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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... natural world , of purging the air from noxious vapours , and restoring it to a tempera- ture more sound and ... nature , with which sacred and civil history abounds , secret designs of Heaven were going on , which were unfolded ...
... natural world , of purging the air from noxious vapours , and restoring it to a tempera- ture more sound and ... nature , with which sacred and civil history abounds , secret designs of Heaven were going on , which were unfolded ...
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... nature ; such is the difference between the divine plans in their beginnings , and in their full completion . At the conclusion , and not till then , the glory of the Lord shall become manifest to all ; and , as it is described in the ...
... nature ; such is the difference between the divine plans in their beginnings , and in their full completion . At the conclusion , and not till then , the glory of the Lord shall become manifest to all ; and , as it is described in the ...
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... natural world . When he thinks of the order and magnifi- cence that prevail in it , he will , perhaps , be unwilling to pronounce it the mere production of chance . He cannot but recognize the hand of intelligence , and acknowledge it ...
... natural world . When he thinks of the order and magnifi- cence that prevail in it , he will , perhaps , be unwilling to pronounce it the mere production of chance . He cannot but recognize the hand of intelligence , and acknowledge it ...
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... nature of the human state necessarily imposes on all men various restraints . The laws of society allow no one to indulge himself in pursuits or pleasures that are injurious to his neighbour . Even our own nature limits our pleasures ...
... nature of the human state necessarily imposes on all men various restraints . The laws of society allow no one to indulge himself in pursuits or pleasures that are injurious to his neighbour . Even our own nature limits our pleasures ...
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... nature . His passions and habits render him an absolute dependant on the world , and the world's favour ; on the uncertain goods of fortune , and the fickle humours of men . For it is by these he subsists , and among these his happiness ...
... nature . His passions and habits render him an absolute dependant on the world , and the world's favour ; on the uncertain goods of fortune , and the fickle humours of men . For it is by these he subsists , and among these his happiness ...
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