of having extracted lasting pleasure from that which is short , and of having ... afford . Look abroad into life , and you will find the gene- ral sense of mankind bearing witness to this import- ant ...
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... affords one fixed point of rest . It is indeed the most eminent of all the advantages which religion now confers . For , consider the mighty power of hope over the human mind . It is the universal comforter . It is the spring of all ...
... affords one fixed point of rest . It is indeed the most eminent of all the advantages which religion now confers . For , consider the mighty power of hope over the human mind . It is the universal comforter . It is the spring of all ...
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... affords to good men peculiar secu- rity in the enjoyment of their prosperity . One of the first reflections which must strike every thinking man , after his situation in the world has become agreeable , is , That the continuance of such ...
... affords to good men peculiar secu- rity in the enjoyment of their prosperity . One of the first reflections which must strike every thinking man , after his situation in the world has become agreeable , is , That the continuance of such ...
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... to any living thing ; but like a tree in the midst of an inhabited country , which to some affords friendly shelter , to others , fruit ; which is not only admired by all for Job , xxix . 11-17 . SERM . III . RELIGION UPON PROSPERITY . 43.
... to any living thing ; but like a tree in the midst of an inhabited country , which to some affords friendly shelter , to others , fruit ; which is not only admired by all for Job , xxix . 11-17 . SERM . III . RELIGION UPON PROSPERITY . 43.
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