Sermons on various subjects, with a preface [by J. Duchal].1751 |
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... ture , by prepoffeffing the mind fo power- fully in favour of the things which are pure , and honeft , and virtuous , hath not led us away from our true intereft and happiness , but directly to the profecution of it ? To this fenfe of ...
... ture , by prepoffeffing the mind fo power- fully in favour of the things which are pure , and honeft , and virtuous , hath not led us away from our true intereft and happiness , but directly to the profecution of it ? To this fenfe of ...
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... ture , have this tendency , that they may be enabled to refist and to conquer temptations . And the difpofition of things by divine pro- vidence , and ordering all the circumstances in our condition , is represented in scripture as ...
... ture , have this tendency , that they may be enabled to refist and to conquer temptations . And the difpofition of things by divine pro- vidence , and ordering all the circumstances in our condition , is represented in scripture as ...
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... ture against duty , or of defire arifing from the inferior part of the human constitution disagreeable to the will of God , which fo far may be called a temptation . Nor is it an indignity to our Saviour , to say that he was tempted ...
... ture against duty , or of defire arifing from the inferior part of the human constitution disagreeable to the will of God , which fo far may be called a temptation . Nor is it an indignity to our Saviour , to say that he was tempted ...
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... ture , and moft conducive to their perfec- tion and happinefs : And this liberty may be termed moral . To act fpontaneously , but indeliberately , belongeth to the brutal kinds ; in following their inftincts and appetites , without any ...
... ture , and moft conducive to their perfec- tion and happinefs : And this liberty may be termed moral . To act fpontaneously , but indeliberately , belongeth to the brutal kinds ; in following their inftincts and appetites , without any ...
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... ture ; that the tendency of it is to make us forgetful of , or infenfible to , contrary mo- tives ; and that by this faculty of habits , which is an important part of our confti- tution , the human powers are carried to their highest ...
... ture ; that the tendency of it is to make us forgetful of , or infenfible to , contrary mo- tives ; and that by this faculty of habits , which is an important part of our confti- tution , the human powers are carried to their highest ...
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Page 1 - Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God : for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man : but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Page 268 - 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 282 - But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do : for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Page 378 - For He is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us ; having abolished in His flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in Himself of twain one new man, so making peace...
Page 430 - And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Page 311 - I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards: I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruits: I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees...
Page 311 - I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts. So I was great and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
Page 236 - What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good ? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good ; seek peace, and pursue it.
Page 173 - Ye lust, and have not ; ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot. obtain; ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not ; ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it.