Sermons ...: To which is Prefixed a Short Account of the Life and Character of the Author, Volume 3T. Cadell; F.C. & J Rivington [& others], 1822 - Presbyterian Church |
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... condition between complete light and total darkness . Had we enjoyed no evidence of a just Judge ruling the earth , and of his providence inter- posing in our affairs , virtue would have been alto- gether deprived of its encouragement ...
... condition between complete light and total darkness . Had we enjoyed no evidence of a just Judge ruling the earth , and of his providence inter- posing in our affairs , virtue would have been alto- gether deprived of its encouragement ...
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... condition forbids extensive and complete information , yet as much is sometimes allowed to appear as gives us favourable openings into the righteous and benevo- lent counsels of Heaven . Thus in the public affairs of the world it has ...
... condition forbids extensive and complete information , yet as much is sometimes allowed to appear as gives us favourable openings into the righteous and benevo- lent counsels of Heaven . Thus in the public affairs of the world it has ...
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... condition of life , is at liberty to act always as he pleases , and to gratify every wish he forms . The nature of the human state necessarily imposes on all men various restraints . The laws of society allow no one to indulge himself ...
... condition of life , is at liberty to act always as he pleases , and to gratify every wish he forms . The nature of the human state necessarily imposes on all men various restraints . The laws of society allow no one to indulge himself ...
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... condition so wretched , that when their licentious pleasures have become utterly insipid , they are still forced to continue them , solely because they cannot refrain ; not because the indulgence gives them pleasure , but because absti ...
... condition so wretched , that when their licentious pleasures have become utterly insipid , they are still forced to continue them , solely because they cannot refrain ; not because the indulgence gives them pleasure , but because absti ...
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... condition be ever so splendid , whom his imperious passions detain at their call , whom they send forth at their pleasure to drudge and toil , and to beg his only enjoyment from the casualties of the world ? Is he free , who must ...
... condition be ever so splendid , whom his imperious passions detain at their call , whom they send forth at their pleasure to drudge and toil , and to beg his only enjoyment from the casualties of the world ? Is he free , who must ...
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