The Sermons of Mr. Yorick ...J. Dodsley, 1776 |
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... truth is , they are often too dangerous ' a bleffing for God to truft us with , or we to manage : they fur- round us at all times with eafe , with nonfenfe , with flattery , and falfe friends , with which thoufands and ten thousands ...
... truth is , they are often too dangerous ' a bleffing for God to truft us with , or we to manage : they fur- round us at all times with eafe , with nonfenfe , with flattery , and falfe friends , with which thoufands and ten thousands ...
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... truth of which declaration , it is not neceffary we should look beyond this life , and fay , That in that day of retribution , where- in every high thing shall be brought low , and every irregular paffion dealt with as it deferves ...
... truth of which declaration , it is not neceffary we should look beyond this life , and fay , That in that day of retribution , where- in every high thing shall be brought low , and every irregular paffion dealt with as it deferves ...
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... truth depending upon the natural course of things , and evidently verified in every hour's commerce of the world ; from whence , as well as from our reafoning upon the point , it is found , That Pride lays us open to so many morti ...
... truth depending upon the natural course of things , and evidently verified in every hour's commerce of the world ; from whence , as well as from our reafoning upon the point , it is found , That Pride lays us open to so many morti ...
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... truth in it ; 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 ...
... truth in it ; 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 ...
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... truth , ' tis but a fcurvy kind of a trick ( quoties voluit Fortuna jocari ) when Fortune in one of her merry moods , takes a poor devil with this paffion in his head , and mounts him up all at once as high as fhe can get him -- for it ...
... truth , ' tis but a fcurvy kind of a trick ( quoties voluit Fortuna jocari ) when Fortune in one of her merry moods , takes a poor devil with this paffion in his head , and mounts him up all at once as high as fhe can get him -- for it ...
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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...