Sermons Upon the Following Subjects: The Natural Advantages of Men for Attaining to the Knowledge and Practice of Religion ...A. Millar, 1749 - Sermons, English |
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... corrupt their Minds , ufually retain the deepest Impreffions of moral Diftinctions ; and indeed there are hardly any who ever pretend an Infenfibility with respect to these Distinctions , till they have vifibly corrupted their Hearts ...
... corrupt their Minds , ufually retain the deepest Impreffions of moral Diftinctions ; and indeed there are hardly any who ever pretend an Infenfibility with respect to these Distinctions , till they have vifibly corrupted their Hearts ...
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... ftrong Prejudice , arifing from the Prevalence of fome un- manly , or evil Paffion , and for the most part from a deep Corruption of Heart , is C 3 * the 9 SERM . the true Caufe of Men's Enmity to the moral Good and Evil . 21.
... ftrong Prejudice , arifing from the Prevalence of fome un- manly , or evil Paffion , and for the most part from a deep Corruption of Heart , is C 3 * the 9 SERM . the true Caufe of Men's Enmity to the moral Good and Evil . 21.
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... corrupt our Notions of moral Good and Evil , muft neceffarily put the Mind into a State of the highest Dis- order , Depravation , and Mifery that can be imagined . For when thus the Guide of Life is blinded or feduced , and all Rule and ...
... corrupt our Notions of moral Good and Evil , muft neceffarily put the Mind into a State of the highest Dis- order , Depravation , and Mifery that can be imagined . For when thus the Guide of Life is blinded or feduced , and all Rule and ...
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... corrupt the Dictates of Confcience , concerning the Objects that are morally Good or Evil , muft as cer- tainly produce in the Soul , fo far as it fucceeds ; as the Eating of Poison , or the Wounding of any vital Part , must bring Pains ...
... corrupt the Dictates of Confcience , concerning the Objects that are morally Good or Evil , muft as cer- tainly produce in the Soul , fo far as it fucceeds ; as the Eating of Poison , or the Wounding of any vital Part , must bring Pains ...
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... corrupt ourselves , in the Perform- ance of our Duty . Virtue is far from be- ing , as it has too often been ... corrupted human Mind ; there is an Ami- ablenefs and Refplendency in it , which , while we are unprejudiced , never fails to ...
... corrupt ourselves , in the Perform- ance of our Duty . Virtue is far from be- ing , as it has too often been ... corrupted human Mind ; there is an Ami- ablenefs and Refplendency in it , which , while we are unprejudiced , never fails to ...
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Page viii - Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
Page 179 - Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
Page v - make speed, hasten his work, that we may see it; and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it. 20. Wo unto them that call evil good, and good evil, that put darkness for light, and light for darkness, that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Page 255 - F ye then be rifen with Chrift, feek thofe things which are above, where Chrift fitteth on the right hand of God.
Page 337 - Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Page 221 - But the wifdom that is from above, is firft pure, then peaceable, gentle, and eafy to be entreated, full of mercy and good, fruits, without partiality and without hypocrify.
Page 339 - have given you an example, that ye fhould " do as I have done to you. Verily, verily, .*' I fay unto you, The fervant is not greater ." than his lord ; neither he, that is fent, ." greater than he that fent him. If ye know ." thefe things, happy are ye, if ye do them :
Page 125 - He that planted the ear, jhall he not hear? He that formed the eye jhall he not fee ? \ o.
Page 358 - Therefore all things whatfoever ye would that men fhould do to you, do ye even fo to them : for this is the law and the prophets.
Page 134 - Lord God Almighty ; jujl and true are thy Ways, thou King of Saints. Who jhall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy Name ? for thou only art Holy, Rev.