Sermons, Volume 5T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1814 - Presbyterian Church |
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... SERMON XIII . On the Conscience void of Offence . 247 ACTS , xxiv . 16. Herein do I exercise myself , to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward men , 269 SERMON XIV . On the Ascension of Christ . [ X CONTENT S.
... SERMON XIII . On the Conscience void of Offence . 247 ACTS , xxiv . 16. Herein do I exercise myself , to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward men , 269 SERMON XIV . On the Ascension of Christ . [ X CONTENT S.
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... exercises over us , that almost every one may be assured that he measures himself . by a deceitful scale ; that he places the point of his own merit at a higher degree than others will admit that it reaches . All are jealous of the high ...
... exercises over us , that almost every one may be assured that he measures himself . by a deceitful scale ; that he places the point of his own merit at a higher degree than others will admit that it reaches . All are jealous of the high ...
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... exercises of imme- diate devotion , but amidst the ordinary oc- currences of life . Every thing indeed that we see around us gives perpetual occasion for it . We find ourselves in an immense universe , 8 a II . universe , where it is ...
... exercises of imme- diate devotion , but amidst the ordinary oc- currences of life . Every thing indeed that we see around us gives perpetual occasion for it . We find ourselves in an immense universe , 8 a II . universe , where it is ...
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... exercise not the same dread severity as when it upbraids us with notorious crimes , yet still it is the voice of God within , rebuking and punishing reasonable creatures for folly as well as for guilt ; nor indeed are follies of such a ...
... exercise not the same dread severity as when it upbraids us with notorious crimes , yet still it is the voice of God within , rebuking and punishing reasonable creatures for folly as well as for guilt ; nor indeed are follies of such a ...
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... exercise of many virtues , which otherwise would not have come within their sphere . But among all things that work for good , it is probable that the evils of this life were particularly designed to be included , as what we might have ...
... exercise of many virtues , which otherwise would not have come within their sphere . But among all things that work for good , it is probable that the evils of this life were particularly designed to be included , as what we might have ...
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