SermonsM. Carey, 1816 - 316 pages |
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... religion go to hinder or discourage a just and reasonable attention to our own temporal interests ; nor should any of the gospel precepts be explained in a manner which is inconsistent with that eternal law , which the finger of God hath ...
... religion go to hinder or discourage a just and reasonable attention to our own temporal interests ; nor should any of the gospel precepts be explained in a manner which is inconsistent with that eternal law , which the finger of God hath ...
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Walter Blake Kirwan. that eternal law , which the finger of God hath traced on our hearts . No. Attention to our own concerns can become culpable only , when they so far enslave and engross us , as to leave us neither leisure or ...
Walter Blake Kirwan. that eternal law , which the finger of God hath traced on our hearts . No. Attention to our own concerns can become culpable only , when they so far enslave and engross us , as to leave us neither leisure or ...
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... amidst the prevailing corrup- tions of the world . In regions bound in by eternal frost , uncivilized and almost inaccessible , where clement and sterility combine to render subsistence f 聊 precarious , and seem to shut up the 30.
... amidst the prevailing corrup- tions of the world . In regions bound in by eternal frost , uncivilized and almost inaccessible , where clement and sterility combine to render subsistence f 聊 precarious , and seem to shut up the 30.
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... eternal destiny may be , this is certain , that it may be ours to consider the wealth of worlds as a happy exchange for one hour of that time which is still within our power . Tell me , is there a single Christian before me , who , if ...
... eternal destiny may be , this is certain , that it may be ours to consider the wealth of worlds as a happy exchange for one hour of that time which is still within our power . Tell me , is there a single Christian before me , who , if ...
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... eternal God , and hope for eternal life , how can this be justified ? how can we reconcile it with the commonest feelings of humanity ? how rest on our beds in peace , when we 4 F reflect what it is in our power to 84.
... eternal God , and hope for eternal life , how can this be justified ? how can we reconcile it with the commonest feelings of humanity ? how rest on our beds in peace , when we 4 F reflect what it is in our power to 84.
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Page 72 - But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. Woe unto you that are full ! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
Page 192 - But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee : then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided ? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Page 72 - No man can serve two masters, ye cannot serve God and mammon
Page 190 - And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, saying, with a loud voice, fear God, and give glory to him ,• for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
Page 75 - I look to its consequences, direct and remote, I see the plants she has raised and cultivated spreading through the community with the richest increase of fruit. I see her diffusing happiness and virtue through a great portion of the human race. I can fancy generations yet unborn rising to prove, and to hail her worth. I adore that God who can destine a single human creature to be the stem of such extended and incalculable benefit to the world. CHARACTER OF A CHRISTIAN WIFE. In the character of a...
Page 74 - I behold her' encircled by her beloved charge, like a being more than human, to whom every mind is bent, and every eye directed; the eager simplicity of infancy inhaling from her lips the sacred truths of religion, in adapted phrase and familiar story — the whole rule of their moral and religious duties simplified for easier infusion. The countenance of this fond and anxious parent all beaming with delight and love, and her eye raised occasionally to heaven in fervent supplication for a blessing...
Page 273 - The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
Page x - For some time after his conformity he preached every Sunday in St. Peter's Church, and the collections for the poor on every occasion rose four or five-fold above their usual amount. Before the expiration of his first year he was wholly reserved for the distinguished and difficult task of preaching charity sermons...
Page 127 - There is neither Jew nor Greek, bond nor free, male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Page 119 - Then saith the woman of Samaria unto Him, How is it that Thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria ? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.