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SERMON V . THE VANITY OF ATTEMPTING TO OPPOSE GOD . PROVERBS xxi
. 30 . There is no wisdom , nor understanding , nor counsel against the Lord .
LTOW mean and despicable soever the human 11 heart since the fall may be ...
SERMON V . THE VANITY OF ATTEMPTING TO OPPOSE GOD . PROVERBS xxi
. 30 . There is no wisdom , nor understanding , nor counsel against the Lord .
LTOW mean and despicable soever the human 11 heart since the fall may be ...
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Of this vanity I would endeavor to - day to convince you , my brethren , and I
dedicate this discourse to the destruction of imaginary schemes of happiness .
The thing that hath been , is that which shall be ; and that which is done , is that
which ...
Of this vanity I would endeavor to - day to convince you , my brethren , and I
dedicate this discourse to the destruction of imaginary schemes of happiness .
The thing that hath been , is that which shall be ; and that which is done , is that
which ...
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But this contention which makes us stretch all our faculties in search of something
to fill the void , that all past and present enjoyments have left in our hearts , this
doth not change the nature of things ; all will be vanity in future , as all have been
...
But this contention which makes us stretch all our faculties in search of something
to fill the void , that all past and present enjoyments have left in our hearts , this
doth not change the nature of things ; all will be vanity in future , as all have been
...
Page 148
And this also , saith he of each particular , in the catalogue of the whole , and this
also is vanity . This word seems to me very remarkable , this also , and this also is
vanity . Few men are so fascinated with the world as not to know that some ...
And this also , saith he of each particular , in the catalogue of the whole , and this
also is vanity . This word seems to me very remarkable , this also , and this also is
vanity . Few men are so fascinated with the world as not to know that some ...
Page 149
Vanity of vanities , saith the preacher , all is vanity . · 4 . To reflections on the
experience of Solomon add your own , and to this purpose recollect the history of
your life . Remember the time when sighing and wishing for the condition in
which ...
Vanity of vanities , saith the preacher , all is vanity . · 4 . To reflections on the
experience of Solomon add your own , and to this purpose recollect the history of
your life . Remember the time when sighing and wishing for the condition in
which ...
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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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