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Page xxiv
... Praise . 354 JOHN , xii . 43. For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God . SERMON XXII . On the proper Estimate of Human Life . 373 ECCLESIASTES , xii . 8. Vanity of vanities , saith the Preacher , all is vanity . 392 ...
... Praise . 354 JOHN , xii . 43. For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God . SERMON XXII . On the proper Estimate of Human Life . 373 ECCLESIASTES , xii . 8. Vanity of vanities , saith the Preacher , all is vanity . 392 ...
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... praises ? Sooner mightest thou increase the splendour of the sun by a lighted taper , or add to the thunder by thy voice . No : It is for the sake of man , not of God , that wor- ship and prayers are required ; not that God may be ...
... praises ? Sooner mightest thou increase the splendour of the sun by a lighted taper , or add to the thunder by thy voice . No : It is for the sake of man , not of God , that wor- ship and prayers are required ; not that God may be ...
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... praise of this blessed character , than that it is what God delights to honour ? Men single out , as the objects of dis- tinction , the great , the brave , or the renowned . But he who seeth not as man seeth , passing by those qualities ...
... praise of this blessed character , than that it is what God delights to honour ? Men single out , as the objects of dis- tinction , the great , the brave , or the renowned . But he who seeth not as man seeth , passing by those qualities ...
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... praise of sycophants , but on the respect of the wise and the good . Let innocence preside over your enjoyments . Let usefulness and beneficence , not ostentation and vanity , direct the train of your pur- suits . Let your alms ...
... praise of sycophants , but on the respect of the wise and the good . Let innocence preside over your enjoyments . Let usefulness and beneficence , not ostentation and vanity , direct the train of your pur- suits . Let your alms ...
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... jarring passions , the opposite interests , and even the vices of men ; unit- ing seeming contrarieties in his scheme ; making the wrath of man to praise him ; obliging the ambition 84 SERM . V. ON THE DEATH OF CHRIST .
... jarring passions , the opposite interests , and even the vices of men ; unit- ing seeming contrarieties in his scheme ; making the wrath of man to praise him ; obliging the ambition 84 SERM . V. ON THE DEATH OF CHRIST .
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