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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... midst of sor- The useful and virtuous are swept away , and the worthless left to flourish . The lives of the best men are often filled with discouragements and disap- pointed hopes . Merit languishes in neglected soli- tude ; and vanity ...
... midst of sor- The useful and virtuous are swept away , and the worthless left to flourish . The lives of the best men are often filled with discouragements and disap- pointed hopes . Merit languishes in neglected soli- tude ; and vanity ...
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... midst of difficulties and doubts , of hard- ships and sufferings . We must be taught to act our part with constancy , though the reward of our con- stancy be distant . We must learn to bear with patience whatever our Creator judges ...
... midst of difficulties and doubts , of hard- ships and sufferings . We must be taught to act our part with constancy , though the reward of our con- stancy be distant . We must learn to bear with patience whatever our Creator judges ...
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... midst of confusion , order has been made to spring ; and from temporary mischief , lasting advantages to arise . In all cases of this nature , with which sacred and civil history abounds , secret designs of Heaven were going on , which ...
... midst of confusion , order has been made to spring ; and from temporary mischief , lasting advantages to arise . In all cases of this nature , with which sacred and civil history abounds , secret designs of Heaven were going on , which ...
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... midst of high design and order , to allow certain objects to appear , which contradict the ideas we have formed , and mock our vain researches . Now , if we are obliged to admit that the order and beauty of the natural world ...
... midst of high design and order , to allow certain objects to appear , which contradict the ideas we have formed , and mock our vain researches . Now , if we are obliged to admit that the order and beauty of the natural world ...
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... midst of them . ‡ God hath said , that he loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob . The prayer of the upright is his delight . Both in their temporal and spiritual concerns , they may be most expected to prosper ...
... midst of them . ‡ God hath said , that he loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob . The prayer of the upright is his delight . Both in their temporal and spiritual concerns , they may be most expected to prosper ...
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