Sermons and Other Practical Works: Consisting of Above One Hundred and Fifty Sermons Besides His Poetical Pieces. To which is Prefixed an Account of the Author's Life and Writings with an Elegiac Poem, and Large Contents, Volume 10H. Mitchell, 1796 |
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Page 57
... ev'ry grace , The quality of all the ranfom'd race . Of promis'd favour ' tis a fruit , a claufe ; But no procuring term , no moving caufe . How unadvis'd the legal mind confounds The marks of divine favour with the grounds , And ...
... ev'ry grace , The quality of all the ranfom'd race . Of promis'd favour ' tis a fruit , a claufe ; But no procuring term , no moving caufe . How unadvis'd the legal mind confounds The marks of divine favour with the grounds , And ...
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... ev'ry mite be paid ; and if he fail , ( As fure he muft , fince , by our finful breach , Perfection far furmounts all mortal reach ) Then curft for ever muft his foul remain ; And all the folk of God muft fay , AMEN . † Why , feeking ...
... ev'ry mite be paid ; and if he fail , ( As fure he muft , fince , by our finful breach , Perfection far furmounts all mortal reach ) Then curft for ever muft his foul remain ; And all the folk of God muft fay , AMEN . † Why , feeking ...
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... ev'ry virtue to commend , And full of ev'ry vice that will offend . ' Till fov'reign grace the fullen bride fhall catch , She'll never fit herfelf for fuch a match . Moft qualify'd they are in heav'n to dwell , Who fee themfelves moft ...
... ev'ry virtue to commend , And full of ev'ry vice that will offend . ' Till fov'reign grace the fullen bride fhall catch , She'll never fit herfelf for fuch a match . Moft qualify'd they are in heav'n to dwell , Who fee themfelves moft ...
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... ev'ry airth t , In ways more terrible to fhake the earth 4 , ' Till haughtinefs of men be funk thereby , That Chrift alone may be exalted high . Now , ftable earth feems from her centre toft , And lofty mountains in the ocean loft ...
... ev'ry airth t , In ways more terrible to fhake the earth 4 , ' Till haughtinefs of men be funk thereby , That Chrift alone may be exalted high . Now , ftable earth feems from her centre toft , And lofty mountains in the ocean loft ...
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... ev'ry let to flop the match remov❜d . Now in her view the prifon - gates break ope , Wide to the walls flies up the door of hope ; And now the fees with pleasure unexpreft For fhatter'd barks a happy fhore of reft . SECT . IV . The ...
... ev'ry let to flop the match remov❜d . Now in her view the prifon - gates break ope , Wide to the walls flies up the door of hope ; And now the fees with pleasure unexpreft For fhatter'd barks a happy fhore of reft . SECT . IV . The ...
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againſt alfo bafe becauſe Behold believe BELIEVER'S bleffing blifs blood bride caft Chap common metre covenant curfe death defire divine Doft doth earth ev'n ev'ry eyes facred fafe faid unto faints faith falvation fave favour fcripture fear feek feem fenfe fervant fhades fhall fhew fhine fhould fing finners flain flesh fome fong fons foul fov'reign ftand ftill ftrength ftrong fubject fuch fure fweet glorious glory gofpel grace hath heart heav'n heav'nly hell Hence himſelf holy houfe Ifrael Jefus Chrift juft juftice juftified King laft Lebanon lefs live Lord lufts mercy moft moſt muft myſelf never Pfalm pleaſe pleaſure pow'r praife praiſe prefent promife RALPH ERSKINE reft rife righteoufnefs SECT ſhall SONG Song of Solomon Spirit thall thee thefe theſe thine things thofe thou art Thy Hufband truth Verfe Verſe whofe word wrath
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Page 170 - For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good, I find not. For the good that I would, I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
Page 185 - For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of GOD, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven : if so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
Page 252 - For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts : and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people...
Page 192 - As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father ; so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. This is that bread which came down from heaven : not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead : he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
Page 200 - Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
Page 198 - And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not : behold the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
Page 206 - I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
Page 215 - This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works.
Page 697 - I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
Page 164 - And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not, I will lead them in paths that they have not known : I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake . them.