Sermons and Discourses on Several Subjects and Occasions, Volume 2C. and R. Ware, T. Longman, and J. Johnson, 1774 - Sermons, English |
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Page xxxi
... divine enjoyment ) if there were no other recompence to be expected at laft , but to live a few days longer in a raptur ous muse , and then lie down in everlasting dark- nefs and infenfibility ? Had he not a thousand ' times better ...
... divine enjoyment ) if there were no other recompence to be expected at laft , but to live a few days longer in a raptur ous muse , and then lie down in everlasting dark- nefs and infenfibility ? Had he not a thousand ' times better ...
Page xlv
... divine priciole on the hearts of be- lievers . The Sadducee * held ( and fo , it is like- ly , did thefe Corinthian ) at virtue and vice were tlves ; and therefore , a fufficient reward to th that future rewards and punishments were not ...
... divine priciole on the hearts of be- lievers . The Sadducee * held ( and fo , it is like- ly , did thefe Corinthian ) at virtue and vice were tlves ; and therefore , a fufficient reward to th that future rewards and punishments were not ...
Page lxiv
... divine perfection and refemblance , which ( not hoping to reach ) it would fcarce think itfelf defigned to purfue ? No , the rule of imitating God can never be fuccefsfully propofed to men , but upon Chris ftian principles , fuch as ...
... divine perfection and refemblance , which ( not hoping to reach ) it would fcarce think itfelf defigned to purfue ? No , the rule of imitating God can never be fuccefsfully propofed to men , but upon Chris ftian principles , fuch as ...
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... divine attributes , that the impious man's joys fhould , upon the whole , exceed those of the upright ; or that the beafts of the field , which ferve him not , and know him not , fhould yet enjoy a more entire and perfect happiness ...
... divine attributes , that the impious man's joys fhould , upon the whole , exceed those of the upright ; or that the beafts of the field , which ferve him not , and know him not , fhould yet enjoy a more entire and perfect happiness ...
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... divine joys that are re- pared for us in another ftate , which fhall fnortly begin , and never end : We may fay and think with St. Paul , " I reckon that the fufferings of this prefent life are not worthy to be compared with the glory ...
... divine joys that are re- pared for us in another ftate , which fhall fnortly begin , and never end : We may fay and think with St. Paul , " I reckon that the fufferings of this prefent life are not worthy to be compared with the glory ...
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Page 119 - Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, 'Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was an hungred and ye gave me meat, I was thirsty and ye gave me drink, I was a stranger and ye took me in; naked and ye clothed me, I was sick and ye visited me, I was in prison and ye came unto me.
Page 55 - I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me : my judgment was as a robe and a diadem. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. I was a father to the poor : and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
Page 154 - For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
Page 159 - But a certain Samaritan as he journeyed came where he was, and when he saw him he had compassion on him and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn and took care of him.
Page 79 - Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day : lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied ; then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God...
Page 147 - Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor ; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
Page 161 - Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not ; for of fuch is the kingdom of God.
Page 50 - I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
Page lxxi - He was made to reprove our thoughts. He is grievous unto us even to behold: for his life is not like other men's, his ways are of another fashion.