Sermons on several subjects, Volume 2 |
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... purposes of retirement and abftinence , recollection and devotion . That precepts of this import are to be found in the Gospel , and that they carry with them fome appearance of rigour , we do not deny . But it requires only a very ...
... purposes of retirement and abftinence , recollection and devotion . That precepts of this import are to be found in the Gospel , and that they carry with them fome appearance of rigour , we do not deny . But it requires only a very ...
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... purposes of action which the Gospel presents to our minds : the conqueft of our paffions ; the improvement of our nature ; the exaltation of our affections ; the diffufion of happiness to every human being within our reach ; the at ...
... purposes of action which the Gospel presents to our minds : the conqueft of our paffions ; the improvement of our nature ; the exaltation of our affections ; the diffufion of happiness to every human being within our reach ; the at ...
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... purpose , the pardon of a few wretched criminals ? Why could not God have done this at once , by one decifive and gracious exertion of mercy and of power , by publishing , for inftance , an act of general indemnity and oblivion for past ...
... purpose , the pardon of a few wretched criminals ? Why could not God have done this at once , by one decifive and gracious exertion of mercy and of power , by publishing , for inftance , an act of general indemnity and oblivion for past ...
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... purposes ; would have been a fufficient atonement for paft offences , fufficient fatisfaction to God's juftice , and a fufficient fecurity to the finner against the future effects of God's displeasure . Admitting all this for a moment ...
... purposes ; would have been a fufficient atonement for paft offences , fufficient fatisfaction to God's juftice , and a fufficient fecurity to the finner against the future effects of God's displeasure . Admitting all this for a moment ...
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... that could be devised ? If fome victim , fome pro- pitiatory facrifice , was plainly neceffary for this purpose ; who fhall undertake to affirm , that that the very individual facrifice appointed by God himself , 52 SERMON III .
... that could be devised ? If fome victim , fome pro- pitiatory facrifice , was plainly neceffary for this purpose ; who fhall undertake to affirm , that that the very individual facrifice appointed by God himself , 52 SERMON III .
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abfolutely affiftance againſt almoſt anſwer becauſe benevolence beſt bleffed cafe cauſe charity chearfulneſs Chrift Chriſtian cife circumftances confequences confider confideration courfe courſe defign defires difpofition divine doctrine duty facred facrifice fafely faid falvation fame feem felves fentiments ferve fervice fhall fhort fhould fincere fingle firft firſt fituation fociety fome fometimes foul fpirit ftand ftill ftrength fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuperior fupport fure goodneſs Goſpel happineſs heart Heaven himſelf human inftances inftruction interefts itſelf Jefus Jews kindneſs laſt leaft leaſt lefs leſs ligion Lord mankind Matth mercy mifery mind moft moral moſt muft muſt nature neceffary obfervation occafion ourſelves paffions perfons pleaſed pleaſure poffible preaching prefent promiſed puniſhment purpoſe purſuits reafon refpect reft Religion repentance ſcene Scripture ſeems SERMON ſhall ſome ſtate ſtill ſuch thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou tion underſtanding univerfal unto uſe utmoſt virtue wiſdom
Popular passages
Page 118 - And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner ; that he may live with thee.
Page viii - And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things : but one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Page 128 - Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
Page 330 - The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers; let him not leave us nor forsake us; that he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.
Page 233 - And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
Page viii - Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thine hand to do it. Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give: When thou hast it by thee.
Page 119 - Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates : at his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it ; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it : lest he cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be sin unto thee.
Page 275 - And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things.
Page v - So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions ? if the Lord be God, follow him : but if Baal then follow him.
Page 166 - NOW there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead ; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD : and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be bondmen.