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... Heaven . SECTION II . 1. THE chief misfortunes that befall us in life , can be traced to some vices or follies which we have committed . 2. Were we to survey the chambers of sickness and distress , we should often find them peopled with ...
... Heaven . SECTION II . 1. THE chief misfortunes that befall us in life , can be traced to some vices or follies which we have committed . 2. Were we to survey the chambers of sickness and distress , we should often find them peopled with ...
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... Heaven . 2. Temperance , by fortifying the mind and body , leads to happi- ness : intemperance , by enervating them , ends generally in misery . 3. Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious ; but an ill one , more ...
... Heaven . 2. Temperance , by fortifying the mind and body , leads to happi- ness : intemperance , by enervating them , ends generally in misery . 3. Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious ; but an ill one , more ...
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... heaven ? Can we look for clemency or gentleness from our Judge , when we are so backward to show it to our own brethren ? 3. Let us also accustom ourselves , to reflect on the small mo- ment of those things , which are the usual ...
... heaven ? Can we look for clemency or gentleness from our Judge , when we are so backward to show it to our own brethren ? 3. Let us also accustom ourselves , to reflect on the small mo- ment of those things , which are the usual ...
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... heaven . If we delay till to - morrow what ought to be done to - day , we overcharge the morrow with a burden which belongs not to it . We load the wheels of time , and prevent them from carrying us along smoothly . 3. He who every ...
... heaven . If we delay till to - morrow what ought to be done to - day , we overcharge the morrow with a burden which belongs not to it . We load the wheels of time , and prevent them from carrying us along smoothly . 3. He who every ...
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... heaven . 5. He continued to " walk with God , " when the world aposta- tized from him . He pleased God , and was beloved of him ; so that living among sinners , he was translated to heaven without see- ing death ; " Yea , speedily was ...
... heaven . 5. He continued to " walk with God , " when the world aposta- tized from him . He pleased God , and was beloved of him ; so that living among sinners , he was translated to heaven without see- ing death ; " Yea , speedily was ...
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