SermonsM. Carey, 1816 - 316 pages |
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Page 27
... sacrifice to his ca- prices , constrain his own inclinations , applaud what he secretly despises , caress what he ... sacrifices for a fugitive and unsubstantial object , more capable , on experiment , of irritating his de sires , than ...
... sacrifice to his ca- prices , constrain his own inclinations , applaud what he secretly despises , caress what he ... sacrifices for a fugitive and unsubstantial object , more capable , on experiment , of irritating his de sires , than ...
Page 28
... sacrifices that are made for a perishable inter- est , my object is , more properly , to evince the too universal prevalence of selfishness over the feelings of humanity . Great God ! were I to draw a contrast between the sums that are ...
... sacrifices that are made for a perishable inter- est , my object is , more properly , to evince the too universal prevalence of selfishness over the feelings of humanity . Great God ! were I to draw a contrast between the sums that are ...
Page 36
... from the prodigy which they had witnessed . And look to the first ages of Christianity , and see the faithful make , on occasions like the present , what great and almost incredible sacrifices . Yes , in defect of all other 36.
... from the prodigy which they had witnessed . And look to the first ages of Christianity , and see the faithful make , on occasions like the present , what great and almost incredible sacrifices . Yes , in defect of all other 36.
Page 37
Walter Blake Kirwan. incredible sacrifices . Yes , in defect of all other re- sources , we find them selling their very persons , surrendering their very liberty into the hands of barbarians ; and leaving the price of this first of hu ...
Walter Blake Kirwan. incredible sacrifices . Yes , in defect of all other re- sources , we find them selling their very persons , surrendering their very liberty into the hands of barbarians ; and leaving the price of this first of hu ...
Page 52
... sacrifice their salvation ; though we otherwise appear before God with all accumulated virtues , our wages will be blood for blood , eternity for eternity ! Of this enough . But it may be said , is the Gospel then that austere and ...
... sacrifice their salvation ; though we otherwise appear before God with all accumulated virtues , our wages will be blood for blood , eternity for eternity ! Of this enough . But it may be said , is the Gospel then that austere and ...
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