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Page 24
... perity , have they madly hurried themselves over that precipice from which there is no return ; and , in what nature most abhors , the voluntary extinction of life , have sought relief from that torment of reflection , which was become ...
... perity , have they madly hurried themselves over that precipice from which there is no return ; and , in what nature most abhors , the voluntary extinction of life , have sought relief from that torment of reflection , which was become ...
Page 42
... perity . They bring to its comforts the manly relish of a sound uncorrupted mind . They stop at the proper point , before enjoyment degenerates into dis- gust , and pleasure is converted into pain . They are strangers to those ...
... perity . They bring to its comforts the manly relish of a sound uncorrupted mind . They stop at the proper point , before enjoyment degenerates into dis- gust , and pleasure is converted into pain . They are strangers to those ...
Page 44
... perity of the righteous man receive , when borne with a smooth and gentle gale along the current of life , and looking round on all the blessings of his state , he can consider these as no more than an introduction to higher scenes ...
... perity of the righteous man receive , when borne with a smooth and gentle gale along the current of life , and looking round on all the blessings of his state , he can consider these as no more than an introduction to higher scenes ...
Page 47
... perity . Arrogance and self - sufficiency are lifted up ; and their state is considered , as secured by their own strength . Hence that pride of counte- nance , through which the wicked in their pros- perity , as David observes , refuse ...
... perity . Arrogance and self - sufficiency are lifted up ; and their state is considered , as secured by their own strength . Hence that pride of counte- nance , through which the wicked in their pros- perity , as David observes , refuse ...
Page 50
... perity , under the blessing of Heaven , be as the shining light which shineth more and more unto the perfect day . So shall it resemble those celestial fires which glow above , with beneficent , with regular , and permanent lustre ; and ...
... perity , under the blessing of Heaven , be as the shining light which shineth more and more unto the perfect day . So shall it resemble those celestial fires which glow above , with beneficent , with regular , and permanent lustre ; and ...
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