The Sermons of Mr. Yorick ...J. Dodsley, 1776 |
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... spirit at that time , and fay , What it was that made the thoughts of death fo bitter if thou hadst chil- dren , affirm it , the bitterness of death lay there ! if unbrought up , J and unprovided for , What will be- come of them SER MON ...
... spirit at that time , and fay , What it was that made the thoughts of death fo bitter if thou hadst chil- dren , affirm it , the bitterness of death lay there ! if unbrought up , J and unprovided for , What will be- come of them SER MON ...
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... spirit before a fall . Put not therefore thyself forth in the prefence of the king , and stand not in the place of great men : -- -for bet- ter is it ( which by the way is the very diffuafive in the text ) -better is it , that it be ...
... spirit before a fall . Put not therefore thyself forth in the prefence of the king , and stand not in the place of great men : -- -for bet- ter is it ( which by the way is the very diffuafive in the text ) -better is it , that it be ...
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... there being thousands , ( if any evidence is to be allowed ) of the most unaffected hu- mility , and trueft poverty of spirit , which actions can give proof of . Not- withstanding this , fo much may be al lowed to SERMON 45 IX .
... there being thousands , ( if any evidence is to be allowed ) of the most unaffected hu- mility , and trueft poverty of spirit , which actions can give proof of . Not- withstanding this , fo much may be al lowed to SERMON 45 IX .
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... spirits . Approach his bed of state- lift up the curtain -- regard a mo- ment with filence — dobé are thefe cold hands and pale lips , all that is left of him who was canoniz'd by his own pride , or made a god of , by his flatterers ...
... spirits . Approach his bed of state- lift up the curtain -- regard a mo- ment with filence — dobé are thefe cold hands and pale lips , all that is left of him who was canoniz'd by his own pride , or made a god of , by his flatterers ...
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... honour of this difcovery ; there were too many - grounds given to improve on in the religious cant of the last century when the in - comings , in - dwellings , and out - lettings of the Spirit , were the fubjects 84 SERMON X.
... honour of this difcovery ; there were too many - grounds given to improve on in the religious cant of the last century when the in - comings , in - dwellings , and out - lettings of the Spirit , were the fubjects 84 SERMON X.
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addrefs againſt Apoſtle argument arife becauſe beſt Bleffed cafe Chriftian Confcience confequently confider confiderations converfation defigns defire difappointments difpofition diftinction elfe evil fafely faid fame fcarce fecurity feem felf felves fenfe feven fhall fhew fhould fide fince fions firſt fome forrow foul fpeaks fpirit ftand ftate ftill ftrange fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofe fure glory gods greateſt happineſs heart heaven higheſt himſelf honefty honour Humility impoffible inftances intereft itſelf juft laft leaft leaſt lefs ligion man's mankind meaſures ment miferable mind moft moral moſt muft muſt nature neceffity numbers obfervation occafion ourſelves paffion perfon perfuaded pleaſure poffeffion prefent Pride purpoſes racter raiſe reaſon reft religion reprefent riches rife SAVIOUR ſay SERMON ſhall ſtand ſtate thee thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou art thouſand tions truft truth unto uſe vice virtue whofe wicked wife wiſdom
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Page 170 - The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Page 184 - For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.
Page 150 - Tis all nature can bear. — Good GOD ! see how it keeps his weary soul hanging upon his trembling lips, willing to take its leave, but not suffered to depart. Behold the unhappy wretch led back to his cell...
Page 185 - FOR our converfation is in heaven ; from whence alfo we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jefus Chrift ; who fhall change our vile body, that it may be fafhioned like unto His glorious body, according to the working whereby He is able even to fubdue all things unto Himfelf.— From tfc Epijile.
Page 139 - BLESSED IS THE MAN THAT HATH NOT SLIPPED WITH HIS MOUTH, and is not pricked with the multitude of sins. Blessed is he whose conscience hath not condemned him, and who is not fallen from his hope in the Lord.
Page 3 - And he faid unto him, If they hear not Mofes and the prophets, neither will they be perfuaded, though one rofe from the dead.
Page 185 - Chrift, who fhall change our vile body, that it may be fafliioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able to fubdue all things unto him. — It is obfervable, that St. Peter reprefents the ftate of Chriftians, under the fame image of ftrangers on earth, whofe city and proper home is heaven : — he makes ufe of that relation of citizens of heaven, as a ftrong argument for a pure and holy life...