Sermons to Country Congregations: By the Late Rev. Greo. Haggitt, ...F. and C. Rivington, 1797 |
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... earth . Will wishing for any thing which is valuable be sufficient to ob- tain it here ? Will wishes clothe a man , will wishes feed him , will wishes enable him to provide for his family ? Can I , by de- siring it only , become learned ...
... earth . Will wishing for any thing which is valuable be sufficient to ob- tain it here ? Will wishes clothe a man , will wishes feed him , will wishes enable him to provide for his family ? Can I , by de- siring it only , become learned ...
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... they must , generally speaking , either starve , or be a burthen upon their neighbours . How is the earth to be cultivated and its fruits produced , if II . SERM . if it were unlawful to attend the Kingdom of Heaven . 27.
... they must , generally speaking , either starve , or be a burthen upon their neighbours . How is the earth to be cultivated and its fruits produced , if II . SERM . if it were unlawful to attend the Kingdom of Heaven . 27.
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... present at his ascension into heaven : let us think of the grand scene of all the nations of the earth gathered before him , and the tremen- dous SERM . dous decision about to take place , as the Kingdom of Heaven . 29.
... present at his ascension into heaven : let us think of the grand scene of all the nations of the earth gathered before him , and the tremen- dous SERM . dous decision about to take place , as the Kingdom of Heaven . 29.
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... earth ; but let them recollect how short their continuance on earth is ; that this life is but the beginning of their existence ; it is but as a moment , in comparison of the eternity which is to follow , and yet this moment will have ...
... earth ; but let them recollect how short their continuance on earth is ; that this life is but the beginning of their existence ; it is but as a moment , in comparison of the eternity which is to follow , and yet this moment will have ...
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... earth . I assert then , that such a renunciation , so far from being ne- cessary , is criminal , and that religion does not only not command , but actually disap- proves it . At the head of the Christian graces stands benevolence ; to ...
... earth . I assert then , that such a renunciation , so far from being ne- cessary , is criminal , and that religion does not only not command , but actually disap- proves it . At the head of the Christian graces stands benevolence ; to ...
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