The Posthumous Works of Jeremiah Seed, M.A. Late Rector of Enham in Hampshire. And Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford: Consisting of Sermons, Letters, Essays, &c. in Two Volumes. Published from the Author's Original Manuscrips [sic].M. Seed, and sold, 1750 - Sermons, English |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 41
Page 15
... Imposture is like that Kind of Animal , which does a great deal of Mischief ; but then it is only while it works in Secret and under Cover : As SERM . I. As foon as it appears above Ground for the Belief of Christianity . IS.
... Imposture is like that Kind of Animal , which does a great deal of Mischief ; but then it is only while it works in Secret and under Cover : As SERM . I. As foon as it appears above Ground for the Belief of Christianity . IS.
Page 16
... appears above Ground and is discovered in Day - Light , it is rendered in- capable of doing any further Detriment . Their Enemies , right or wrong , would en- deavour to fully the Brightness of their Cha- racters . And when one ...
... appears above Ground and is discovered in Day - Light , it is rendered in- capable of doing any further Detriment . Their Enemies , right or wrong , would en- deavour to fully the Brightness of their Cha- racters . And when one ...
Page 31
... appear any ab folute Impoffibility in the Contexture of the Chriftian Revelation . The Confequence of which is IIIdly , That a thinking Man may en- joy himself with perfect Eafe and Tran- quillity , in the Profeffion and Belief of ...
... appear any ab folute Impoffibility in the Contexture of the Chriftian Revelation . The Confequence of which is IIIdly , That a thinking Man may en- joy himself with perfect Eafe and Tran- quillity , in the Profeffion and Belief of ...
Page 34
... appears from St. Peter and others , were universally read as of divine Authority , was a shameless Impoftor . And yet they could not have profeffed the Belief of it , knowing it to be an Imposture , at a Time when Chriftians were of all ...
... appears from St. Peter and others , were universally read as of divine Authority , was a shameless Impoftor . And yet they could not have profeffed the Belief of it , knowing it to be an Imposture , at a Time when Chriftians were of all ...
Page 41
... appears then that an Improbability arif- ing from the Nature of the Thing may be overcome and over - ruled by direct pofitive Proofs . The Reafon is obvious : the Na- ture of Things is in a great Measure in the Dark , their internal ...
... appears then that an Improbability arif- ing from the Nature of the Thing may be overcome and over - ruled by direct pofitive Proofs . The Reafon is obvious : the Na- ture of Things is in a great Measure in the Dark , their internal ...
Common terms and phrases
abfolute Abfurdities Affent againſt Attorney at Law becauſe beſt bleffed Bristol Cafes Cauſe Chriſtianity Confequence Confideration confiftent Courſe Creatures Dæmons Defign Defire Deity Demonftration diſtinguiſhed Divine Evil Exiſtence faid fame feem Fellow feveral fhall fhew fhould fince firſt fome fometimes ftand ftrong fuch fuffer fufficient fuperior fuppofing God's Goodneſs greateſt Happineſs hath Heart Heaven himſelf IIdly impoffible infinite Inftance itſelf John juft Lady laft laſt leaſt Liverpool Matter Meaſure Mifs Mind moft moral moſt muft muſt Nature neceffary nefs Northamptonshire Number obferve Occafion Oriel College ourſelves Oxon Paffion Perfon Pleaſure Prebendary prefent Proofs Queen's College Queſtion raiſed Reaſon Rector Religion Reverend Dr right honourable Saviour Scripture ſeems Senfe Senſe SERM SERM.III SERM.IV ſeveral ſhall Somerſetſhire Soul Souls College Spirits thefe themſelves theſe Things thofe thoſe thou Thoughts thouſand tion Truth ture Underſtanding univerfal Uſe Vicar Virtue whofe William Wiſdom World
Popular passages
Page 159 - How art thou fallen from heaven, 0 Lucifer, son of the morning ! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations...
Page 203 - He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord ; And he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks ; And he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
Page 292 - And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him : and they wept.
Page 205 - I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh away ; and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
Page 119 - Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Page 302 - My only 71 question at present is, la thine heart right as my heart is with thy heart ? If it be, give me thine hand.
Page 1 - For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the .power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
Page 162 - He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.
Page 119 - This is the catholic faith : which except a man believe faithfully he cannot be saved.
Page 202 - And the harp, and the viol, the tabret and pipe, and wine are in their feafts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither confider the operation of his hands.