The Sermons of Mr. Yorick ...J. Dodsley, 1776 |
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... happiness . When this point was made out , and the alarms from Intereft got over , -the fpectre might addrefs him- felf to the other paffionsin doing this , he could but give us the most engaging ideas of the perfections of GOD , -- or ...
... happiness . When this point was made out , and the alarms from Intereft got over , -the fpectre might addrefs him- felf to the other paffionsin doing this , he could but give us the most engaging ideas of the perfections of GOD , -- or ...
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... happiness- I fay , happiness , in compliance with the world , and on a fuppofition , that the poffeffion of riches must make us happy , when the very purfuit of them fo warms our imagination , that we stake both body and foul upon the ...
... happiness- I fay , happiness , in compliance with the world , and on a fuppofition , that the poffeffion of riches must make us happy , when the very purfuit of them fo warms our imagination , that we stake both body and foul upon the ...
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... happiness but good eating and drinking , - good God is bid him tafte and fee how there is not an invi- tation in all nature would confound him like it . In a word , a man's mind must be like your propofition , before it can be relifhed ...
... happiness but good eating and drinking , - good God is bid him tafte and fee how there is not an invi- tation in all nature would confound him like it . In a word , a man's mind must be like your propofition , before it can be relifhed ...
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... happiness and pro- fperity -- what reafon does this view furnish you for Pride ? how many does it fuggeft to mortify and make you afhamed ? -well might the fon of Syrach say in that sarcastical remark ༥༠༠ of his upon it , That PRIDE was ...
... happiness and pro- fperity -- what reafon does this view furnish you for Pride ? how many does it fuggeft to mortify and make you afhamed ? -well might the fon of Syrach say in that sarcastical remark ༥༠༠ of his upon it , That PRIDE was ...
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... happiness in their hands , - they can neither compound or use them : -How fhould they ? the goad is ever in their fides , and fo hurries them on from one expectation to an- other , as to leave them no reit day or night . b Humility ...
... happiness in their hands , - they can neither compound or use them : -How fhould they ? the goad is ever in their fides , and fo hurries them on from one expectation to an- other , as to leave them no reit day or night . b Humility ...
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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...