SermonsM. Carey, 1816 - 316 pages |
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... possible that the objects of such tender and special predilection can prove eminently unworthy of it ? Nor is the unexampled , and , I may say , cruel dissipation of money , in such times as the present , D * confined to the upper ...
... possible that the objects of such tender and special predilection can prove eminently unworthy of it ? Nor is the unexampled , and , I may say , cruel dissipation of money , in such times as the present , D * confined to the upper ...
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... possible trespass against virtue and economy : hence the industrious are led to copy an expensive mode of living , which ultimately leads to bankruptcy and ruin ; and hence it follows irresistibly , that , if the higher orders of the ...
... possible trespass against virtue and economy : hence the industrious are led to copy an expensive mode of living , which ultimately leads to bankruptcy and ruin ; and hence it follows irresistibly , that , if the higher orders of the ...
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... possible to believe in future retribu- tion , and not to know some uneasy moments on this head ? Is it possible then , that rational and thinking beings must not occasionally tremble at the uncer- tainty of life , and certainty of ...
... possible to believe in future retribu- tion , and not to know some uneasy moments on this head ? Is it possible then , that rational and thinking beings must not occasionally tremble at the uncer- tainty of life , and certainty of ...
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... possible . There is a circumstance however , regarding your institu- tion , which I am called on to mention ; and which I do with the more confidence and willingness , as notwithstanding what my zeal for the cause I have in hand , may ...
... possible . There is a circumstance however , regarding your institu- tion , which I am called on to mention ; and which I do with the more confidence and willingness , as notwithstanding what my zeal for the cause I have in hand , may ...
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... possible that the deplorable beings we now see before us , separated from the living and the dead , holding to the world only by a sense of their sufferings , can be creatures of the same God with ourselves , members of the same society ...
... possible that the deplorable beings we now see before us , separated from the living and the dead , holding to the world only by a sense of their sufferings , can be creatures of the same God with ourselves , members of the same society ...
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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.