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... tion of mind , which is as little as can be fup- pofed , fince it will amount to no more than a defire in each to render himself an accept- able gueft , -let us conceive them entering into the house of feafting with hearts fet loofe ...
... tion of mind , which is as little as can be fup- pofed , fince it will amount to no more than a defire in each to render himself an accept- able gueft , -let us conceive them entering into the house of feafting with hearts fet loofe ...
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... tion is not always at command ; -in fpite of reafon and reflection , it will forcibly carry him fometimes whither he would not , -- like the unclean fpirit , in the parent's fad deferip- tion of his child's cafe , which took him , and ...
... tion is not always at command ; -in fpite of reafon and reflection , it will forcibly carry him fometimes whither he would not , -- like the unclean fpirit , in the parent's fad deferip- tion of his child's cafe , which took him , and ...
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... tion . Let us go into the houfe of mourning , made fo by fuch afflictions as have been brought in , merely , by the common cross ac- cidents and difafters to which our condition is * Preached in Lent . expofed ; expofed ; where ...
... tion . Let us go into the houfe of mourning , made fo by fuch afflictions as have been brought in , merely , by the common cross ac- cidents and difafters to which our condition is * Preached in Lent . expofed ; expofed ; where ...
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... tion . Our bleffed Saviour , to rectify any partial and pernicious miftake in this matter , and to place at once this duty of the love of our neighbour upon its true bottom of philan thropy and univerfal kindness , makes anfwer to to ...
... tion . Our bleffed Saviour , to rectify any partial and pernicious miftake in this matter , and to place at once this duty of the love of our neighbour upon its true bottom of philan thropy and univerfal kindness , makes anfwer to to ...
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... tion ; and withal , the whole was fo tenderly addreffed to the heart and paffions , as to kindle at once the utmoft horror and indignation . And fo it did ; but not against the proper perfon . In his tranfport he forgot himfelf ; -his ...
... tion ; and withal , the whole was fo tenderly addreffed to the heart and paffions , as to kindle at once the utmoft horror and indignation . And fo it did ; but not against the proper perfon . In his tranfport he forgot himfelf ; -his ...
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againſt almoft amongſt anfwer becauſe befides beft behold beſt bleffings cafe caft caufe character Chriftian compaffion confcience confequence confider confideration courfe defire difcourfe difpofition diftrefs evil fafely faid fame favour fecret feems felf fenfe ferve feven fhall fhew fhort fhould fide fince firft firſt fome fomething fometimes forrow foul fpirit ftand ftate ftill ftory ftrong fubject fuch fuffered fuppofe fure give greateſt happineſs heart Heaven himſelf honeft honour houfe houſe impreffions inftances intereft itſelf juft juftice laft LAURENCE STERNE leaft leaſt lefs look meaſure mercy mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary nefs obfervation occafion ourſelves paffions pafs perfons pleaſure prefent pride purpoſe racter reafon reflections reft religion rife Saviour SERMON Shimei ſpeak thee thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thouſands tion truft truth underſtanding unto uſe virtue whofe wifdom wife worfe Zarephath
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Page 35 - But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was ; and when he saw him he had compassion on him...
Page 12 - 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 48 - 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 401 - Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this ? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk ? The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus...
Page 42 - 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. And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die: And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
Page 66 - And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
Page 415 - O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God : for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.
Page 273 - He made him ride on the high places of the earth, That he might eat the increase of the fields; And he made him to suck honey out of the rock, And oil out of the flinty rock...
Page viii - In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
Page 62 - Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth la truth.