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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... passions of a prince gave beginning to the Reformation . At another period , arbitrary attempts against religion . and liberty occasioned that happy Revolution which has formed the æra of national prosperity . In many instances , the ...
... passions of a prince gave beginning to the Reformation . At another period , arbitrary attempts against religion . and liberty occasioned that happy Revolution which has formed the æra of national prosperity . In many instances , the ...
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... passion , to deny himself in another . Distinctions , therefore , must be made , preferences be given , and some general regulations of conduct be observed , by every one who consults his own welfare . If there be any regulation which ...
... passion , to deny himself in another . Distinctions , therefore , must be made , preferences be given , and some general regulations of conduct be observed , by every one who consults his own welfare . If there be any regulation which ...
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... bondage . I. VICE is inconsistent with liberty , as it deprives sinners of the power of free choice , by bringing them $ under the dominion of passions and habits . Religion and 19 16 SERM . LX . ON THE SLAVERY OF VICE .
... bondage . I. VICE is inconsistent with liberty , as it deprives sinners of the power of free choice , by bringing them $ under the dominion of passions and habits . Religion and 19 16 SERM . LX . ON THE SLAVERY OF VICE .
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... passions and habits . Religion and virtue address themselves to reason . They call us to look round on every side ... passion ; captivates us by the allurements of pleasure ; or dazzles us by the glare of riches . The sinner yields to ...
... passions and habits . Religion and virtue address themselves to reason . They call us to look round on every side ... passion ; captivates us by the allurements of pleasure ; or dazzles us by the glare of riches . The sinner yields to ...
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... passions , can tell how far these may carry him . He may be brought into such a desperate state , that nothing shall remain for him but to look back with regret upon the forsaken path of innocence and liberty ; and severely conscious of ...
... passions , can tell how far these may carry him . He may be brought into such a desperate state , that nothing shall remain for him but to look back with regret upon the forsaken path of innocence and liberty ; and severely conscious of ...
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