The Sermons of Mr. Yorick, Volume 1R. and J. Dodsley, 1766 |
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... Lord , lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us . T --- HE great purfuit of man , is after happiness : it is the first and strongest defire of his nature : -in every ftage of his life , he searches for it , as for hid trea ...
... Lord , lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us . T --- HE great purfuit of man , is after happiness : it is the first and strongest defire of his nature : -in every ftage of his life , he searches for it , as for hid trea ...
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... LORD ! fays the pfalmift , lift up the light of thy countenance upon us . Send us fome rays of thy grace and heavenly wisdom , in this benighted search af- ter happiness , to direct us fafely to it . O GOD ! let us not wander for ever ...
... LORD ! fays the pfalmift , lift up the light of thy countenance upon us . Send us fome rays of thy grace and heavenly wisdom , in this benighted search af- ter happiness , to direct us fafely to it . O GOD ! let us not wander for ever ...
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... LORD ! lift thou up the light of thy coun- us . " - That there can be no real happiness without religion and virtue , and the affiftance of God's grace and Holy Spirit to direct our lives in the true purfuit of it . tenance upon Let us ...
... LORD ! lift thou up the light of thy coun- us . " - That there can be no real happiness without religion and virtue , and the affiftance of God's grace and Holy Spirit to direct our lives in the true purfuit of it . tenance upon Let us ...
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... Lord our God with all our bearts , and love our neighbour as ourselves ; our bleffed SAVIOUR tells him , he had anfwer- ed right , and if he followed that leffon , he could not fail of the blessing he seemed defi- rous to inherit ...
... Lord our God with all our bearts , and love our neighbour as ourselves ; our bleffed SAVIOUR tells him , he had anfwer- ed right , and if he followed that leffon , he could not fail of the blessing he seemed defi- rous to inherit ...
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... kindled against the man , and he faid unto Nathan , " As the " LORD liveth , the man that hath done this " thing , fhall furely die , and he shall restore " the " the lamb fourfold , because he did this thing 78 SER SERMON IV .
... kindled against the man , and he faid unto Nathan , " As the " LORD liveth , the man that hath done this " thing , fhall furely die , and he shall restore " the " the lamb fourfold , because he did this thing 78 SER SERMON IV .
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Page 75 - 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 25 - 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 96 - As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse; and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it and die.
Page 97 - And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.
Page 257 - And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God which passeth by us continually. Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick : and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that he shall turn in thither.
Page 31 - 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 221 - If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
Page 57 - But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was ; and when he saw him he had compassion on him...
Page 76 - 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 245 - So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee, now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin ; for they did unto thee evil : and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father.