Sermons, Volume 2W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1785 |
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Hugh Blair. I. the enchantments of habit ; and with their SERM . eyes open fink into the gulph which is be- fore them . Poverty enforces dependance ; and dependance increases corruption . Ne- ceffity first betrays them into mean com ...
Hugh Blair. I. the enchantments of habit ; and with their SERM . eyes open fink into the gulph which is be- fore them . Poverty enforces dependance ; and dependance increases corruption . Ne- ceffity first betrays them into mean com ...
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... eye of that Supreme Being , to whom our whole internal frame is uncover- ed , difpofitions hold the place of actions and it is not so much what we perform , as the motive which moves us to perform- ance , that conftitutes us good or ...
... eye of that Supreme Being , to whom our whole internal frame is uncover- ed , difpofitions hold the place of actions and it is not so much what we perform , as the motive which moves us to perform- ance , that conftitutes us good or ...
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... eye . The fecrecy and filence which reign there , favour the prejudice entertained by too many , that thought is exempted from all controul . Paffions , they perhaps admit , require government and restraint , because they are violent ...
... eye . The fecrecy and filence which reign there , favour the prejudice entertained by too many , that thought is exempted from all controul . Paffions , they perhaps admit , require government and restraint , because they are violent ...
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... refts with us upon regard to men ; and that however we may act a part in public with propriety , there is before our eyes no fear of that God who fearcheth the D 4 beart , SERM . heart , and requireth truth in the inward of the Heart . 39.
... refts with us upon regard to men ; and that however we may act a part in public with propriety , there is before our eyes no fear of that God who fearcheth the D 4 beart , SERM . heart , and requireth truth in the inward of the Heart . 39.
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... eyes of the fool , to- wards the ends of the earth . Our minds are , in this case , thrown open to folly and vanity . They are prostituted to every evil thing which pleases to take poffeffion . The consequences must all be charged to ...
... eyes of the fool , to- wards the ends of the earth . Our minds are , in this case , thrown open to folly and vanity . They are prostituted to every evil thing which pleases to take poffeffion . The consequences must all be charged to ...
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Page 349 - 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 358 - It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
Page 130 - 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 10 - He who every morning plans the transactions of the day, and follows out that plan, carries on a thread which will guide him through the labyrinth of the most busy life. The orderly arrangement of his time is like a ray of light, which darts itself through all his affairs. But where no plan is laid, where the disposal...
Page 403 - Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the LORD hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.
Page 283 - When he must condemn, he condemns with regret; and without those aggravations which the severity of others adds to the crime. He listens calmly to the apology of the offender, and readily admits every extenuating circumstance which equity can suggest..
Page 304 - Jhall be judged: and with what meafure ye mete, it Jhall be meafured to you again. And why beholdeft thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye...
Page 321 - Those evil spirits who inhabit the regions of misery, are represented as delighting in revenge and cruelty. But all that is great and good in the universe, is on the side of clemency and mercy. The Almighty Ruler of the world, though for ages offended by the unrighteousness, and insulted by the impiety of men, is long-suffering and slow to anger.
Page 437 - ... ruler ; what construction he is to put on many of the dispensations of his providence ; and what his fate is to be when he departs hence. What a...
Page 322 - Collected within itself, it stands unmoved by their impotent assaults ; and with generous pity, rather than with anger, looks down on their unworthy conduct. It has been truly said, that the greatest man on earth can no sooner commit an injury, than a good man can make himself greater, by forgiving it.