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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... religion . and liberty occasioned that happy Revolution which has formed the æra of national prosperity . In many instances , the wrath of man has been made to praise God . Those wars and commotions that shake the moral world have ...
... religion . and liberty occasioned that happy Revolution which has formed the æra of national prosperity . In many instances , the wrath of man has been made to praise God . Those wars and commotions that shake the moral world have ...
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... religion to direct our view to this period ; and it hath often taught us , that the knowledge of the ways of God , then enjoyed by the blessed , shall constitute a * chief article of their felicity . Now we see * Job , xxxv . 14 . SERM ...
... religion to direct our view to this period ; and it hath often taught us , that the knowledge of the ways of God , then enjoyed by the blessed , shall constitute a * chief article of their felicity . Now we see * Job , xxxv . 14 . SERM ...
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... religion . They represent it as the bondage and confinement of the free - born soul of man ; as a state of perpetual constraint , formed by a system of severe rules , which designing men have contrived to impose as fetters on the ...
... religion . They represent it as the bondage and confinement of the free - born soul of man ; as a state of perpetual constraint , formed by a system of severe rules , which designing men have contrived to impose as fetters on the ...
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... of 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 .
... of 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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... Religion and virtue address themselves to reason . They call us to look round on every side ; to think well of the consequences of our actions ; and , before we take any step of importance , to compare the good with the evil that may ...
... Religion and virtue address themselves to reason . They call us to look round on every side ; to think well of the consequences of our actions ; and , before we take any step of importance , to compare the good with the evil that may ...
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