The Sermons of Mr. Yorick ...J. Dodsley, 1776 |
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... ftrange , do they not often tempt men even to covetoufnefs ? and tho ' amidst all the ill offices which riches do us , one would last fufpect this vice , but rather think the one a cure for the other ; yet fo it is , that many a man ...
... ftrange , do they not often tempt men even to covetoufnefs ? and tho ' amidst all the ill offices which riches do us , one would last fufpect this vice , but rather think the one a cure for the other ; yet fo it is , that many a man ...
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... ftrange pretenfions , and when it has done , veils itself under fuch a variety of unfufpected appearances , -fometimes even under that of Humility itself ; —in all which cafes , Self - love , like a falfe friend , inftead of checking ...
... ftrange pretenfions , and when it has done , veils itself under fuch a variety of unfufpected appearances , -fometimes even under that of Humility itself ; —in all which cafes , Self - love , like a falfe friend , inftead of checking ...
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... ftrange a per fuafion is grounded ? -- they will tell you , " They feel it is fo . " . -If you * reply , That this is no conviction to you , who do not feel it like them , and therefore would wish to be fatisfied by 1 what tokens they ...
... ftrange a per fuafion is grounded ? -- they will tell you , " They feel it is fo . " . -If you * reply , That this is no conviction to you , who do not feel it like them , and therefore would wish to be fatisfied by 1 what tokens they ...
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... creatures , is the foundation of all religion , and fo obvious a truth in nature , 10 3u -that Reafon , as the Apostle acknowledges , was always able to difcover it : and yet it feems ftrange , that the fame fa- culty H 4 SERMON XI . 103.
... creatures , is the foundation of all religion , and fo obvious a truth in nature , 10 3u -that Reafon , as the Apostle acknowledges , was always able to difcover it : and yet it feems ftrange , that the fame fa- culty H 4 SERMON XI . 103.
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Laurence Sterne. yet it feems ftrange , that the fame fa- culty which made the difcovery , fhould be fo little able to keep true to its own judgment , and fupport it long against the prejudices of wrong heads , and the propensity of weak ...
Laurence Sterne. yet it feems ftrange , that the fame fa- culty which made the difcovery , fhould be fo little able to keep true to its own judgment , and fupport it long against the prejudices of wrong heads , and the propensity of weak ...
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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...