Motives to gratitude: a sermon1798 |
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... hath demands upon us for ardent gratitude as MEN . How capable of happiness hath he formed us ! Every fenfe is a diftinct avenue to enjoyment . And how many objects to meet and gratify our senses croud around ? All the infinite ...
... hath demands upon us for ardent gratitude as MEN . How capable of happiness hath he formed us ! Every fenfe is a diftinct avenue to enjoyment . And how many objects to meet and gratify our senses croud around ? All the infinite ...
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... hath his hand fupplied , and his arm fustained us ? With what tender and constant care hath he watched over us ? From what unnumbered evils hath he faved us ? And with what various and important favors hath he enriched us ? And all this ...
... hath his hand fupplied , and his arm fustained us ? With what tender and constant care hath he watched over us ? From what unnumbered evils hath he faved us ? And with what various and important favors hath he enriched us ? And all this ...
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... hath diffused its rays , these deeds of darkness are no more ; and fo abhorrent from the gofpel is the practice of iniquity , that he who avows himself a friend to fin , is compelled , if he would be confiftent , to avow himself also an ...
... hath diffused its rays , these deeds of darkness are no more ; and fo abhorrent from the gofpel is the practice of iniquity , that he who avows himself a friend to fin , is compelled , if he would be confiftent , to avow himself also an ...
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... hath laid help upon one mighty to fave- Jefus , his immaculate fon , dies in the room of guilty men - He , by one offering perfects for ever them that are fanctified ; wherefore be it ' known unto you all , that through this Jesus is ...
... hath laid help upon one mighty to fave- Jefus , his immaculate fon , dies in the room of guilty men - He , by one offering perfects for ever them that are fanctified ; wherefore be it ' known unto you all , that through this Jesus is ...
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... hath " raifed up an horn of falvation . Praise ye the " Lord . " Hard - bard as that heart must be , which re- mains infenfate amidst these meltings of divine compaffion - this exuberance of the bounty of a God , need I go without thefe ...
... hath " raifed up an horn of falvation . Praise ye the " Lord . " Hard - bard as that heart must be , which re- mains infenfate amidst these meltings of divine compaffion - this exuberance of the bounty of a God , need I go without thefe ...
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abominable abuſed againſt alfo almoſt alſo amidſt anceſtors animofities avow himſelf bafe becauſe bleffing blood Britons Canaan cenfure chriftians cleanſed coafts confequence conqueft cries cuftom defign deftruction deity difciple difplays diftinct divine enjoy everlaſting excite your gratitude exprefs fabbaths facrifice facrificed faid fame fanctified fanctuaries fave fcience fecurity fenfe of obligation fhall fhip finners firſt flow to anger focial fociety fome foul fpirit ftill fubfiftence fucceeded fuccefs fuch fudden fuitable furniſh GLORIFIED happineſs hath heart heaven higheſt hoftile holy houſe impoffible iniquity interefting Ireland Iſlands itſelf Jefus Jehovah kindneſs lefs leper Let Athens likewife miſery moſt muſt national mercies neceffaries occafion ourſelves perfonal Pfal pleaſure praife Praiſe ye prefent Prieft profpects purpoſe religion of Jeſus religious priviledges rendered rifes Samaritan ſcene ſenſe ſhould ſtill ſtood afar ſtranger teftimony thanks thefe walls themſelves theſe thoſe thouſand ungrateful univerfal unto whilft worſhip ye the Lord
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Page 4 - And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified god. And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
Page 17 - Kings of the earth, and all people ; Princes, and all judges of the earth : Both young men, and maidens ; Old men, and children: Let them praise the name of the LORD: For his name alone is excellent; His glory is above the earth and heaven.
Page 5 - And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: and they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
Page 18 - I heard a voice of many angels round about th« throne, and the beafts, and the elders: and the number of them was ten thoufand times ten thoufand, and thoufands of thoufands; faying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was flain, to receive power, and riches, and wifdom, and ftrength, and honour, and glory, and bleffing.
Page 15 - Kronus were thrown into the arms of a molten idol which stood in the midst of a large fire, and was red with heat. The arms of it were stretched out with the hands turned upwards, as it were to receive them, yet sloping downwards, so that they dropt from thence into a glowing furnace below. To other gods they were otherwise slaughtered, and, as it is implied, by the very hands of their parents.
Page 9 - My flefh and my heart faileth : but God is the ftrength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
Page 13 - The people of Dumah in particular facrificed every year a child : and buried it underneath an altar, which they made ufe of inftead of an idol : For they did not admit of images. The Perfians buried people alive.
Page 5 - Synagogues, and preaching the gofpel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of ficknefs, and all manner of difeafe among the people.
Page 14 - Dumah in particular facrificed every year a child : and buried it underneath an altar, which they made ufe of inftead of an idol : For they did not admit of images. The Perfians buried people alive. Ameftris, the wife of Xerxes, entombed twelve perfons quick under ground for the good of her foul. It would be endlefs to enumerate every city, or every province, •where theie fad practices obtained.
Page 7 - God, who hath given them unto us ? The earth is the Lord's, and all that therein is ; the world, and they that dwell therein. He openeth his hand, and filleth all things living with his good blessing.