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Page xvii
... beginning to " receive polish and an useful direction ; and when it was ❝emulously cultivated by a bright constellation of young men " who are destined to carry it to high perfection . In concert " with them he applied himself with ...
... beginning to " receive polish and an useful direction ; and when it was ❝emulously cultivated by a bright constellation of young men " who are destined to carry it to high perfection . In concert " with them he applied himself with ...
Page 47
... beginning arranged that series of causes , and who placed them in cir- cumstances where their industry could operate with success . From forgetting God , they too often pro- ceed to despise him . All that is light or giddy in their ...
... beginning arranged that series of causes , and who placed them in cir- cumstances where their industry could operate with success . From forgetting God , they too often pro- ceed to despise him . All that is light or giddy in their ...
Page 76
... beginning the new dispen- sation of religious knowledge and worship throughout the earth . Viewed in this light , it forms the most august æra which is to be found in the history of mankind . When Christ was suffering on the cross , we ...
... beginning the new dispen- sation of religious knowledge and worship throughout the earth . Viewed in this light , it forms the most august æra which is to be found in the history of mankind . When Christ was suffering on the cross , we ...
Page 82
... beginning to rejoice and to blossom as the rose ; and the knowledge of the Lord filling the earth , as the waters cover the sea . Well pleased , he said , It is finished . As a conqueror , he retired from the field , reviewing his ...
... beginning to rejoice and to blossom as the rose ; and the knowledge of the Lord filling the earth , as the waters cover the sea . Well pleased , he said , It is finished . As a conqueror , he retired from the field , reviewing his ...
Page 120
... beginning ; did the storm which is to overthrow our peace , discover , as it rose , all its horrours , precautions would more frequently be taken against it . But we are imperceptibly betrayed ; 120 SERM . VII . ON THE DISORDERS.
... beginning ; did the storm which is to overthrow our peace , discover , as it rose , all its horrours , precautions would more frequently be taken against it . But we are imperceptibly betrayed ; 120 SERM . VII . ON THE DISORDERS.
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