Sermons, Band 3W. Colles, 1790 |
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... defire of honour which is congenial to man , afpire to the gratification of this paf- fion by methods which are worthy of his nature . Let him not reft on any of those external diftinctions which vanity has con- trived to introduce ...
... defire of honour which is congenial to man , afpire to the gratification of this paf- fion by methods which are worthy of his nature . Let him not reft on any of those external diftinctions which vanity has con- trived to introduce ...
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... defire it . It wear- eth a crown , and triumpheth for ever ; hav- ing gotten the victory ; ftriving for undefiled rewards . Wifdom is the breath of the power . of God ; and a pure influence flowing from the glory of the Almighty ...
... defire it . It wear- eth a crown , and triumpheth for ever ; hav- ing gotten the victory ; ftriving for undefiled rewards . Wifdom is the breath of the power . of God ; and a pure influence flowing from the glory of the Almighty ...
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... defire of penetrating far- ther than is allowed us , into that dark and unknown region . Futurity belongs to God : and happy for us is that mysterious veil , with which his wifdom has covered it . Were it in our power to lift up the ...
... defire of penetrating far- ther than is allowed us , into that dark and unknown region . Futurity belongs to God : and happy for us is that mysterious veil , with which his wifdom has covered it . Were it in our power to lift up the ...
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... defire- able to increase his opulence , or to advance his rank , yet what he ought to hold much more facred is , to maintain his integrity and honour . If these be forfeited , wealth or ftation will have few charms left . They will not ...
... defire- able to increase his opulence , or to advance his rank , yet what he ought to hold much more facred is , to maintain his integrity and honour . If these be forfeited , wealth or ftation will have few charms left . They will not ...
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... Defires of pleasure usher in temp- tation and forward the growth of difor- derly paffions . Minifters of vice are seldom wanting to encourage , and flatter , the paffions of the young . Inferior study to creep into favour , by fervile ...
... Defires of pleasure usher in temp- tation and forward the growth of difor- derly paffions . Minifters of vice are seldom wanting to encourage , and flatter , the paffions of the young . Inferior study to creep into favour , by fervile ...
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affections affiftance affume againſt alfo amidſt arife becauſe behold character Chriftian circumftances confcience confequence confider confiderable courfe courſe death deferving defire difpofitions diftinction diſcharge divine duties effential efteem enjoy envy evil exerciſe fafe faid fame feel felf felves fenfe fenfibility feveral fhall fhow firft firſt fituation focial fociety fome fometimes foon forrow fortitude fortune foul fources fpirit friends ftand ftate ftation fuch fuffer fuperior fuppofed fupport fure happineſs heart heaven Hence higheſt himſelf honour human impreffion intereft itſelf juft laft ligion look Lord meaſure ment mind moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary nefs nerally obfervation occafions paffions pafs paft paſt patience perfons pleaſure poffefs praiſe prefent principle proper purfuits purpoſe racter rank reafon refpect reft religion reſtraints rife SERM ſhall ſhould ſtate ſuch temper thee thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou tion truft univerfe uſeful virtue virtuous whofe whoſe wiſdom yourſelves
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 399 - Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God...
Seite 46 - And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
Seite 21 - For she is the breath of the power of God, and a pure influence flowing from the glory of the Almighty: therefore can no defiled thing fall into her.
Seite 235 - Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun : but if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many.
Seite 402 - He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
Seite 185 - I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Seite 42 - He who pretends to great sensibility towards men, and yet has no feeling for the high objects of religion, no heart to admire and adore the great Father of the universe, has reason to distrust the truth and delicacy of his sensibility.
Seite 394 - What an illustrious moment was that when from nonexistence there sprang at once into being this mighty globe on which so many millions of creatures now dwell! No preparatory measures were required. No long circuit of means was employed. " He spake ; and it was done : He commanded ; and it stood fast.
Seite 97 - Throughout all ranks and conditions, one generation passeth, and another generation cometh ; and this great inn is by turns evacuated and replenished by troops of succeeding pilgrims. O vain and inconstant world ! O fleeting and transient life ! When will the sons of men learn to think of thee as they ought ? When will they learn humanity from the afflictions of their brethren ; or moderation and wisdom from the sense of their...
Seite 106 - ... or envy. Moral and religious instruction derives its efficacy, not so much from what men are taught to know, as from what they are brought to feel.