Sermons, Volume 5T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1814 - Presbyterian Church |
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Page 53
... happiness of others , and supply the place of greater be- nefits , which may not be in our power to bestow . For this amiable spirit our Lord was remarkably distinguished . He was open and affable to all , and easier of access than his ...
... happiness of others , and supply the place of greater be- nefits , which may not be in our power to bestow . For this amiable spirit our Lord was remarkably distinguished . He was open and affable to all , and easier of access than his ...
Page 85
... happiness and self - enjoyment ? often , how little connected with it ? Could you look into the hearts of men , another scene would open . You would see many a heart wounded and bleeding in secret , from a guilty conscience and ...
... happiness and self - enjoyment ? often , how little connected with it ? Could you look into the hearts of men , another scene would open . You would see many a heart wounded and bleeding in secret , from a guilty conscience and ...
Page 86
... happiness is measured by the real characters of men . On the whole , let us hold fast by this great truth , and by it govern our lives , that every man's real happiness or misery is made , by the appointment of the Creator , to depend ...
... happiness is measured by the real characters of men . On the whole , let us hold fast by this great truth , and by it govern our lives , that every man's real happiness or misery is made , by the appointment of the Creator , to depend ...
Page 97
... happiness to those who love him . His infinite wisdom gives to things in themselves most unapt , an apti- tude and fitness to fulfil his own great ends ; disposes and prepares them for their proper effects ; and makes dangers and evils ...
... happiness to those who love him . His infinite wisdom gives to things in themselves most unapt , an apti- tude and fitness to fulfil his own great ends ; disposes and prepares them for their proper effects ; and makes dangers and evils ...
Page 99
... happiest succession all the occurrences of that complicated scene ; and bending to his own purpose things which appear most opposite and contrary , that the Almighty accomplishes his great plan in behalf of those who love him , and are ...
... happiest succession all the occurrences of that complicated scene ; and bending to his own purpose things which appear most opposite and contrary , that the Almighty accomplishes his great plan in behalf of those who love him , and are ...
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