Sermons, Volume 3T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1802 |
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Page 193
... fources of comfort and happiness fhall always be left open to him . Moreover , the pleafures of life , while they laft , are unfpeakably heightened by the prefence of that benefactor who be- ftows them . The pleafing emotion of gra ...
... fources of comfort and happiness fhall always be left open to him . Moreover , the pleafures of life , while they laft , are unfpeakably heightened by the prefence of that benefactor who be- ftows them . The pleafing emotion of gra ...
Page 207
... fources of dif- turbance and vexation to him . In vain is affluence ; in vain are health and prosperity . The leaft trifle is fufficient to difcompofe his mind , and poifon his pleasures . His very amusements are mixed with turbulence ...
... fources of dif- turbance and vexation to him . In vain is affluence ; in vain are health and prosperity . The leaft trifle is fufficient to difcompofe his mind , and poifon his pleasures . His very amusements are mixed with turbulence ...
Page 246
... fources of that bitterness which the heart knoweth , and of that joy with which a ftranger doth not intermeddle ; and then fhall point out the proper improvements to be made of the subject . If we inquire carefully into the fources of ...
... fources of that bitterness which the heart knoweth , and of that joy with which a ftranger doth not intermeddle ; and then fhall point out the proper improvements to be made of the subject . If we inquire carefully into the fources of ...
Page 251
... fources different from thofe that I have now defcribed ; founded in the relations or connections which we have with others , and springing from the feelings which these occafion . Such causes of forrow or joy are of an external nature ...
... fources different from thofe that I have now defcribed ; founded in the relations or connections which we have with others , and springing from the feelings which these occafion . Such causes of forrow or joy are of an external nature ...
Page 253
... fources of inward joy open to fuch a man ! How fmooth is the tenor of a life thatpro- ceeds in fuch a courfe ! What a fmiling afpect does the love of parents and chil- dren , of brothers and fifters , of friends and relations , give to ...
... fources of inward joy open to fuch a man ! How fmooth is the tenor of a life thatpro- ceeds in fuch a courfe ! What a fmiling afpect does the love of parents and chil- dren , of brothers and fifters , of friends and relations , give to ...
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Page 320 - For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of the timber shall answer it.
Page 19 - For she is the breath of the power of God, and a pure influence flowing from the glory of the Almighty: therefore can no defiled thing fall into her.
Page 171 - I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Page 371 - He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
Page 9 - They discover talents which in themselves are shining, and which, become highly valuable, when employed in advancing the good of mankind. Hence, they frequently give rise to fame. But a distinction is to be made. between fame and true honour. The former is a loud and noisy applause ; the latter, a more silent and internal homage.
Page 40 - He who pretends to great sensibility towards men, and yet has no feeling for the high objects of religion, no heart to admire and adore the great Father of the universe, has reason to distrust the truth and delicacy of his sensibility.
Page 376 - What a profusion of beauty and ornament is poured forth on the face of nature ? What a magnificent spectacle presented to the view of man ? What supply contrived for his wants ? What a variety of objects...
Page 11 - ... would choose for a superior, could trust in as a friend, and could love as a brother — this is the man, whom in our heart, above all others, we do, we mast honour.
Page 298 - God, the chief seat of their Father's kingdom. They have every reason to believe, that the objects which are to meet them there, how new and unknown soever, shall all be propitious and friendly. For into the kingdom of his Father, their Lord has declared that he is entered as their forerunner. I go to my Father, and your Father ; to my God, and your God.
Page 206 - The careless and the imprudent, the giddy and the fickle, the ungrateful and the interested, every where meet us.