Sermons, Volume 2Hickman & Hazzard, 1822 - Presbyterian Church |
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... reflected distinguished honour on the city , on the church , " and on the country which produced him . 66 " It was the fortune of Dr. Blair to appear at a period when " the literature of his country was just beginning to receive polish ...
... reflected distinguished honour on the city , on the church , " and on the country which produced him . 66 " It was the fortune of Dr. Blair to appear at a period when " the literature of his country was just beginning to receive polish ...
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... reflection , he discerns in- numerable marks of his dependent state . He finds himself placed , by some superior power . in a vast world , where the wisdom and goodness of the Creator are conspicuous on every side . The magnificence ...
... reflection , he discerns in- numerable marks of his dependent state . He finds himself placed , by some superior power . in a vast world , where the wisdom and goodness of the Creator are conspicuous on every side . The magnificence ...
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... reflection , he shall be made to feel that one part of duty performed , atones not for another which is neglected . In the midst of his prayers , the remembrance of injustice will upbraid him with hypocrisy ; and in the distribu- tion ...
... reflection , he shall be made to feel that one part of duty performed , atones not for another which is neglected . In the midst of his prayers , the remembrance of injustice will upbraid him with hypocrisy ; and in the distribu- tion ...
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... reflection , that him no poor man can upbraid for having withheld his due ; him no unfortu- nate man can reproach for having seen and despised his sorrows ; but that on his head are descending the prayers of the needy and the aged ; and ...
... reflection , that him no poor man can upbraid for having withheld his due ; him no unfortu- nate man can reproach for having seen and despised his sorrows ; but that on his head are descending the prayers of the needy and the aged ; and ...
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... reflections , they are highly aggravated to the bad . During the gay and active periods of life , sinners elude in some measure , the force of con- science . Carried round in the world of affairs and pleasures ; intent on contrivance ...
... reflections , they are highly aggravated to the bad . During the gay and active periods of life , sinners elude in some measure , the force of con- science . Carried round in the world of affairs and pleasures ; intent on contrivance ...
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Page 453 - Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun : but if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all ; yet let him remember the days of darkness ; for they shall be many.
Page 383 - Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near...
Page 313 - So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God ; and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
Page 259 - Boast not thyself of to-morrow ; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Page 313 - shine as the brightness of the firmament, and as the stars for ever and ever.
Page iv - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear ; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Page 174 - Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth : therefore let thy words be few.
Page 394 - For honourable age is not that which standeth in length of time, nor that is measured by number of years ; but wisdom is the grey hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age.
Page 163 - And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh : and his brethren were content.
Page 233 - They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; As a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed: 27 But thou art the same, And thy years shall have no end. 28 The children of thy servants shall continue, And their seed shall be established before thee.