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Page viii
... proper meaning of the facred writer , in any text from which he chofe to difcourfe ; at concentrating and giving perfect unity to every fubject which he treated , and prefenting to the hearer the moft clear and comprehenfive views of it ...
... proper meaning of the facred writer , in any text from which he chofe to difcourfe ; at concentrating and giving perfect unity to every fubject which he treated , and prefenting to the hearer the moft clear and comprehenfive views of it ...
Page xi
... proper place to mention his general character , as a member of the counfels and courts of the church , and the part particular- ly that he took in the ecclefiaftical politics of his native country . The church of Scotland was di- vided ...
... proper place to mention his general character , as a member of the counfels and courts of the church , and the part particular- ly that he took in the ecclefiaftical politics of his native country . The church of Scotland was di- vided ...
Page xvi
... proper delegates to that convention which formed their republican conftitution . In this refpectable affembly be appeared , to the af- tonishment of all the profeffors of the law , as profound a civilian , as he had before been known to ...
... proper delegates to that convention which formed their republican conftitution . In this refpectable affembly be appeared , to the af- tonishment of all the profeffors of the law , as profound a civilian , as he had before been known to ...
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... proper channel the knowledge which he may otherwife acquire . It is an approved max-- im in every science , that practical and experi-- mental knowledge far exceeds that which is merely speculative ; at least , though the last may make ...
... proper channel the knowledge which he may otherwife acquire . It is an approved max-- im in every science , that practical and experi-- mental knowledge far exceeds that which is merely speculative ; at least , though the last may make ...
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... proper to the various conditions and diforders of his hear- Now it must , at first fight , appear , that he who is a stranger to the power of godlinefs , and knows nothing of the fpiritual life himself , must be utterly unfit for ...
... proper to the various conditions and diforders of his hear- Now it must , at first fight , appear , that he who is a stranger to the power of godlinefs , and knows nothing of the fpiritual life himself , must be utterly unfit for ...
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Popular passages
Page 119 - Let no man deceive you with vain words : for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them : for ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light...
Page 79 - But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil : which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Page 227 - Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
Page 98 - Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy ; that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate, laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
Page 107 - I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ; and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Page 39 - Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, and brought them out, and said, " Sirs, what must I do to be saved?" And they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Page 186 - Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God : and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.
Page 66 - I * dwell in the high and holy place, with him alfo ' that is of a contrite and humble fpirit ; to revive ' the fpirit of the humble, and to revive the heart
Page 149 - For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory...
Page 115 - The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary : he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.