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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... wish . Ignorance of what futurity is to bring forward , occupied with nothing but the present , we exclaim , Where is God ? Where the sceptre of righteousness ? Hath he for- gotten to be gracious ? or doth he indeed see , and is there ...
... wish . Ignorance of what futurity is to bring forward , occupied with nothing but the present , we exclaim , Where is God ? Where the sceptre of righteousness ? Hath he for- gotten to be gracious ? or doth he indeed see , and is there ...
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... wish of the heart . But what if those pretended sons of freedom be themselves held in miserable subjection , and their boasts of liberty be no more than the swelling words of vanity ? The Apostle asserts in the text , that , while they ...
... wish of the heart . But what if those pretended sons of freedom be themselves held in miserable subjection , and their boasts of liberty be no more than the swelling words of vanity ? The Apostle asserts in the text , that , while they ...
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... wish he forms . The 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 ...
... wish he forms . The 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 ...
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... wishes to enjoy . The advantages which result from it are chiefly these three : freedom of choice ; independence of mind ; boldness and security . In opposition to these distinguishing cha- racters of liberty , I now proceed to shew ...
... wishes to enjoy . The advantages which result from it are chiefly these three : freedom of choice ; independence of mind ; boldness and security . In opposition to these distinguishing cha- racters of liberty , I now proceed to shew ...
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... wish our lives to proceed in the same agreeable tenor , how often comes some unexpected event across to disconcert all our schemes of happiness ? Our health declines ; our friends die ; our families are scattered ; something or other is ...
... wish our lives to proceed in the same agreeable tenor , how often comes some unexpected event across to disconcert all our schemes of happiness ? Our health declines ; our friends die ; our families are scattered ; something or other is ...
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