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Hugh Blair. SERMON XVIII . On the Government of Human Affairs by Providence . PROVERBS , xvi . 9. A man's heart deviseth bis way ; but the Lord directeth his steps . SERMON XIX . On Prayer . Page 378 PSALM 1xv . 2. O Thou that hearest ...
Hugh Blair. SERMON XVIII . On the Government of Human Affairs by Providence . PROVERBS , xvi . 9. A man's heart deviseth bis way ; but the Lord directeth his steps . SERMON XIX . On Prayer . Page 378 PSALM 1xv . 2. O Thou that hearest ...
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... human mind . The present , whatever it be , seldom en- gages our attention so much as what is to come . Remembrance of the past may sometimes occupy our thoughts ; but what for the most part fills them , is the antici- pation of the ...
... human mind . The present , whatever it be , seldom en- gages our attention so much as what is to come . Remembrance of the past may sometimes occupy our thoughts ; but what for the most part fills them , is the antici- pation of the ...
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... human affairs . I. We are not to expect the uninter- rupted continuance of any measure of health , prosperity , or comfort , which we now enjoy . There is the greater reason for beginning with this admonition , as there is a strong ...
... human affairs . I. We are not to expect the uninter- rupted continuance of any measure of health , prosperity , or comfort , which we now enjoy . There is the greater reason for beginning with this admonition , as there is a strong ...
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... human life never stands still for any long time . It is by no means a fixed and steady object , like the mountain or the rock which you always find in the same situation ; it is a river continually moving and flowing . Neither is it the ...
... human life never stands still for any long time . It is by no means a fixed and steady object , like the mountain or the rock which you always find in the same situation ; it is a river continually moving and flowing . Neither is it the ...
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... human affairs , we are all so closely interwoven with one another , that a very material part . of our happiness or misery arises from the connexions which we have with those who are around us , and the relations in which we stand to ...
... human affairs , we are all so closely interwoven with one another , that a very material part . of our happiness or misery arises from the connexions which we have with those who are around us , and the relations in which we stand to ...
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