The Sermons of Mr. YorickR. and J. Dodsley, 1760 - 238 pages |
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... matter of fact ; and if upon enquiry , it appears that the actions of mankind are not to be accounted for upon any other principle , but this of the infufficiency of our enjoyments prin- SERMON I II and founded on truth and a knowledge ...
... matter of fact ; and if upon enquiry , it appears that the actions of mankind are not to be accounted for upon any other principle , but this of the infufficiency of our enjoyments prin- SERMON I II and founded on truth and a knowledge ...
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... appear to a man unpracticed in them- they were no better than a life of folly . and impertinence , and fo far from an- fwering your expectations of happiness , ' twas well if you escaped without pain . → That in every experiment he had ...
... appear to a man unpracticed in them- they were no better than a life of folly . and impertinence , and fo far from an- fwering your expectations of happiness , ' twas well if you escaped without pain . → That in every experiment he had ...
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... appears but where every thing seems to be kept within the vifible bounds of moderation and fobriety . Imagine then , fuch a houfe of feaft- ing , where either by confent or invita- tion a number of each fex is drawn toge- ther for no ...
... appears but where every thing seems to be kept within the vifible bounds of moderation and fobriety . Imagine then , fuch a houfe of feaft- ing , where either by confent or invita- tion a number of each fex is drawn toge- ther for no ...
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... appear at first fight , it is otherwife when we come to examine fince not only in practice but even in fpeculation and theory , we find it one of the hardest and most painful leffons . Some of the earliest inftructors of man- kind , no ...
... appear at first fight , it is otherwife when we come to examine fince not only in practice but even in fpeculation and theory , we find it one of the hardest and most painful leffons . Some of the earliest inftructors of man- kind , no ...
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... Next to thefe inftances of felf deceit and utter ignorance of our true difpofi- tion and character , which appears in not feeing that in ourselves which fhocks ' us in in another man , there is another fpe- cies ftill $ 97 SERMON IV .
... Next to thefe inftances of felf deceit and utter ignorance of our true difpofi- tion and character , which appears in not feeing that in ourselves which fhocks ' us in in another man , there is another fpe- cies ftill $ 97 SERMON IV .
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Page 88 - And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock, and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him, but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
Page 88 - There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds : but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children ; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom and was unto him as a daughter.
Page 19 - Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
Page 103 - Try me, O God, and seek the ground of my heart ; prove me, and examine my thoughts. Look well if there be any way of wickedness in me ; and lead me in the way everlasting.
Page 24 - It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
Page 5 - Ambition takes him by the hand and carries him into the world, shows him all the kingdoms of the earth and the glory of them, — points out the many ways of advancing his fortune and...
Page 120 - And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.
Page 127 - I pray thee let this child's soul come into him again; and. the Lord heard the voice of Elijah, and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived: and Elijah took the 28 child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother; and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth...
Page 1 - Who will show us any good ? Lord lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.