Sixteen SermonsGeorge Grierson, printer to the King's most excellent Majesty, at the King's Arms and Two Bibles in Essex-Street, 1738 - 507 pages |
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Page vii
... laft Impor- tance to all Preachers of this latter Complexion , to husband their Voices difcreetly , and to find out their proper Key , which is eafily done by a little Gare and Obferva- tion . A harsh and piping Note , or an uneafy ...
... laft Impor- tance to all Preachers of this latter Complexion , to husband their Voices difcreetly , and to find out their proper Key , which is eafily done by a little Gare and Obferva- tion . A harsh and piping Note , or an uneafy ...
Page 44
... laft Days - Ye have lived in Pleasure on the Earth , and been wanton ; ye have nourished your Hearts as in a Day of Slaughter . And our bleffed Sa- viour has a very pointed Expreffion upon the fame Subject , when he fays , that a Camel ...
... laft Days - Ye have lived in Pleasure on the Earth , and been wanton ; ye have nourished your Hearts as in a Day of Slaughter . And our bleffed Sa- viour has a very pointed Expreffion upon the fame Subject , when he fays , that a Camel ...
Page 61
... laft Audit . In the natural Course of a healthy Life , his Stewardship must soon come to an end ; but God knows how much fooner it may come ; for who can tell what a Day may bring forth ? Our Saviour , speak- ing in his Gospel of a bad ...
... laft Audit . In the natural Course of a healthy Life , his Stewardship must soon come to an end ; but God knows how much fooner it may come ; for who can tell what a Day may bring forth ? Our Saviour , speak- ing in his Gospel of a bad ...
Page 72
... his do- ings . The 1st of these , namely , that God has a perfect Knowledge of our Hearts , is of the laft Importance , both to be true , and to to be believed ; because the very Effence of all 72 Men's Hearts known to God .
... his do- ings . The 1st of these , namely , that God has a perfect Knowledge of our Hearts , is of the laft Importance , both to be true , and to to be believed ; because the very Effence of all 72 Men's Hearts known to God .
Page 92
... laft , yet what will his Form of Godli- nefs , what will his outward Sanctity and artificial Religion and Devotion fignify ? He is cheating the World ; but he is at the fame Time putting the greatest Cheat upon himself , because he ...
... laft , yet what will his Form of Godli- nefs , what will his outward Sanctity and artificial Religion and Devotion fignify ? He is cheating the World ; but he is at the fame Time putting the greatest Cheat upon himself , because he ...
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Page ix - Two things have I required of thee ; deny me them not before I die: remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, "Who is the Lord?" or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Page 482 - And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder ; and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps...
Page 76 - Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight : but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Page 365 - I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool : his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
Page 279 - For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord : whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
Page 66 - He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Page 295 - For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world ; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ...
Page 349 - Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help, in time of need.
Page 264 - Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thine hand to do it. Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give: When thou hast it by thee.
Page 36 - Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which He hath promised to them that love Him?