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... public calamities are the voice of God to the nation - it is wisdom to see and acknowledge God in public calami- ties - it is our duty and interest to improve them . I. Public calamities are the voice of God to the nation . The ...
... public calamities are the voice of God to the nation - it is wisdom to see and acknowledge God in public calami- ties - it is our duty and interest to improve them . I. Public calamities are the voice of God to the nation . The ...
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... improve public calamities . Why does a Father chastise his children ? That they may be improved by his correction . He uses the rod , not to gratify his own temper , but to profit them . And what can be the end which the Great Parent ...
... improve public calamities . Why does a Father chastise his children ? That they may be improved by his correction . He uses the rod , not to gratify his own temper , but to profit them . And what can be the end which the Great Parent ...
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... improve public calamities . We may say to a nation , as well as to an individual : Be not de- ceived , God is not mocked : whatsoever ye sow , that shall ye also reap . We have every thing to hope from the future mercy of our God , if ...
... improve public calamities . We may say to a nation , as well as to an individual : Be not de- ceived , God is not mocked : whatsoever ye sow , that shall ye also reap . We have every thing to hope from the future mercy of our God , if ...
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... improvement from this public calamity , by seeking deeper impressions of the truth , that all is vanity except the Gospel . As elevated rank , boundless wealth , and all the aid of human skill cannot save at the appointed hour so ...
... improvement from this public calamity , by seeking deeper impressions of the truth , that all is vanity except the Gospel . As elevated rank , boundless wealth , and all the aid of human skill cannot save at the appointed hour so ...
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AFFECTIONATE affliction altar blow Britain CAMPDEN casts chastise cheer Christians clouds concerning a kingdom concerning a nation crown decease deprivation derive improvement dispensations divine duty and interest dying earth earthly eternal EVESHAM evil fade fall Father fear felt flower glory God crieth unto Gospel gourd grass hand HATH appointed HEAR YE heard hearkened heart heaven heavenly hopes humble improve public calamities infinite INSCRIBED interest to improve Israel Jeremiah Jesus Christ Jonah lesson Lord crieth Lord crieth unto Lord hath LORD'S VOICE CRIETH lustre ments mercy mise mockery mournful event Multitudes national guilt ness obey occasion ourselves parent patriot person prayers prince Princess recent reflecting upon death righteous scenes SERMON sins smote solemn sorrow sovereignty speak concerning supplicate tempest ther thine thing Thy judgements THY NAME transgress unto the city vanity VOICE CRIETH UNTO voice of God weep wickedness wisdom YE THE ROD
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Page 16 - Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; That continue until night, till wine inflame them ! And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, And wine, are in their feasts: But they regard not the work of the Lord, Neither consider the operation of his hands.
Page 19 - I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, "What have I done?" every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.
Page 20 - Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the Lord. Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.
Page 18 - At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; if that nation against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
Page 20 - How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!
Page 16 - The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
Page 18 - Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people : and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you. But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the counsels and in the imagination of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.
Page 8 - The Lord's voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
Page 19 - I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant it, if it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then 1 will repent of the good wherewith I said I would benefit them.
Page 13 - ... the relations of society, with their devotion to learning, and with their habits of industry and sobriety ; — there is hope for them, if they will look away from all their ancient sages, and turn to Him., who sends them, along with the dissolution of their ancient state, the knowledge of Himself, the only living and true God, and of Jesus Christ whom He hath sent.