Sermons,T. Cadell, and W. Davies ... and W. Creech, Edinburgh., 1807 |
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... desire of honour which is congenial to man , aspire to the gratification of this pas- sion by methods which are worthy of his nature . Let him not rest on any of those external distinctions which vanity has con- trived to introduce ...
... desire of honour which is congenial to man , aspire to the gratification of this pas- sion by methods which are worthy of his nature . Let him not rest on any of those external distinctions which vanity has con- trived to introduce ...
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... desire it : It wear- eth a crown , and triumpheth for ever ; hav- ing gotten the victory , striving for undefiled rewards . Wisdom is the breath of the power of God , and a pure influence flowing from the glory of the Almighty ...
... desire it : It wear- eth a crown , and triumpheth for ever ; hav- ing gotten the victory , striving for undefiled rewards . Wisdom is the breath of the power of God , and a pure influence flowing from the glory of the Almighty ...
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... desire of penetrating far- ther than is allowed us into that dark and unknown region . Futurity belongs to God ; and happy for us is that mysterious veil , with which his wisdom has covered it . Were it in our power to lift up the veil ...
... desire of penetrating far- ther than is allowed us into that dark and unknown region . Futurity belongs to God ; and happy for us is that mysterious veil , with which his wisdom has covered it . Were it in our power to lift up the veil ...
Side 73
... desire- able to increase his opulence , or to advance his rank , yet what he ought to hold much more sacred is , to maintain his integrity and honour . If these be forfeited , wealth or station will have few charms left . They will not ...
... desire- able to increase his opulence , or to advance his rank , yet what he ought to hold much more sacred is , to maintain his integrity and honour . If these be forfeited , wealth or station will have few charms left . They will not ...
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... Desires of pleasure usher in temptation , and forward the growth of disorderly passions . Ministers of vice are seldom wanting to encourage , and flatter the passions of the young . Inferiors study to creep into fa- vour , by servile ...
... Desires of pleasure usher in temptation , and forward the growth of disorderly passions . Ministers of vice are seldom wanting to encourage , and flatter the passions of the young . Inferiors study to creep into fa- vour , by servile ...
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Sermons ...: To which is Prefixed a Short Account of the Life and ..., Volum 3 Hugh Blair,James Finlayson Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1822 |
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Side 219 - Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun : 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.
Side 87 - 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 the great are there, and the servant is free from his master.
Side 383 - But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Side 126 - And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all. And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more.
Side 2 - Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting, get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.
Side 220 - I was dumb, I opened not my mouth ; Because thou didst it Remove thy stroke away from me : I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.
Side 232 - For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Side 42 - Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years ; few and evil have the days of the years of my life been...
Side 245 - his own bitterness ; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
Side 236 - Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty"?