Sermons, Volume 5T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1814 - Presbyterian Church |
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... 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 smooth stream which glides along with the same constant tenour ; but a river ...
... 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 smooth stream which glides along with the same constant tenour ; but a river ...
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... tations find an ample range . One of the first objects of wish to every one , is to main- tain a proper place and rank in society ; Eccles . xi . 8 . not • 1 . not to fall behind his equals ; On Hopes and Disappointments .
... tations find an ample range . One of the first objects of wish to every one , is to main- tain a proper place and rank in society ; Eccles . xi . 8 . not • 1 . not to fall behind his equals ; On Hopes and Disappointments .
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... object of expecta- tion or hope . To them every enjoyment which is of mental and intellectual nature appears of small value . Give them afflu- ent fortune and flourishing health , and they account themselves sure of felicity . But to ...
... object of expecta- tion or hope . To them every enjoyment which is of mental and intellectual nature appears of small value . Give them afflu- ent fortune and flourishing health , and they account themselves sure of felicity . But to ...
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... object of hope which they affect to contemn , by recol- lecting what they have suffered from the want of it . Assuredly , the peace of an approving conscience is one of the chief ingredients of human happiness ; one of the most grateful ...
... object of hope which they affect to contemn , by recol- lecting what they have suffered from the want of it . Assuredly , the peace of an approving conscience is one of the chief ingredients of human happiness ; one of the most grateful ...
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... objects are to be met with but serpents that hiss , and wild beasts that devour . The prospect is rather that of a mixed region , where indeed rugged rocks are seen , and desarts extend , over which the tempest sometimes scowls ; but ...
... objects are to be met with but serpents that hiss , and wild beasts that devour . The prospect is rather that of a mixed region , where indeed rugged rocks are seen , and desarts extend , over which the tempest sometimes scowls ; but ...
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