The Sermons of Mr. Yorick ...J. Dodsley, 1775 |
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Laurence Sterne. faction of living in the true faith and fear of Thee , which only can carry us to this haven of reft where we would be - that fure haven , where true joys are to be found , which will at length not only answer all our ...
Laurence Sterne. faction of living in the true faith and fear of Thee , which only can carry us to this haven of reft where we would be - that fure haven , where true joys are to be found , which will at length not only answer all our ...
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... thee , a little water in a vessel , that I may drink . And as he was going to fetch it , be called unto her , and faid , Bring me , I pray thee , a morfel of bread in thine band . And be faid , As the Lord thy Gad liveth , I bave not a ...
... thee , a little water in a vessel , that I may drink . And as he was going to fetch it , be called unto her , and faid , Bring me , I pray thee , a morfel of bread in thine band . And be faid , As the Lord thy Gad liveth , I bave not a ...
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... thee and for thy fon . For thus faith the Lord God of Ifrael , The barrel of meal shall not wafte , neither fball the crufe of oil fail , until the day that the Lord fendeth rain upon the earth . True charity is always unwilling to find ...
... thee and for thy fon . For thus faith the Lord God of Ifrael , The barrel of meal shall not wafte , neither fball the crufe of oil fail , until the day that the Lord fendeth rain upon the earth . True charity is always unwilling to find ...
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... her child , the only stay she had to reft on . " Elijah cried unto God , and faid , O Lord 85 And my God , I pray thee let this child's foul come into bim again . The K 2 : The prayer was urgent , and bespoke the distress of SERMON V. 131.
... her child , the only stay she had to reft on . " Elijah cried unto God , and faid , O Lord 85 And my God , I pray thee let this child's foul come into bim again . The K 2 : The prayer was urgent , and bespoke the distress of SERMON V. 131.
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... thee more than thy mother dotb . Be mindful of good turns , for they knoweft not what evil shall come upon the earth ; and when thou falleft thou shalt find e ftay . It shall preferve thee from all affliction , and fight for thee ...
... thee more than thy mother dotb . Be mindful of good turns , for they knoweft not what evil shall come upon the earth ; and when thou falleft thou shalt find e ftay . It shall preferve thee from all affliction , and fight for thee ...
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Page 19 - Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
Page 92 - There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds : but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children ; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom and was unto him as a daughter.
Page 27 - It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
Page 107 - Try me, O God, and seek the ground of my heart ; prove me, and examine my thoughts. Look well if there be any way of wickedness in me ; and lead me in the way everlasting.
Page 116 - And Elijah said unto her, fear not; go and do as thou hast said; but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son.
Page 92 - And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
Page 37 - ... when music likewise hath lent her aid, and tried her power upon the passions, — when the voice of singing men and the voice of singing women with the sound of the viol and the lute have broke in upon his soul, and in some tender notes have touched the secret springs of rapture...
Page 156 - ... upon his breaft, faying' GOD be merciful to me a finner. I tell you, adds our SAVIOUR, this man went down to his houfe juftified rather than the other.
Page 5 - Ambition takes him by the hand and carries him into the world, shows him all the kingdoms of the earth and the glory of them, — points out the many ways of advancing his fortune and...
Page 123 - LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again.