Sermons, Volume 3W. Colles, 1790 |
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... period of it he is now arrived ; and to what proportion of it he can with any probability look for- ward , as yet to come ; he can hardly avoid feeling some secret compunction , and re- flecting seriously upon his ftate . Happy , if ...
... period of it he is now arrived ; and to what proportion of it he can with any probability look for- ward , as yet to come ; he can hardly avoid feeling some secret compunction , and re- flecting seriously upon his ftate . Happy , if ...
Página 46
... period of human life , by reflection upon our age , whether we be young , or advanced in years ; in order that the quef- tion , How old art thou ? may never be put to any of us without fome good effect . There are three different ...
... period of human life , by reflection upon our age , whether we be young , or advanced in years ; in order that the quef- tion , How old art thou ? may never be put to any of us without fome good effect . There are three different ...
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... period of coolness , which the lapfe of time will , of itself , certainly bring . -When we look back on years that are paft , how fwiftly do they appear to have fleeted away ? How infenfibly has one pe- riod of life ftolén upon us after ...
... period of coolness , which the lapfe of time will , of itself , certainly bring . -When we look back on years that are paft , how fwiftly do they appear to have fleeted away ? How infenfibly has one pe- riod of life ftolén upon us after ...
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... period of age in which we are at prefent placed . Here lies the immediate and principal ob- ject of our concern . For the recollection of the paft is only as far of moment , as it acts upon the present . The paft , to us now , is little ...
... period of age in which we are at prefent placed . Here lies the immediate and principal ob- ject of our concern . For the recollection of the paft is only as far of moment , as it acts upon the present . The paft , to us now , is little ...
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... fo , at fome fubfequent period of their lives . This pro- penfity to look forward , was for wife pur- poses implanted in the human breast . It ferves III . ferves to give proper occupation to the active 58 On the Improvement of Time .
... fo , at fome fubfequent period of their lives . This pro- penfity to look forward , was for wife pur- poses implanted in the human breast . It ferves III . ferves to give proper occupation to the active 58 On the Improvement of Time .
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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
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