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Page 24
... misery of man . None but the guilty are completely miserable . The mis- giving and distrust , the accusations and reproaches of their minds , the sense of having drawn down upon their heads the evils which they suffer , and the terri ...
... misery of man . None but the guilty are completely miserable . The mis- giving and distrust , the accusations and reproaches of their minds , the sense of having drawn down upon their heads the evils which they suffer , and the terri ...
Page 48
... misery . Ten thousand con- tingencies ever float on the current of life , the small- est of which , if it meet your frail bark in the passing , is sufficient to dash it in pieces . Is this a place , is this a time to swell with fancied ...
... misery . Ten thousand con- tingencies ever float on the current of life , the small- est of which , if it meet your frail bark in the passing , is sufficient to dash it in pieces . Is this a place , is this a time to swell with fancied ...
Page 57
... attachment to worldly objects the great source both of his misery and his guilt ? Employed in perpetual contemplation of heavenly objects , and in preparation for the enjoyment of them , would he SERM . IV . 57 OF A FUTURE STATE .
... attachment to worldly objects the great source both of his misery and his guilt ? Employed in perpetual contemplation of heavenly objects , and in preparation for the enjoyment of them , would he SERM . IV . 57 OF A FUTURE STATE .
Page 73
... misery is the natural consequence of guilt . After rational creatures had , by their criminal conduct , introduced disorder into the Divine kingdom , there was no ground to believe , that by their penitence and prayers alone they could ...
... misery is the natural consequence of guilt . After rational creatures had , by their criminal conduct , introduced disorder into the Divine kingdom , there was no ground to believe , that by their penitence and prayers alone they could ...
Page 74
... misery , it emerged into happiness and peace . With less external majesty it was attended , but is , on that account , the more won- derful , that , under an appearance so simple , such great events were covered . III . In this hour the ...
... misery , it emerged into happiness and peace . With less external majesty it was attended , but is , on that account , the more won- derful , that , under an appearance so simple , such great events were covered . III . In this hour the ...
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