The Sermons of Mr. Yorick ...J. Dodsley, 1776 |
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Laurence Sterne. man does never acknowledge , and that is , that the world was not made for him ; and therefore how little fhare foever he has of its advantages , he fees an argument of content , in reflecting how little it is , that a ...
Laurence Sterne. man does never acknowledge , and that is , that the world was not made for him ; and therefore how little fhare foever he has of its advantages , he fees an argument of content , in reflecting how little it is , that a ...
Page 83
... never was sa Chriftian of a cool head and found judgment , that , in any instance of a change of life , would prefume to say , which part of his reformation was owing to divine help , -- or which to the operations of his own mind ; or ...
... never was sa Chriftian of a cool head and found judgment , that , in any instance of a change of life , would prefume to say , which part of his reformation was owing to divine help , -- or which to the operations of his own mind ; or ...
Page 84
... never meant us to know , we have been more fuc- cessful in our own days : -— thou- fands can trace out now the impref- fions of this divine intercourse in them- felves , from the firft moment they received it , and with fuch diftinct ...
... never meant us to know , we have been more fuc- cessful in our own days : -— thou- fands can trace out now the impref- fions of this divine intercourse in them- felves , from the firft moment they received it , and with fuch diftinct ...
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... never the quantity of what has fallen to our lot . So that however inconfiftent a man fhall be in his opinions of this , " and what abfurd meafures foever he takes in confequence of it , in the cons - duct of his life , he stills fpeaks ...
... never the quantity of what has fallen to our lot . So that however inconfiftent a man fhall be in his opinions of this , " and what abfurd meafures foever he takes in confequence of it , in the cons - duct of his life , he stills fpeaks ...
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... never happenor was it certain that felf- love could never hang the least bias P upon the judgment : -or that the little interests 122 SERMON XII .
... never happenor was it certain that felf- love could never hang the least bias P upon the judgment : -or that the little interests 122 SERMON XII .
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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...