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... tell when he was like to see another . The widow and the fatherless are propofed in fcrip- ture as the most common and fignal objects SER M. of Charity , and yet even under this B 2 of The Duty and Measure of Alms - giving . 3.
... tell when he was like to see another . The widow and the fatherless are propofed in fcrip- ture as the most common and fignal objects SER M. of Charity , and yet even under this B 2 of The Duty and Measure of Alms - giving . 3.
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... tell thofe very people of parting with their fubftance and giving it to the poor , and that they fhall have treasure in heaven , and they will call it mockery . But let not people be deceived ; this faying of our Saviour's was not ...
... tell thofe very people of parting with their fubftance and giving it to the poor , and that they fhall have treasure in heaven , and they will call it mockery . But let not people be deceived ; this faying of our Saviour's was not ...
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... tell me what effect or influence all thefe precepts can have upon a dying man ? Or how they can operate to all the wife ends and purposes of them upon him when he is dead ? And this naturally leads us in the VIth place to observe , what ...
... tell me what effect or influence all thefe precepts can have upon a dying man ? Or how they can operate to all the wife ends and purposes of them upon him when he is dead ? And this naturally leads us in the VIth place to observe , what ...
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... tell how money can be given to better poses , and how any liberality whatsoever can be greater in its effects and confequences . For pur- Ift . It is an immediate relief to the great- eft objects of charity in the world ; it is for ...
... tell how money can be given to better poses , and how any liberality whatsoever can be greater in its effects and confequences . For pur- Ift . It is an immediate relief to the great- eft objects of charity in the world ; it is for ...
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... tell how mankind came to have a beginning , all they had left to fay was , that he had none . Others have gueffed that mankind was first formed like vermin out of flime and mud , by the heat and warmth of the fun . But this is fo far ...
... tell how mankind came to have a beginning , all they had left to fay was , that he had none . Others have gueffed that mankind was first formed like vermin out of flime and mud , by the heat and warmth of the fun . But this is fo far ...
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affections and lufts againſt Apoſtle appetites becauſe beſt bleffed body cafe caft cauſe charity Chrift chriftian confcience confequence confider corruption crucified defigned defires degree difcourfe divine doth eafy eternal expreffion exprefs faid falvation fame fays fecret felves fenfe fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fincere fion firft firſt fleſh fome foul fpeaking fpirit ftate ftrength ftrong fubftance fuccefs fuch fure give glory goodneſs Goſpel grace greateſt happineſs hath hearts heaven himſelf hope inclinations infirmity infomuch inftances intirely itſelf laft laſt lefs live mankind mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary neceffity nefs never obferve occafion oppofition ourſelves paffions perfon pleaſures prefent purpoſe raiſe reafon refolution refpect religion revelation Saviour ſenſe SERM ſhall ſpeak ſpoke ſtate temptation thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thoughts tion truth underſtanding unto uſe virtue and holiness vitious weakneſs wiſdom worldly XVII XXIX XXVII
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Page 157 - And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched : * where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Page 156 - And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out : It is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire : 48 where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Page 348 - For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
Page 141 - I delight in the law of God after the inward man ; but I fee another law in my members, warring againft the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of fin -which is in my members.
Page 10 - Charge them who are rich in this world, that they be ready to give, and glad to distribute ; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may attain eternal life.
Page 75 - If I climb up into heaven, Thou art there : if I go down into hell, Thou art there also. If I take the wings of the morning : and remain in the uttermost parts of the sea ; Even there also shall Thy hand lead me : and Thy right hand shall hold me.
Page 224 - Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings...
Page 199 - For our converfation is in heaven, from whence alfo we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jefus Chrift...
Page 218 - the blefled and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords, who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto ; whom " no man hath feen, nor can fee ; to him be " honour and power everlafting. Amen." ts 41 DISCOURSE VIII. MATT. v. 3. BleJ'ed are the poor in fpirit ; for theirs it the kingdom of heaven.
Page 223 - I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!