Sermons on Various Subjects, Evangelical, Devotional and Practical: Adapted to the Promotion of Christian Piety, Family Religion, and Youthful Virtue, Volume 4by Isaiah Thomas, Jun.; Sold at his respective bookstores in Boston and Worcester., 1810 |
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... duties of a holy life . Is not a revelation , which makes such discoveries as these , worthy of all acceptation ? If we are not convinced that it is divine , yet , at least , we ought to examine it ; for it professes to be divine : And ...
... duties of a holy life . Is not a revelation , which makes such discoveries as these , worthy of all acceptation ? If we are not convinced that it is divine , yet , at least , we ought to examine it ; for it professes to be divine : And ...
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... duties of piety , and their tem- poral concerns yield to the happiness of eternity , these , they think , are too severe and mortifying terms ; and they endeavor to persuade themselves , that a scheme of religion so opposite to their ...
... duties of piety , and their tem- poral concerns yield to the happiness of eternity , these , they think , are too severe and mortifying terms ; and they endeavor to persuade themselves , that a scheme of religion so opposite to their ...
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... duty of man - the motives which re- commend his duty , and the hopes and assistances which encourage repentance and obedience ; they may be challenged to shew , what materials are left , out of which they can fabricate a religion of ...
... duty of man - the motives which re- commend his duty , and the hopes and assistances which encourage repentance and obedience ; they may be challenged to shew , what materials are left , out of which they can fabricate a religion of ...
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... duties of religion . The creation of the world and of the first man out of nothing is as inconceivable to our reason , as the resurrection of the dead after their bodies are mingled with dust . If then we reject the gospel , because we ...
... duties of religion . The creation of the world and of the first man out of nothing is as inconceivable to our reason , as the resurrection of the dead after their bodies are mingled with dust . If then we reject the gospel , because we ...
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... the glory of God . " What then shall they do ? Rea son teaches them their danger , but points out no se- Qurity . Repentance is a duty ; but will it be a rem- edy ? If it prevent future transgression , will it 44 On Enmity to Religion .
... the glory of God . " What then shall they do ? Rea son teaches them their danger , but points out no se- Qurity . Repentance is a duty ; but will it be a rem- edy ? If it prevent future transgression , will it 44 On Enmity to Religion .
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Page 168 - The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Page 37 - Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father : if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also.
Page 26 - If any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father: and he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world,
Page 178 - And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him.
Page 389 - O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord...
Page 331 - I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
Page 332 - Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field. In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Page 372 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Page 204 - I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
Page 373 - Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither : for God did send me before you to preserve life.