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... conceived ; but , that those people , who knew the Almighty , who had heard his voice , who had felt his power , should be so misled , is unnatural and impious . M But let us rather pity than condemn their error 20 SERMON II .
... conceived ; but , that those people , who knew the Almighty , who had heard his voice , who had felt his power , should be so misled , is unnatural and impious . M But let us rather pity than condemn their error 20 SERMON II .
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... conceived that they are guided originally by well - meaning and pious mo- tives ; but they are generally hurried on by mistaken warmth , till they listen no longer to the voice of reason ; and , lost in the wildness of fancy , they ...
... conceived that they are guided originally by well - meaning and pious mo- tives ; but they are generally hurried on by mistaken warmth , till they listen no longer to the voice of reason ; and , lost in the wildness of fancy , they ...
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... conceive , or a God to execute . But there is another sort of idolatry , of which we are generally guilty , and that is , when we fix our desires on any temporal enjoyments , with that earnest affection and love which is due to God ...
... conceive , or a God to execute . But there is another sort of idolatry , of which we are generally guilty , and that is , when we fix our desires on any temporal enjoyments , with that earnest affection and love which is due to God ...
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... conceive that He condescends , in compliance with our weakness , to act with us in many respects upon the same prin- ciple of reason by which we are guided in our dealings with each other . It is natu- ral for every man to expect a ...
... conceive that He condescends , in compliance with our weakness , to act with us in many respects upon the same prin- ciple of reason by which we are guided in our dealings with each other . It is natu- ral for every man to expect a ...
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... conceive it , and in a short time to join with their superiors in slighting the law of God , and trampling upon his holy com mandments . In asserting this unwelcome truth , it cannot be denied , that there are many cases in which we may ...
... conceive it , and in a short time to join with their superiors in slighting the law of God , and trampling upon his holy com mandments . In asserting this unwelcome truth , it cannot be denied , that there are many cases in which we may ...
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affection affliction Almighty ambition appear attended Behold benevolence bestow blessings breach breast calamities CHAP charity children of Israel christian commandment conceive consequences consider covet crime death destroy distress dition divine dreadful duty earth enemies enjoy evil EXODUS false fancied fatal father fear feel fellow-creatures glory God's grati gratitude guilty Haman hand happiness hath heart Heaven holy honour human idle idolatry inclinations indulgence ingratitude iniquity Jews labour laws lence leprosy less lest liable ligion Lord thy mand mandment mankind ment mercy mind misery motives Naaman nature neglect neighbour ness never obedience object offence ourselves parents passions perjury Pharisees pleasure possessions profane punishment racter reason reflection religion religious respect riches rience Sabbath Day Samaritan Saviour SERMON shew sider society sorrow soul spect sting suffer Ten Command thee thing Thou shalt tion tivate unto vanity vice virtue weak wealth worship wretched
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Page 265 - And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
Page 284 - And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
Page 283 - And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks : and he was a Samaritan.
Page 280 - And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off; and they lifted up their voices, and said; Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
Page 54 - Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
Page 164 - And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from Mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.
Page 175 - Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to-morrow am I invited unto her also with the king.
Page 325 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me : and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me : because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me ; and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Page 3 - Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt...
Page 188 - But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, which owed him an hundred pence; and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest.