SermonsJ. James, 1823 - 643 pages |
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... 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 lectures that have been read upon the vanity of the world ...
... 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 lectures that have been read upon the vanity of the world ...
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... truth , I have been more full in my cautions against it , not only as reason requires , but in reverence to this season wherein our church exacts a more particular forbearance and self - denial in this point , and thereby adds to the ...
... truth , I have been more full in my cautions against it , not only as reason requires , but in reverence to this season wherein our church exacts a more particular forbearance and self - denial in this point , and thereby adds to the ...
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... truth and justice of the doctrine , and frankly acknowledging the force of it , our blessed Saviour concludes the debate with a short admonition , that he would practise what he had approved , and go , and imitate that fair ex- ample of ...
... truth and justice of the doctrine , and frankly acknowledging the force of it , our blessed Saviour concludes the debate with a short admonition , that he would practise what he had approved , and go , and imitate that fair ex- ample of ...
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... with the world confirms the truth of this seeming paradox , " That though man is the only creature endowed with re- flection , and consequently qualified to know the most of himself ; -yet , so it happens , SERMON IV Self-knowledge.
... with the world confirms the truth of this seeming paradox , " That though man is the only creature endowed with re- flection , and consequently qualified to know the most of himself ; -yet , so it happens , SERMON IV Self-knowledge.
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... truth of a fact in this great man , which happens every day among ourselves , namely , that a man may be guilty of very bad and dishonest actions , and yet reflect so little , or so partially , upon what he has done , as to keep his ...
... truth of a fact in this great man , which happens every day among ourselves , namely , that a man may be guilty of very bad and dishonest actions , and yet reflect so little , or so partially , upon what he has done , as to keep his ...
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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