Pastoral advice to young men, particularly those in country villages, in 7 sermons |
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... character recommended and inforced , consider how far you have been diligent in the performance of such duty , or in the cultivation of such grace or virtue , or how far you have fallen short of it . Implore the divine blessing upon ...
... character recommended and inforced , consider how far you have been diligent in the performance of such duty , or in the cultivation of such grace or virtue , or how far you have fallen short of it . Implore the divine blessing upon ...
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... characters appear to be in some degree formed , who have made some progress in the ways of holiness , and whose ... character is still unsettled , and the manners instead of being good are rather disposed to follow the guid- ance of ...
... characters appear to be in some degree formed , who have made some progress in the ways of holiness , and whose ... character is still unsettled , and the manners instead of being good are rather disposed to follow the guid- ance of ...
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... character . In their corrupt com- munications they freely and without shame speak of sensual indulgences , and of sins which ought not to be named among Christians , with careless levity , and as a matter of jest and merriment . Nothing ...
... character . In their corrupt com- munications they freely and without shame speak of sensual indulgences , and of sins which ought not to be named among Christians , with careless levity , and as a matter of jest and merriment . Nothing ...
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... character is likely to be attended with most hurtful conse- quences ; and the danger is dreadfully increased when such companions are many . The influence of bad example of course becomes more powerful and more contagious from numbers ...
... character is likely to be attended with most hurtful conse- quences ; and the danger is dreadfully increased when such companions are many . The influence of bad example of course becomes more powerful and more contagious from numbers ...
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... character and reputation in society . Nobody is insensible to the value of character , to the importance of preserving a fair name and repu- tation among his neighbours . A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches . A man ...
... character and reputation in society . Nobody is insensible to the value of character , to the importance of preserving a fair name and repu- tation among his neighbours . A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches . A man ...
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Page 49 - And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares ; for as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
Page 80 - DEFEND, O Lord, this thy child [or this thy servant] with thy heavenly grace, that he may continue thine for ever; and daily increase in thy Holy Spirit, more and more, until he come unto thy everlasting kingdom.
Page 32 - But now I have' written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
Page 17 - If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them...
Page 63 - He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
Page 78 - Now them that are such we command and exhort, by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
Page 77 - Go to the Ant, thou Sluggard, consider her ways, and be wise: which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
Page 66 - Know ye not, that your bodies are the members of Christ ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.
Page 53 - Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord JESUS CHRIST, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Page 35 - But above all things, my brethren, swear not; neither by heaven, neither by the earth, | neither by any other oath : but let your yea, be yea; and your nay, nay ; lest ye fall into condemnation.