Sermons Translated from the Original French of the Late Rev. James Saurin ..., Volume 5L. Nichols, 1806 - Sermons, French |
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Page 58
... avarice and ven- geance , a man whose passions keep him in perpe- tual agitations , depriving him of peace , and rob- bing him of sleep : how can he , who passes whole nights and days in gaming , animated with the de- sire of gaining ...
... avarice and ven- geance , a man whose passions keep him in perpe- tual agitations , depriving him of peace , and rob- bing him of sleep : how can he , who passes whole nights and days in gaming , animated with the de- sire of gaining ...
Page 63
... Avarice says retire , ambition says go abroad . Ambition combats ava- rice , avarice combats ambition , each by turns dis- tresses the heart , and if it groans under tyranny , whether avarice or ambition be the tyrant is indif- ferent ...
... Avarice says retire , ambition says go abroad . Ambition combats ava- rice , avarice combats ambition , each by turns dis- tresses the heart , and if it groans under tyranny , whether avarice or ambition be the tyrant is indif- ferent ...
Page 136
... avarice of that . Into this head one single vapor ascends ; prospe- rity relaxes it ; death strikes it off . Instantly a new world arises , and then that which was no more , for with that head well concerted measures , 136 . IMAGINARY ...
... avarice of that . Into this head one single vapor ascends ; prospe- rity relaxes it ; death strikes it off . Instantly a new world arises , and then that which was no more , for with that head well concerted measures , 136 . IMAGINARY ...
Page 193
... avarice , his body is distorted , his thoughts are troubled , his temper is changed his countenance turns pale , his eyes sparkle , his mouth foams , his spirits are in a flame , he is another man , no it is not a man , it is a wild ...
... avarice , his body is distorted , his thoughts are troubled , his temper is changed his countenance turns pale , his eyes sparkle , his mouth foams , his spirits are in a flame , he is another man , no it is not a man , it is a wild ...
Page 209
... avarice of their families hath in childhood confined in a nunnery ( suppose it were allowable in other cases , yet in this case done pre- maturely ) I say , these persons , not knowing the world , wish for its pleasures with more ardor ...
... avarice of their families hath in childhood confined in a nunnery ( suppose it were allowable in other cases , yet in this case done pre- maturely ) I say , these persons , not knowing the world , wish for its pleasures with more ardor ...
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Page 371 - Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.
Page 377 - Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin — ; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.
Page 71 - And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, and stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
Page 226 - O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee ? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee ? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
Page 86 - Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him, for she is a sinner.
Page 266 - Christ: who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Page 156 - Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
Page 45 - As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken unto thee. But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth...
Page 95 - And he turned to the woman and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for my feet; but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head.
Page 266 - And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.