A Series of Discourses on the Leading Doctrines and Duties of Christianity, Volume 4Dodd, Rumsey and Stevenson, 1815 |
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Alexander Proudfit. SERMON I. PROVERBS VI . 9 . How long will thou sleep , O sluggard ? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep ? THE concern which a gracious God has manifested for the salvation of man , can be equalled only by our own ...
Alexander Proudfit. SERMON I. PROVERBS VI . 9 . How long will thou sleep , O sluggard ? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep ? THE concern which a gracious God has manifested for the salvation of man , can be equalled only by our own ...
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... sleep , O sluggard ? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep ? " The condition of the sinner , while he re- mains insensible of his danger , is frequently compared to that of a man under the influ- ence of sleep . " Yet a little sleep , a ...
... sleep , O sluggard ? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep ? " The condition of the sinner , while he re- mains insensible of his danger , is frequently compared to that of a man under the influ- ence of sleep . " Yet a little sleep , a ...
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... sleep , " and , II . Evince the guilt and danger of indulg- ing this security . 1. In the season of sleep the members of the body , in a great measure , cease to act and perform their respective offices . The eyes are closed against the ...
... sleep , " and , II . Evince the guilt and danger of indulg- ing this security . 1. In the season of sleep the members of the body , in a great measure , cease to act and perform their respective offices . The eyes are closed against the ...
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... sleep the time passes imper- ceptibly away . The person lost in agreeable slumbers makes no account of moments , or hours , or evenings . He neither reflects on the time that is gone , nor does he antici- pate the morning which ...
... sleep the time passes imper- ceptibly away . The person lost in agreeable slumbers makes no account of moments , or hours , or evenings . He neither reflects on the time that is gone , nor does he antici- pate the morning which ...
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... sleep , however profound or quietly enjoyed , must ere long he disturbed . It is no matter how securely the person rests ; it is no matter how agreeably his in- agination entertains him with ten thousand pleasing dreams , the light of ...
... sleep , however profound or quietly enjoyed , must ere long he disturbed . It is no matter how securely the person rests ; it is no matter how agreeably his in- agination entertains him with ten thousand pleasing dreams , the light of ...
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Page 93 - For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord JESUS CHRIST, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his SPIRIT in the inner man ; that CHRIST may dwell in your hearts by faith ; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend, with all saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height ; and to know the love of CHRIST, which passeth knowledge,...
Page 5 - Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
Page 5 - I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. They that dwell under his shadow shall return ; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine ; the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
Page 92 - In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation : in whom also, after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise...
Page 225 - When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Page 288 - And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her, with timbrels, and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Page 340 - I charge thee therefore, before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing, and his kingdom ; preach the word, be instant in season, out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine.
Page 180 - Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
Page 305 - Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
Page 299 - That I have great heaviness, and continual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ, for my brethren my kinsmen according to the flesh...