Sermons Translated from the Original French of the Late Rev. James Saurin, Pastor of the French Church at the Hague: On the attributes of GodW.J. M'Cartee, 1813 |
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... consequence , gross ignorance pre- vailed . All ranks of men were extremely deprav- ed in their morals , and the Pope's penitentiary had published the price of every crime , as it was rated in the tax - book of the Roman chancery . Mar ...
... consequence , gross ignorance pre- vailed . All ranks of men were extremely deprav- ed in their morals , and the Pope's penitentiary had published the price of every crime , as it was rated in the tax - book of the Roman chancery . Mar ...
Page xxiv
... consequences of allowing a nation to reform it- self , was alarmed at this intelligence , and instantly sent a nuncio into France . His instructions were to prevent , if possible , the calling of a national council , and to promise the ...
... consequences of allowing a nation to reform it- self , was alarmed at this intelligence , and instantly sent a nuncio into France . His instructions were to prevent , if possible , the calling of a national council , and to promise the ...
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... consequence : but I will do neither of them , but rejoice to find that my servi- ces are acceptable , and that the religion , which I profess , is the only obstacle to my reward . " Was his majesty so little versed in the knowledge of ...
... consequence : but I will do neither of them , but rejoice to find that my servi- ces are acceptable , and that the religion , which I profess , is the only obstacle to my reward . " Was his majesty so little versed in the knowledge of ...
Page 82
... consequence , and the consequence follows the principle : all which supposes in the hearers an habit of meditation and attention . For the same reason we are apt to be offended when any body attempts to draw us out of the sphere of our ...
... consequence , and the consequence follows the principle : all which supposes in the hearers an habit of meditation and attention . For the same reason we are apt to be offended when any body attempts to draw us out of the sphere of our ...
Page 83
... consequences of some prejudices that we had em- braced in childhood . Sometimes it is arrogance , which rashly maintains whatever it hath once ad- vanced , advanced perhaps at first inconsiderately , but which will afterwards be ...
... consequences of some prejudices that we had em- braced in childhood . Sometimes it is arrogance , which rashly maintains whatever it hath once ad- vanced , advanced perhaps at first inconsiderately , but which will afterwards be ...
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Amorites apostles art thou atheist attributes behold blood body brethren Canaan Christians church consider creatures crimes disposition divine doctrine doth Duke of Guise earth edict endeavour eternity existence fear thee felicity finite France give glory gospel grandeur happiness harmony hath heart heaven holy house of Bourbon house of Guise ideas idolatry infinite intelligence Jesus Christ Jews justice king of nations king of Navarre knowledge laws libertines ligion Lord mankind manner mean meditation mercy mind misery morality nature ness notions objects ourselves pardon perfections pleasure praise preach princes principle prophet protestantism protestants prove Psal punishment Queen of Navarre reason reformation religion render repentance saith Saurin scripture self-efficient sense sermons sinner sins soul speak spirit Supreme things thou art thou hast thoughts thousand tion truth ture unto vengeance virtue whole wisdom words
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Page 305 - Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, and to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
Page 165 - It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
Page 305 - See that ye refuse not him that speaketh : for if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven...
Page 349 - That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation...
Page 331 - And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years. And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
Page 118 - But beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Page 305 - For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words...
Page 107 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God ; all things were made by him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Page 254 - Bacon, that the words of prophecy are to be interpreted as the words of one 'with whom a thousand years are as one day, and one day as a thousand years.
Page 153 - Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me," even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and...