Sermons ...: To which is Prefixed a Short Account of the Life and Character of the Author, Volume 2T. Cadell; F.C. & J Rivington [& others], 1822 - Presbyterian Church |
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... alone , but the temper and inclinations . By this means it ascends to the sources of conduct ; and very ineffec- tual would the wisest system of legislation prove for VOL . II . B the happiness of mankind , if it did not derive.
... alone , but the temper and inclinations . By this means it ascends to the sources of conduct ; and very ineffec- tual would the wisest system of legislation prove for VOL . II . B the happiness of mankind , if it did not derive.
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... means to inculcate , is that which is known by the name of Candour ; a virtue which , as soon as it is mentioned , every one will acknowledge to be essen- tial to the character of a worthy man ; a virtue which we seldom fail of ...
... means to inculcate , is that which is known by the name of Candour ; a virtue which , as soon as it is mentioned , every one will acknowledge to be essen- tial to the character of a worthy man ; a virtue which we seldom fail of ...
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... mean between undistin- guishing credulity and universal jealousy , which a sound understanding discerns , and which the man of candour studies to preserve . He makes allowance for the mixture of evil with good , which is to be found in ...
... mean between undistin- guishing credulity and universal jealousy , which a sound understanding discerns , and which the man of candour studies to preserve . He makes allowance for the mixture of evil with good , which is to be found in ...
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... means of the fierce and desperate pas- sions which he allows to rage in his soul . Those evil spirits who inhabit the regions of misery , are represented as delighting in revenge and cruelty . But all that is great and good in the ...
... means of the fierce and desperate pas- sions which he allows to rage in his soul . Those evil spirits who inhabit the regions of misery , are represented as delighting in revenge and cruelty . But all that is great and good in the ...
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... means ; obliging the wrath of man to praise him ; sometimes humbling the mighty , sometimes exalting the low ; often snaring the wicked in the devices which their hands have wrought . Respectful acknowledgment of this Divine government ...
... means ; obliging the wrath of man to praise him ; sometimes humbling the mighty , sometimes exalting the low ; often snaring the wicked in the devices which their hands have wrought . Respectful acknowledgment of this Divine government ...
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Page 439 - He shall not be afraid of evil tidings : his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.
Page 24 - And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life.
Page 438 - But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many.
Page 37 - And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child. 13. And Hazael said. But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing?
Page 84 - I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
Page 170 - There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest. There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor. The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.
Page 468 - Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? and who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Page 199 - The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
Page 464 - He feedeth on ashes : a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand...
Page 439 - The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice ; the floods lift up their waves. The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.