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Page 23
To attack general mistakes is to excite the displeasure of all who favor them , to
disgust a whole auditory , and to acquire the most odious of all titles , I mean that
of public censor . A preacher is then obliged to choose , either never to attack ...
To attack general mistakes is to excite the displeasure of all who favor them , to
disgust a whole auditory , and to acquire the most odious of all titles , I mean that
of public censor . A preacher is then obliged to choose , either never to attack ...
Page 24
We will not introduce here the famous controversy on this question , whether a
great number form a presumption in favor of any religion , or whether universality
be a certain evidence of the true christian church ? How often has this question ...
We will not introduce here the famous controversy on this question , whether a
great number form a presumption in favor of any religion , or whether universality
be a certain evidence of the true christian church ? How often has this question ...
Page 135
In the first article I shall try to develope the idea of Solomon , and to engage you
to enter into the most intricate labyrinths of your own hearts , and to make you
acknowledge that we are all , more or less , prejudiced in favor of this bewitching
...
In the first article I shall try to develope the idea of Solomon , and to engage you
to enter into the most intricate labyrinths of your own hearts , and to make you
acknowledge that we are all , more or less , prejudiced in favor of this bewitching
...
Page 147
In a word , you will there understand , that what may seem the most fortunate
events in your favor will contribute very little to your happiness . . 3 . But if the
school of the world is capable of teaching us to renounce our fanciful projects of
fe licity ...
In a word , you will there understand , that what may seem the most fortunate
events in your favor will contribute very little to your happiness . . 3 . But if the
school of the world is capable of teaching us to renounce our fanciful projects of
fe licity ...
Page 223
... access to the land of promise was opened , Moses had been admitted on the
holy mountain to derive felicity from God the source , and sent to distribute it
among his countrymen to these choice favors promises of new and greater
blessings ...
... access to the land of promise was opened , Moses had been admitted on the
holy mountain to derive felicity from God the source , and sent to distribute it
among his countrymen to these choice favors promises of new and greater
blessings ...
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| Title | Sermons Translated from the Original French of the Late Rev. James Saurin ..., Volume 5 Sermons Translated from the Original French of the Late Rev. James Saurin, Joseph Sutcliffe |
| Authors | Jacques Saurin, Robert Robinson |
| Publisher | L. Nichols, 1806 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 22 Aug 2008 |
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