An Essay on the Composition of a Sermon, Volume 2W. Lepard and sold, 1782 - Preaching |
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Page ii
... Shall I call it the mouth of nature ? The wifeft fay , it is the voice of God ! It was first delivered in audible founds by the Creator himself to our firft parents , it has been fince uttered in his name by prophets , then by his Son ...
... Shall I call it the mouth of nature ? The wifeft fay , it is the voice of God ! It was first delivered in audible founds by the Creator himself to our firft parents , it has been fince uttered in his name by prophets , then by his Son ...
Page xix
... shall be as to - day , and much more abun- dant - perfecutors when in profperity , and cowards in adverfity - dogmatical cavillers about learning and religion , while they were deftitute of decency , civility , and common fense ...
... shall be as to - day , and much more abun- dant - perfecutors when in profperity , and cowards in adverfity - dogmatical cavillers about learning and religion , while they were deftitute of decency , civility , and common fense ...
Page xxviii
... shall go away into everlasting punish- ment - The righteous fhall go into life eternal- My kingdom is not of this world - The merciful are happy - Happy are the pure in heart - Few find the narrow way , that leadeth to life - Many go in ...
... shall go away into everlasting punish- ment - The righteous fhall go into life eternal- My kingdom is not of this world - The merciful are happy - Happy are the pure in heart - Few find the narrow way , that leadeth to life - Many go in ...
Page 14
... shall at prefent leave him to get out as he can . ( 3 ) Obfervations fould be feafened with a feet urbanity . Urbanity is oppofed to rufti- city , and that , of which our author fpeaks , regards both the fubject itself , and the lan ...
... shall at prefent leave him to get out as he can . ( 3 ) Obfervations fould be feafened with a feet urbanity . Urbanity is oppofed to rufti- city , and that , of which our author fpeaks , regards both the fubject itself , and the lan ...
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... shall die : but his wife faid , If the Lord were pleased to kill us , be would not have shewed us all thefe things . Obf . 1. The gray mare is fometimes the beft horfe . " " Prov . vi . 9. Go to the ant tbou fluggard , confider her ways ...
... shall die : but his wife faid , If the Lord were pleased to kill us , be would not have shewed us all thefe things . Obf . 1. The gray mare is fometimes the beft horfe . " " Prov . vi . 9. Go to the ant tbou fluggard , confider her ways ...
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Page 420 - Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
Page 320 - For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.
Page 364 - But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Page ix - Abraham commanded his household after him to keep the way of the Lord, and to do justice and judgment, Gen.
Page 48 - MY God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring ? 2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
Page 333 - I never thought myself worthy nor I never sued to be a preacher before your Grace, but I was called to it, and would be willing, if you mislike me, to give place to my betters; for I grant there...
Page 71 - If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.
Page 127 - Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?
Page 496 - I am perfuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things prefent, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, fhall be able to feparate us from the love of God. which is in Chrift Jefus our Lord.
Page 392 - They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is. 21 Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me. 22 Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.