Sermons,T. Cadell, and W. Davies ... and W. Creech, Edinburgh., 1808 |
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الصفحة 37
... misery lessens in our view . We esteem and admire , rather than pity . him . Re collect what holy men have endured for the sake of conscience , and with what cheerfulness they have suffered . On the other hand , when conscience has ...
... misery lessens in our view . We esteem and admire , rather than pity . him . Re collect what holy men have endured for the sake of conscience , and with what cheerfulness they have suffered . On the other hand , when conscience has ...
الصفحة 38
... misery . They not only whet the edge , but they envenom the darts of affliction , ' and add poison to the wound . Whereas , when misfortunes assail a good man , they carry no such fatal auxiliaries in their train . They may ruffle the ...
... misery . They not only whet the edge , but they envenom the darts of affliction , ' and add poison to the wound . Whereas , when misfortunes assail a good man , they carry no such fatal auxiliaries in their train . They may ruffle the ...
الصفحة 75
... misery . Ten thousand contingencies ever float on the current of life , the smallest of which , if it meet your frail bark in the passing , is sufficient to dash it in pieces . — Is this a place , is this a time , to swell with fancied ...
... misery . Ten thousand contingencies ever float on the current of life , the smallest of which , if it meet your frail bark in the passing , is sufficient to dash it in pieces . — Is this a place , is this a time , to swell with fancied ...
الصفحة 89
... misery and his guilt ? Employed in perpetual contemplation of heavenly objects , and in preparation for the enjoyment of them , would he not be- come more virtuous , and of course more happy , than the nature of his present em ...
... misery and his guilt ? Employed in perpetual contemplation of heavenly objects , and in preparation for the enjoyment of them , would he not be- come more virtuous , and of course more happy , than the nature of his present em ...
الصفحة 113
... misery is the na- tural consequence of guilt . After rational creatures had , by their criminal conduct , introduced disorder into the Divine king- dom , there was no ground to believe , that by their penitence and prayers alone they ...
... misery is the na- tural consequence of guilt . After rational creatures had , by their criminal conduct , introduced disorder into the Divine king- dom , there was no ground to believe , that by their penitence and prayers alone they ...
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الصفحة 129 - These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee...
الصفحة 347 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
الصفحة 2 - And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord ? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.
الصفحة 387 - Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth : therefore let thy words be few.
الصفحة 249 - Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me : and the sea saith, It is not with me.
الصفحة 95 - When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
الصفحة 73 - Depart from us ; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways. "What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
الصفحة 67 - 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.
الصفحة 410 - Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb; 'and even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
الصفحة 311 - And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind : for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.