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Page 26
... himself , in a special manner , the charge of executing judgment for the oppressed , of protecting the stranger , of delivering him who hath no helper , from the hand of the spoiler . For the oppression 26 SERM . II . ON THE INFLUENCE OF.
... himself , in a special manner , the charge of executing judgment for the oppressed , of protecting the stranger , of delivering him who hath no helper , from the hand of the spoiler . For the oppression 26 SERM . II . ON THE INFLUENCE OF.
Page 52
... manner as to make an impression suited to the importance of the object . The faith even of the best men is much inferior both in clearness and in force , to the evidence of sense ; and proves on many occasions insufficient to ...
... manner as to make an impression suited to the importance of the object . The faith even of the best men is much inferior both in clearness and in force , to the evidence of sense ; and proves on many occasions insufficient to ...
Page 63
... manner in which he operates on the natural and moral world , is wholly concealed ; why we are kept in such igno- rance with respect to the extent of his works , to the nature and agency of spiritual beings , and even with respect to the ...
... manner in which he operates on the natural and moral world , is wholly concealed ; why we are kept in such igno- rance with respect to the extent of his works , to the nature and agency of spiritual beings , and even with respect to the ...
Page 65
... manner , as by the mixture of evidence and obscurity which re- mains on the prospect of a future state , a proper balance is preserved betwixt our love of this life , and our desire of a better . The longer that our thoughts dwell on ...
... manner , as by the mixture of evidence and obscurity which re- mains on the prospect of a future state , a proper balance is preserved betwixt our love of this life , and our desire of a better . The longer that our thoughts dwell on ...
Page 68
... manners suited to our divine hopes ; and undefiled by the pleasures of the world , unshaken by its terrours , may preserve to the end one constant tenour of integrity . Till at last , having under the conduct of Christian faith happily ...
... manners suited to our divine hopes ; and undefiled by the pleasures of the world , unshaken by its terrours , may preserve to the end one constant tenour of integrity . Till at last , having under the conduct of Christian faith happily ...
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