Sermons by the Late Rev. Mr. Sterne, Volume 3W. Strahan, T. Cadell, successor to Mr. Millar and T. Beckett and Company in the Strand, 1769 - Sermons, English |
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... instance , by torning down the councils of the froward head - long , and confound- ing the devices of the crafty , fo that their hands could not perform their enterprize . - Though this event , for many reasons , will ever be toki ...
... instance , by torning down the councils of the froward head - long , and confound- ing the devices of the crafty , fo that their hands could not perform their enterprize . - Though this event , for many reasons , will ever be toki ...
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... instance , that cele- brated defcription of a tempeft in the hundred and feventh pfalm ; those beautiful reflections of holy Job , upon the fhortnefs of life , and infta- - F 2 bility bility of human affairs , fo judiciously appointed ...
... instance , that cele- brated defcription of a tempeft in the hundred and feventh pfalm ; those beautiful reflections of holy Job , upon the fhortnefs of life , and infta- - F 2 bility bility of human affairs , fo judiciously appointed ...
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Laurence Sterne. - moft becoming conclufion is , -that it is one instance more , out of many others , of our ignorance : why fhould this , or any other religious difficulty he cannot comprehend , — why fhould it alarm him more than ten ...
Laurence Sterne. - moft becoming conclufion is , -that it is one instance more , out of many others , of our ignorance : why fhould this , or any other religious difficulty he cannot comprehend , — why fhould it alarm him more than ten ...
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... instance , as the fuperior ftrength and policy of the enemy , or an unfeasonable provocation given , or that proper measures of defence were neglected ; -he traces it up , in one word , to its true caufe ; -For fo it was , fays he ...
... instance , as the fuperior ftrength and policy of the enemy , or an unfeasonable provocation given , or that proper measures of defence were neglected ; -he traces it up , in one word , to its true caufe ; -For fo it was , fays he ...
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... instance , with all the devafta- tion and blood fhed which the war has occafioned , -how many converts has it made either to virtue or fru- gality ? The peftilence amongst our cattle , though it has diftreffed , and utterly undone , fo ...
... instance , with all the devafta- tion and blood fhed which the war has occafioned , -how many converts has it made either to virtue or fru- gality ? The peftilence amongst our cattle , though it has diftreffed , and utterly undone , fo ...
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Abijah Afa's againſt almoft amongst anſwer Apoſtle beſt bleffings cafe canft caufe cauſes chriftianity claffical confider cornets courfe defcription defire difpofition duty earth eloquence eſtabliſhed Ethiopians expreffions exprefs facred faid falem fame favour fcarce fecret fecure feems felves fenfe fhall fhould fince fings finned firft firſt folemn fome fometimes ftate ftill ftrength fubject fuch fuffer fufficient furely fword God's greateſt happineſs heart heaven hiftory himſelf holy houſe Ifrael inftances itſelf Judah juft king labour leaft leaſt lefs likewife man's meaſure mercies miferies moft moſt muſt natural neceffary nefs neral numbers obferve occafion oppofition ourſelves paffed paffions peace perfons phane prayer prince profper purpoſes raiſed reaſon Rehoboam reign religion religious rence Samaria Scrip Scriptures SERMON ſpirit ſtand ſtate ſtudied ſuch taſte thee thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thouſand tion ture underſtand unto the Lord uſe whofe words worship