Sermons ...: To which is Prefixed a Short Account of the Life and Character of the Author, Volume 3T. Cadell; F.C. & J Rivington [& others], 1822 - Presbyterian Church |
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Page 66
... misery . Tran- quillity is always most likely to be attained , when the business of the world is tempered with thoughtful and serious retreat . Commune with your hearts on your bed , and be still . Leaving this world to itself , let ...
... misery . Tran- quillity is always most likely to be attained , when the business of the world is tempered with thoughtful and serious retreat . Commune with your hearts on your bed , and be still . Leaving this world to itself , let ...
Page 69
... misery and distress that fill the world ? In these the high and the low , the young and the aged , join ; and since the beginning of time no topic has been more fertile of declamation than the vanity and vexation which man is appointed ...
... misery and distress that fill the world ? In these the high and the low , the young and the aged , join ; and since the beginning of time no topic has been more fertile of declamation than the vanity and vexation which man is appointed ...
Page 72
... misery , man is the author to himself . When , from the condition of individuals , we look abroad to the public state of the world , we meet with more proofs of the truth of this assertion . We see great societies of men torn in pieces ...
... misery , man is the author to himself . When , from the condition of individuals , we look abroad to the public state of the world , we meet with more proofs of the truth of this assertion . We see great societies of men torn in pieces ...
Page 73
... misery may be found there , although his outward condition appear undis- turbed and easy . As far as this inward disquietude arises from the stings of conscience , and the horrors of guilt , there can be no doubt of its SERM . LXIV ...
... misery may be found there , although his outward condition appear undis- turbed and easy . As far as this inward disquietude arises from the stings of conscience , and the horrors of guilt , there can be no doubt of its SERM . LXIV ...
Page 74
... misery ; which it is altogether impossible to impute to Heaven . But even when great crimes and deep remorse are not the occasions of torment , how often is poison infused into the most flourishing conditions of fortune , by the follies ...
... misery ; which it is altogether impossible to impute to Heaven . But even when great crimes and deep remorse are not the occasions of torment , how often is poison infused into the most flourishing conditions of fortune , by the follies ...
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