Sermons, Volumen3W. Colles, 1790 |
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... mankind . Providence has fcatter- ed them among the crowd with an undif- tinguishing hand , as of purpose to show of what fmall account they are in the fight of God , Experience every day proves that the poffeffion of them is confiftent ...
... mankind . Providence has fcatter- ed them among the crowd with an undif- tinguishing hand , as of purpose to show of what fmall account they are in the fight of God , Experience every day proves that the poffeffion of them is confiftent ...
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... mankind . Hence , they fre- quently give rife to fame . But a distinc- tion is to be made between fame and true honour . The former is a loud and noisy applaufe : The latter , a more filent and in- ternal homage . Fame floats on the ...
... mankind . Hence , they fre- quently give rife to fame . But a distinc- tion is to be made between fame and true honour . The former is a loud and noisy applaufe : The latter , a more filent and in- ternal homage . Fame floats on the ...
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... to man has power to command the respect of man's heart . 4 It is to be farther observed , that the univerfal confent of mankind in honouring real I. real virtue , is fufficient to fhow what the 14 On the true Honour of Man .
... to man has power to command the respect of man's heart . 4 It is to be farther observed , that the univerfal confent of mankind in honouring real I. real virtue , is fufficient to fhow what the 14 On the true Honour of Man .
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... mankind , were found worthy , in their opinion , to be tranf- ferred from among men , and added to the number of the gods Even the coun- terfeited appearances of virtue , which are fo often found in the world , are teftimo- nies SERM ...
... mankind , were found worthy , in their opinion , to be tranf- ferred from among men , and added to the number of the gods Even the coun- terfeited appearances of virtue , which are fo often found in the world , are teftimo- nies SERM ...
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... mankind more generally agreed . FINALLY , the honour acquired by reli- gion and virtue is honour divine and im- mortal . It is honour , not in the estima- tion of men only , but in the fight of God ; whofe judgment is the ftandard of ...
... mankind more generally agreed . FINALLY , the honour acquired by reli- gion and virtue is honour divine and im- mortal . It is honour , not in the estima- tion of men only , but in the fight of God ; whofe judgment is the ftandard of ...
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affections affiftance affume againſt alfo amidſt arife becauſe behold character Chriftian circumftances confcience confequence confider confiderable courfe courſe death deferving defire difpofitions diftinction diſcharge divine duties effential efteem enjoy envy evil exerciſe fafe faid fame feel felf felves fenfe fenfibility feveral fhall fhow firft firſt fituation focial fociety fome fometimes foon forrow fortitude fortune foul fources fpirit friends ftand ftate ftation fuch fuffer fuperior fuppofed fupport fure happineſs heart heaven Hence higheſt himſelf honour human impreffion intereft itſelf juft laft ligion look Lord meaſure ment mind moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary nefs nerally obfervation occafions paffions pafs paft paſt patience perfons pleaſure poffefs praiſe prefent principle proper purfuits purpoſe racter rank reafon refpect reft religion reſtraints rife SERM ſhall ſhould ſtate ſuch temper thee thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou tion truft univerfe uſeful virtue virtuous whofe whoſe wiſdom yourſelves
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Página 399 - Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God...
Página 46 - And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
Página 21 - For she is the breath of the power of God, and a pure influence flowing from the glory of the Almighty: therefore can no defiled thing fall into her.
Página 235 - Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun : but if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many.
Página 402 - He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
Página 185 - 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.
Página 42 - He who pretends to great sensibility towards men, and yet has no feeling for the high objects of religion, no heart to admire and adore the great Father of the universe, has reason to distrust the truth and delicacy of his sensibility.
Página 394 - What an illustrious moment was that when from nonexistence there sprang at once into being this mighty globe on which so many millions of creatures now dwell! No preparatory measures were required. No long circuit of means was employed. " He spake ; and it was done : He commanded ; and it stood fast.
Página 97 - Throughout all ranks and conditions, one generation passeth, and another generation cometh ; and this great inn is by turns evacuated and replenished by troops of succeeding pilgrims. O vain and inconstant world ! O fleeting and transient life ! When will the sons of men learn to think of thee as they ought ? When will they learn humanity from the afflictions of their brethren ; or moderation and wisdom from the sense of their...
Página 106 - ... or envy. Moral and religious instruction derives its efficacy, not so much from what men are taught to know, as from what they are brought to feel.