Sixteen SermonsGeorge Grierson, printer to the King's most excellent Majesty, at the King's Arms and Two Bibles in Essex-Street, 1738 - 507 pages |
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Page 20
... just and reasonable that He who has procur'd fo great a Benefit for us , fhould prefcribe the Conditions upon which we are to receive it , and these are all laid down in his holy Gofpel , which is the Law of our Christian Profeffion ...
... just and reasonable that He who has procur'd fo great a Benefit for us , fhould prefcribe the Conditions upon which we are to receive it , and these are all laid down in his holy Gofpel , which is the Law of our Christian Profeffion ...
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... just in his Dealings , and true to his Pro- mises ? And that he cannot avoid lying , cheating and stealing ? Does he not fet his Wits at Work , and oftentimes take more Pains to be a Knave , than it would coft him to be honest ? Will he ...
... just in his Dealings , and true to his Pro- mises ? And that he cannot avoid lying , cheating and stealing ? Does he not fet his Wits at Work , and oftentimes take more Pains to be a Knave , than it would coft him to be honest ? Will he ...
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... just and reasonable Restraints : To break offill Habits and Customs , are Works of fome Trouble and Difficulty ; and fo is every great and laudable Undertaking in Life . The best Things are the hardest to come at : Men do not get ...
... just and reasonable Restraints : To break offill Habits and Customs , are Works of fome Trouble and Difficulty ; and fo is every great and laudable Undertaking in Life . The best Things are the hardest to come at : Men do not get ...
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... just like a House for want of Repairs . These are natural Evils that Riches gene- rally bring with them , whether they are fpent , or laid up , and which in the Opinion of many wife and confidering Men befides Agur , have been allowed ...
... just like a House for want of Repairs . These are natural Evils that Riches gene- rally bring with them , whether they are fpent , or laid up , and which in the Opinion of many wife and confidering Men befides Agur , have been allowed ...
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... just as dependent upon God as their Lives . The fureft Ground of Riches is an Estate in Land , as being the freeft from Casualties , and as being imme- diately productive of the Neceffaries and Comforts of Life , which Gold and Silver ...
... just as dependent upon God as their Lives . The fureft Ground of Riches is an Estate in Land , as being the freeft from Casualties , and as being imme- diately productive of the Neceffaries and Comforts of Life , which Gold and Silver ...
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Page ix - Two things have I required of thee ; deny me them not before I die: remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, "Who is the Lord?" or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Page 482 - And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder ; and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps...
Page 76 - Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight : but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Page 365 - I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool : his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
Page 279 - For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord : whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
Page 66 - He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Page 295 - For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world ; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ...
Page 349 - Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help, in time of need.
Page 264 - Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thine hand to do it. Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give: When thou hast it by thee.
Page 36 - Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which He hath promised to them that love Him?