SermonsJ. James, 1823 - 643 pages |
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... reflections upon the insufficiency of most of our en- joyments towards the attainment of happiness , upon some of ... reflection upon the emptiness of human pleasure , and of the vanity of vanities which discovers itself in all the ...
... reflections upon the insufficiency of most of our en- joyments towards the attainment of happiness , upon some of ... reflection upon the emptiness of human pleasure , and of the vanity of vanities which discovers itself in all the ...
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... reflections , however just in themselves and founded on truth and a knowledge of the world , are found to leave little impression where the imagination was already heated with great expectations of future happiness ; and that the best ...
... reflections , however just in themselves and founded on truth and a knowledge of the world , are found to leave little impression where the imagination was already heated with great expectations of future happiness ; and that the best ...
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... reflection , which is all that most of us want , to make us wiser and better men : -that at certain times it is so necessary a man's mind should be turned towards itself , that rather than want oc- casions , he had better purchase them ...
... reflection , which is all that most of us want , to make us wiser and better men : -that at certain times it is so necessary a man's mind should be turned towards itself , that rather than want oc- casions , he had better purchase them ...
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... reflection , it will forcibly carry him sometimes whither he would not , -like the unclean spirit , in the parent's sad description of his child's case , which took him , and oft - times cast him into the fire to destroy him ; and ...
... reflection , it will forcibly carry him sometimes whither he would not , -like the unclean spirit , in the parent's sad description of his child's case , which took him , and oft - times cast him into the fire to destroy him ; and ...
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... reflections of this serious cast , how insensibly do the thoughts carry us farther ! -and , from con- sidering what we are , -what kind of world we live in , and what evils befall us in it , how naturally do they set us to look forwards ...
... reflections of this serious cast , how insensibly do the thoughts carry us farther ! -and , from con- sidering what we are , -what kind of world we live in , and what evils befall us in it , how naturally do they set us to look forwards ...
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Abishai able actions affecting afflictions amongst apostle appear behaviour behold better blessings brought cern character Christian concubine conscience consider creature discourse distress doubt duty earth evil father favour give God's hand happiness heart Heaven Herod Heze Hezekiah holy holy conversation honour human humble humility imagine instances Israel Jews Judah judgment kind LAURENCE STERNE Levite live look Lord man's mankind manner meek ment mercy mind misery moral Mount Ephraim nature neral ness never numbers observation occasion ourselves pass passions peace pharisee pity pleasure pride principle prophet racter reason reflections religion riches Saviour scarce Scripture seems sense SERMON Shimei Shunem sion sorrow soul spirit suffered suppose temper tender thee thing thou hast thought tion true trust truth tural turn uncon unto vice virtue whole wisdom wise words Ye men Zarephath