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Page xvi
... hope that he might live to enjoy the ac- cession of emolument and fame which he expected it would bring . But the seeds of a mortal disease were lurking unper- ceived within him . On the 24th of December 1800 , he com- plained of a pain ...
... hope that he might live to enjoy the ac- cession of emolument and fame which he expected it would bring . But the seeds of a mortal disease were lurking unper- ceived within him . On the 24th of December 1800 , he com- plained of a pain ...
Page xvii
... hope , place him " before you as the model of your conduct - conceive him " bending from his seat in the skies , pleased with your at- " tachment , deeply interested in your success , and cheering you in your labours of love . His image ...
... hope , place him " before you as the model of your conduct - conceive him " bending from his seat in the skies , pleased with your at- " tachment , deeply interested in your success , and cheering you in your labours of love . His image ...
Page xix
... hope of " immortality . It was peculiarly delightful to see him in the " latest period of his life , at the venerable age of eighty - two , looking back on almost three - score years spent in the public " service of his God , pleased ...
... hope of " immortality . It was peculiarly delightful to see him in the " latest period of his life , at the venerable age of eighty - two , looking back on almost three - score years spent in the public " service of his God , pleased ...
Page 7
... hope of obtaining the friendship of their Creator , though they neglect to do justice to their fellow- creatures . But such persons may be assured , that their supposed piety is altogether of a spurious kind . It is an invention of ...
... hope of obtaining the friendship of their Creator , though they neglect to do justice to their fellow- creatures . But such persons may be assured , that their supposed piety is altogether of a spurious kind . It is an invention of ...
Page 10
... hope that he will look down upon thee in peace ? Will the God of order and justice accept such poor compensation for his violated laws ? Will the God of love regard the services of one who is an enemy to his creatures ? Shall a ...
... hope that he will look down upon thee in peace ? Will the God of order and justice accept such poor compensation for his violated laws ? Will the God of love regard the services of one who is an enemy to his creatures ? Shall a ...
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