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Page 8
... Heaven ; a composition which , though they dare not avow it in words , lurks in secret at the bottom of many a heart . If God will only dispense with some articles of obedience , they will repay him with abundant homage . If they fail ...
... Heaven ; a composition which , though they dare not avow it in words , lurks in secret at the bottom of many a heart . If God will only dispense with some articles of obedience , they will repay him with abundant homage . If they fail ...
Page 12
... . Every where he traces the bene- ficent hand of the Author of nature ; and every where , with glowing heart , he hears and answers his * Dan . v . 27 . secret voice . When he looks up to heaven , 12 SERM . I. ON THE UNION OF.
... . Every where he traces the bene- ficent hand of the Author of nature ; and every where , with glowing heart , he hears and answers his * Dan . v . 27 . secret voice . When he looks up to heaven , 12 SERM . I. ON THE UNION OF.
Page 13
... heaven . They , in truth , begin the enjoyment of heaven . In every state of our existence , they form the chief ingredients of felicity . Hence , they are the great marks of Christian regeneration . They are the signature of that Holy ...
... heaven . They , in truth , begin the enjoyment of heaven . In every state of our existence , they form the chief ingredients of felicity . Hence , they are the great marks of Christian regeneration . They are the signature of that Holy ...
Page 14
... heaven . While the princes of the earth were left to act by the councils of their own wisdom ; while with- out interposition from above , generals conquered or fell , according to the vicissitude of human things ; to this good centurion ...
... heaven . While the princes of the earth were left to act by the councils of their own wisdom ; while with- out interposition from above , generals conquered or fell , according to the vicissitude of human things ; to this good centurion ...
Page 23
... Heaven . " These are the reflections which to the upright make light arise in darkness ; reflections which cheer the lonely house of virtuous poverty , and attend the conscientious sufferer into prison or exile ; which soothe the ...
... Heaven . " These are the reflections which to the upright make light arise in darkness ; reflections which cheer the lonely house of virtuous poverty , and attend the conscientious sufferer into prison or exile ; which soothe the ...
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