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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Page 69
... distress that fill the world ? In these the high and the low , the young and the aged , join ; and since the beginning of time no topic has been more fertile of declamation than the vanity and vexation which man is appointed to suffer ...
... distress that fill the world ? In these the high and the low , the young and the aged , join ; and since the beginning of time no topic has been more fertile of declamation than the vanity and vexation which man is appointed to suffer ...
Page 70
... distress human life . A multitude of evils beset us , for the source of which we must look to another quarter . No sooner has any thing in the health , or in the circumstances of men , gone cross to their wish , than they begin to talk ...
... distress human life . A multitude of evils beset us , for the source of which we must look to another quarter . No sooner has any thing in the health , or in the circumstances of men , gone cross to their wish , than they begin to talk ...
Page 71
... distress , you would find them peopled with the victims of intemperance and sensuality , and with the children of vicious indolence and sloth . Among the thou- sands who languish there , you will find the proportion of innocent ...
... distress , you would find them peopled with the victims of intemperance and sensuality , and with the children of vicious indolence and sloth . Among the thou- sands who languish there , you will find the proportion of innocent ...
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... distress . In opposition to tenets of this kind , I now purpose to show that , amidst all perplex- ities and dangers , there is no guide we can choose so safe , and so successful on the whole , as the integrity of an upright mind ; and ...
... distress . In opposition to tenets of this kind , I now purpose to show that , amidst all perplex- ities and dangers , there is no guide we can choose so safe , and so successful on the whole , as the integrity of an upright mind ; and ...
Page 97
... distress , and to suggest consolation . For to dwell , as is too commonly done upon the instruments and subordinate means of our trouble , is frequently the cause of much grief , and much sin . When we view our sufferings as proceeding ...
... distress , and to suggest consolation . For to dwell , as is too commonly done upon the instruments and subordinate means of our trouble , is frequently the cause of much grief , and much sin . When we view our sufferings as proceeding ...
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