The Sunday Library, Or, The Protestant's Manual for the Sabbath-day: Being a Selection of Nearly One Hundred Sermons from Eminent Divines ...Thomas Frognall Dibdin Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1850 - Protestantism |
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... happiness is greater , and they may , in the best sense of the word , be fairly said to inherit the earth . I shall now proceed to notice such other passages of this admirable discourse , as appear to me to de- serve peculiar attention ...
... happiness is greater , and they may , in the best sense of the word , be fairly said to inherit the earth . I shall now proceed to notice such other passages of this admirable discourse , as appear to me to de- serve peculiar attention ...
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... happiness than to the virtue of man- kind . And we are taught by the fatal example of other nations , that wherever this law of the Gospel has been abrogated or relaxed , and a greater facility of divorce allowed , the consequence has ...
... happiness than to the virtue of man- kind . And we are taught by the fatal example of other nations , that wherever this law of the Gospel has been abrogated or relaxed , and a greater facility of divorce allowed , the consequence has ...
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... happiness of mankind , which were certainly the objects our Saviour had in view ; on the contrary , it would tend materially to obstruct both , by inviting injury , and encouraging insult and oppression . Common sense , therefore , as ...
... happiness of mankind , which were certainly the objects our Saviour had in view ; on the contrary , it would tend materially to obstruct both , by inviting injury , and encouraging insult and oppression . Common sense , therefore , as ...
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... happiness . The next thing which peculiarly demands our attention in this chapter is the declaration contained in the 24th verse , which presents to us another fun- damental principle of the Christian religion ; namely , the necessity ...
... happiness . The next thing which peculiarly demands our attention in this chapter is the declaration contained in the 24th verse , which presents to us another fun- damental principle of the Christian religion ; namely , the necessity ...
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... happiness , and selected that which leads to life eternal ? When was it that you retired within yourselves , to meditate upon the certainty of your being accountable to an almighty and omniscient God , for every part of your conduct ...
... happiness , and selected that which leads to life eternal ? When was it that you retired within yourselves , to meditate upon the certainty of your being accountable to an almighty and omniscient God , for every part of your conduct ...
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Page 289 - Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
Page 3 - And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.
Page 167 - He that saith, I know Him, and keepeth not His Commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoso keepeth His Word, in him verily is the love of God perfected : hereby know we that we are in Him.
Page 9 - Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness : for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Page 2 - Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths : but I say unto you, swear not at all...
Page 168 - Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
Page 184 - AND I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud : and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire...
Page 95 - For the invisible things of God from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead...
Page 37 - But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Page 180 - Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry ; Hold not thy peace at my tears : For I am a stranger with thee, And a sojourner, as all my fathers were.