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... wonderful indeed , that there should be any good suited to human nature , and to which mankind were born , and yet that it never fell to the share of any one individual of the sons of men ; unless it be said , that the things of life ...
... wonderful indeed , that there should be any good suited to human nature , and to which mankind were born , and yet that it never fell to the share of any one individual of the sons of men ; unless it be said , that the things of life ...
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... wonderful things , that the brutes , even those of the greatest sagacity , can neither imitate , nor at all under- stand , much less invent . Nay , man , though he is much less in bulk and inferior in strength to the greatest part of ...
... wonderful things , that the brutes , even those of the greatest sagacity , can neither imitate , nor at all under- stand , much less invent . Nay , man , though he is much less in bulk and inferior in strength to the greatest part of ...
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... wonderful one ; and it is also evidently distinct from the things themselves , taken singly ; therefore it must proceed from some cause , and a cause endowed with superior wisdom ; for it would be the greatest folly , as well as ...
... wonderful one ; and it is also evidently distinct from the things themselves , taken singly ; therefore it must proceed from some cause , and a cause endowed with superior wisdom ; for it would be the greatest folly , as well as ...
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... wonderful and surprising man- ner , animated him with his own breath , and thus intro- duced him into this great ... wonderfully variegated parts . 3 The first argument , taken from the very being of things , may be further illustrated ...
... wonderful and surprising man- ner , animated him with his own breath , and thus intro- duced him into this great ... wonderfully variegated parts . 3 The first argument , taken from the very being of things , may be further illustrated ...
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... and see all that happens on both hemispheres of this globe . How much more wonderful must it be , to rule and govern all these at once , and , as it were , with one glance of the eye ! When we consider this The Worship of God . 71 .
... and see all that happens on both hemispheres of this globe . How much more wonderful must it be , to rule and govern all these at once , and , as it were , with one glance of the eye ! When we consider this The Worship of God . 71 .
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Page 126 - hope. 6. My soul waiteth for the Lord, more than they that watch for the morning ; I say, more than they that watch for the morning. 7. Let Israel hope in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. 8. And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
Page 96 - in your minds ; He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He. came unto his own, and his. own received him not ; but as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God. John i,
Page 3 - altogether from the speech of God. It burns within, especially in the time of affliction, as was the case of Jeremiah : Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name: but his word was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my
Page 43 - one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar. IMPURITY well discovered to a man, is half cured. Whensoever God graciously shews a man his own unsanctifiedness, there he goes on to cleanse and sanctify him. The light that discovers, is followed
Page 48 - Ver. 9. And he said, Go and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. 10. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes ; lest
Page 43 - blessed incendiaries of the world, setting it on fire with the love of Christ. Ver. 7- And he, laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips, and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin is purged. Thine iniquity is taken away, how impure soever before. This free grace is wonderful, to make some
Page 117 - Therefore it is not without reason, that the royal psalmist boasts not of his victories nor the splendor of his royal crown, but of this one advantage ; The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance, and of my cup. Thou maintainest my lot; and, on the justest grounds, he immediately adds, The lines have fallen to me in pleasant
Page 40 - Psal. xcvii, 2. Clouds and darkness are round about him ; righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne; not a signal of displeasure, as some take it. He dwells in light that is inaccessible, and round about is thick darkness, shutting out the
Page 59 - is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? For all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee. This, the apostle gives, as the sovereign preservative against the swelling poison of self-conceit, What hast thou that thou didst not
Page 24 - 1 am a stranger with thee and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. In the law, God recommends strangers to the care and compassion of his people; now David returns the argument to him to persuade him to deal kindly with him