Sermons, Volume 5T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1814 - Presbyterian Church |
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... enjoy . There is the greater reason for beginning with this admonition , as there is a strong propensity in human nature to imagine that what we at present possess , is always to remain . When no warnings of any approaching change ...
... enjoy . There is the greater reason for beginning with this admonition , as there is a strong propensity in human nature to imagine that what we at present possess , is always to remain . When no warnings of any approaching change ...
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... enjoy , and render thanks to Him who bestows it . Virtue , con- joined with prudence , may reasonably af- ford the prospect of good days to come , For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight , wisdom , and knowledge , and joy ...
... enjoy , and render thanks to Him who bestows it . Virtue , con- joined with prudence , may reasonably af- ford the prospect of good days to come , For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight , wisdom , and knowledge , and joy ...
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... enjoys or suffers by himself , exhibits only an imperfect view of his condition . In the present state of human affairs , we are all so closely interwoven with one another , that a very material part . of our happiness or misery arises ...
... enjoys or suffers by himself , exhibits only an imperfect view of his condition . In the present state of human affairs , we are all so closely interwoven with one another , that a very material part . of our happiness or misery arises ...
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... enjoy peace of mind . I am sensible that by the sceptic and the profligate , this will be held as a very inconsiderable object of expecta- tion or hope . To them every enjoyment which is of mental and intellectual nature appears of ...
... enjoy peace of mind . I am sensible that by the sceptic and the profligate , this will be held as a very inconsiderable object of expecta- tion or hope . To them every enjoyment which is of mental and intellectual nature appears of ...
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... enjoys , or the degree of unhappiness that he feels ? The questions you are to put , if the man be in prosperity are not , How much wealth does such a man possess ? but , How does he enjoy it ? If he be in adversity , not , What is his ...
... enjoys , or the degree of unhappiness that he feels ? The questions you are to put , if the man be in prosperity are not , How much wealth does such a man possess ? but , How does he enjoy it ? If he be in adversity , not , What is his ...
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