Nine Sermons Preached in the Parish of St. James, Westminister: On Occasion of the Late War and Rebellion |
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... greatest Victories recorded in Scrip- ture . Their Condition , after This , might have appeared to human Policy a very fecure one : But the Divine Wisdom saw the greatest of all Dangers impending over them , that which proceeds from ...
... greatest Victories recorded in Scrip- ture . Their Condition , after This , might have appeared to human Policy a very fecure one : But the Divine Wisdom saw the greatest of all Dangers impending over them , that which proceeds from ...
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... a little , what the Ap- pearance and Conftruction of these Things is : and let those who are qualified for it , judge ; Is not this the one Nation upon Earth , in which Regard to God is taught in the greatest Purity which 8 SERMON I.
... a little , what the Ap- pearance and Conftruction of these Things is : and let those who are qualified for it , judge ; Is not this the one Nation upon Earth , in which Regard to God is taught in the greatest Purity which 8 SERMON I.
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... greatest Purity , and treated with the greatest Con- tempt ? But a worse Symptom yet is , that whilst Irreligious Perfons are active in the Cause of Infidelity ; fome of them with so self - deny- ing a Bigotry , as to teach it their ...
... greatest Purity , and treated with the greatest Con- tempt ? But a worse Symptom yet is , that whilst Irreligious Perfons are active in the Cause of Infidelity ; fome of them with so self - deny- ing a Bigotry , as to teach it their ...
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... greatest Force . But in Times of public Danger efpecially , Belief of Religion gives a Spirit , and Defence of Religion a Motive for exerting it , which Con- fiderations of a lower Nature will never equal . For what is there , that can ...
... greatest Force . But in Times of public Danger efpecially , Belief of Religion gives a Spirit , and Defence of Religion a Motive for exerting it , which Con- fiderations of a lower Nature will never equal . For what is there , that can ...
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... greatest and best of Beings , or the ufurped Tyranny of a few vain Mortals , whofe Friendship means you no Good , and whofe Enmity can do you no Harm ? But fo it is : we are cowardly one to another , and brave only against Him , whe ...
... greatest and best of Beings , or the ufurped Tyranny of a few vain Mortals , whofe Friendship means you no Good , and whofe Enmity can do you no Harm ? But fo it is : we are cowardly one to another , and brave only against Him , whe ...
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Page 139 - Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more : and they are cut off from thy hand.
Page 131 - Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be moved : and though the hills be carried into the midst of the sea.
Page 235 - If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
Page 62 - Therefore thus saith the LORD God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
Page 66 - At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it; if that nation against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
Page 62 - We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement ; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us : for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves...
Page 188 - Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
Page 242 - Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The LORD is with you while ye be with him: and if ye seek him, he will be found of you: but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
Page 188 - And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.
Page 47 - WOE to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me ; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin...