Sermons, Volume 5T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1814 - Presbyterian Church |
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... stands strong ; and shall never be moved . On the lot of some men Providence is pleased to bestow a longer continuance of prosperity B 2 SERMON prosperity than on that of others . J. But On Hopes and Disappointments . 3.
... stands strong ; and shall never be moved . On the lot of some men Providence is pleased to bestow a longer continuance of prosperity B 2 SERMON prosperity than on that of others . J. But On Hopes and Disappointments . 3.
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... 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 still and ...
... 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 still and ...
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... never , or , at most , very rarely , to be found ; and if disappointment sour your mind , you have your own folly to blame . You ought to have considered that you live in a re- gion of human infirmity , where every one has imperfections ...
... never , or , at most , very rarely , to be found ; and if disappointment sour your mind , you have your own folly to blame . You ought to have considered that you live in a re- gion of human infirmity , where every one has imperfections ...
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... never experienced the pangs of a wounded spirit ? Have they never felt what it was to be tormented by the sense of past follies , and to be stung with the reproaches of an angry conscience ? Dare they say , that in the midst of those ...
... never experienced the pangs of a wounded spirit ? Have they never felt what it was to be tormented by the sense of past follies , and to be stung with the reproaches of an angry conscience ? Dare they say , that in the midst of those ...
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... never swell into an arrogant opinion of our vir- tue , or into confidence in our own merits , as if they were sufficient , without any higher intervention , to render us acceptable to God . He , whose study it is to preserve a con ...
... never swell into an arrogant opinion of our vir- tue , or into confidence in our own merits , as if they were sufficient , without any higher intervention , to render us acceptable to God . He , whose study it is to preserve a con ...
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