Sermons by the Late Rev. Mr. Sterne, Volume 3T. Becket & P.A. de Hondt, 1769 |
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Page 82
... failed with the Jews , to have learnt righteousness for them- felves.- I own this is the natural effect , —and one would hope always be the natural use and improvement from fuch calamities ; -for we often find that 82 V. SERMON.
... failed with the Jews , to have learnt righteousness for them- felves.- I own this is the natural effect , —and one would hope always be the natural use and improvement from fuch calamities ; -for we often find that 82 V. SERMON.
Page 92
... , as Solomon has here done , rather to give an account of it , and by tracing back the evils to their firft principles , to direct our- felves to the true remedy against them.- Let it here only be premifed , - that the 92 VI . SERMON.
... , as Solomon has here done , rather to give an account of it , and by tracing back the evils to their firft principles , to direct our- felves to the true remedy against them.- Let it here only be premifed , - that the 92 VI . SERMON.
Page 166
... felves , a gloomy , discontented and forrowful being , believed he delighted , as they did , in fplenetic and mortifying actions , and therefore made their religious worship to confift of chi- meras as wild and barbarous , as their own ...
... felves , a gloomy , discontented and forrowful being , believed he delighted , as they did , in fplenetic and mortifying actions , and therefore made their religious worship to confift of chi- meras as wild and barbarous , as their own ...
Page 169
... felves , and confider what we are , —and what we have been doing ; -for what intent we were fent into the world , and what kind of characters we were defigned to act in it . It is neceffary that the mind of man , at fome certain periods ...
... felves , and confider what we are , —and what we have been doing ; -for what intent we were fent into the world , and what kind of characters we were defigned to act in it . It is neceffary that the mind of man , at fome certain periods ...
Page 206
... felves to him , and always thinking of him , as he is the true and final happiness of a rea- fonable and immortal Spirit . - And indeed one would think it next to im- poffible , did not the commonnefs of the thing take off from the ...
... felves to him , and always thinking of him , as he is the true and final happiness of a rea- fonable and immortal Spirit . - And indeed one would think it next to im- poffible , did not the commonnefs of the thing take off from the ...
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Page 12 - The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Page 118 - The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.
Page 268 - Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house ; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Page 259 - BLESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning ; grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience, and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Page 221 - Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power : help us, O LORD our God ; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God ; let not 'man prevail against thee.
Page 22 - Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ : whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things...
Page 54 - Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this ? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk ? The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus...
Page 253 - What could have been done more to my vineyard, That I have not done in it? Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, Brought it forth wild grapes?
Page 73 - O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God : for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.
Page 127 - And surely your blood of your lives will I require ; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man ; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man. Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed : for in the image of God made he man.