Sermons on various subjects, with a preface [by J. Duchal].1748 |
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Page i
... human nature in all the finishings of virtuous improvement , and the various methods of dif cipline , by which the perfection of it is to be attained , will find his account happily in fuch 2 be.
... human nature in all the finishings of virtuous improvement , and the various methods of dif cipline , by which the perfection of it is to be attained , will find his account happily in fuch 2 be.
Page xxv
... human nature , as made for the purposes of virtue and religion , and for " the final fruition of God in a perfect " ftate , and the objection vanishes , there is << no force at all in it ; for then it appears , " that the main ends of ...
... human nature , as made for the purposes of virtue and religion , and for " the final fruition of God in a perfect " ftate , and the objection vanishes , there is << no force at all in it ; for then it appears , " that the main ends of ...
Page xxvi
... human nature would be an un- << accountable work of God , a heap of ab- " furdities and contradictions , like the ha " dow of death , without any light or or- " der . But this principle must lie at the " bottom of all religion , and , I ...
... human nature would be an un- << accountable work of God , a heap of ab- " furdities and contradictions , like the ha " dow of death , without any light or or- " der . But this principle must lie at the " bottom of all religion , and , I ...
Page xxx
... human nature fo as to be neceffarily mife- " " rable . Nay , fuch is our conftitution , that " the greatest comfort , the nobleft enjoy- " < c ment , arifes from our acting agreeably to " it . That is , from doing conftantly , and ...
... human nature fo as to be neceffarily mife- " " rable . Nay , fuch is our conftitution , that " the greatest comfort , the nobleft enjoy- " < c ment , arifes from our acting agreeably to " it . That is , from doing conftantly , and ...
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... nature , and confifting for moft part of the fame perfons , with that mentioned in the beginning of this preface ... human au- thority ; a defign , which must be approved by all men of candor , as a good one , and which could not but be ...
... nature , and confifting for moft part of the fame perfons , with that mentioned in the beginning of this preface ... human au- thority ; a defign , which must be approved by all men of candor , as a good one , and which could not but be ...
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Abernethy abfolutely affections againſt alfo apoſtle arifes becauſe beſt cafe cauſe cerning character Chrift chriſtianity confcience confider confideration confifts courfe courſe death defign defires difciples difpofitions divine eſpecially eſteem evil exerciſe faid faith falvation fame fcripture feems felf felves fenfe fermons ferve fervice fhall fhew fincere firft firſt fome forrow fpirit ftate ftill fubject fuch fufferings fufficient fure fynod goodneſs goſpel grace greateſt happineſs heart higheſt himſelf human intereft itſelf Jefus Jews judgment juft juſt leaſt liberty Lord lufts meaſure ment mercy mind minifters moft moral moſt muft muſt nature neceffary nefs obferve occafion offence oppofition ourſelves paffions perfect perfon pleaſe pleaſure preferve preſent principle profeffion publiſhed purpoſes racter reaſon refpect religion repentance righteous righteouſneſs Saviour ſenſe SERM ſhall ſhould ſome ſpeak ſtate ſtrong ſuch temper thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe tion true underſtanding uſe virtue wiſdom