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 vi
... turn to the fpiritual Profit of the well difpofed Reader , I have my End , and for the rest I fhall forgive my self . I must not conclude without dropping one Caution from my own fad Experience , to all young Preachers whofe Organs of ...
... turn to the fpiritual Profit of the well difpofed Reader , I have my End , and for the rest I fhall forgive my self . I must not conclude without dropping one Caution from my own fad Experience , to all young Preachers whofe Organs of ...
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... turn upon it felf , and fret and gnaw its own Bowels ; and fo extravagant is it , as even to fly at the very Throne of the high God , and arraign the Juftice and Goodness of his Government , or deny his Providence . This is the chief ...
... turn upon it felf , and fret and gnaw its own Bowels ; and fo extravagant is it , as even to fly at the very Throne of the high God , and arraign the Juftice and Goodness of his Government , or deny his Providence . This is the chief ...
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... Turn be to Management and Parfi- mony , his Wealth will encrease upon him every Year , and this will of Course encrease his Cares for making the beft Improvement of his Money . On He is follicitous to find out good Mort- gages , and ...
... Turn be to Management and Parfi- mony , his Wealth will encrease upon him every Year , and this will of Course encrease his Cares for making the beft Improvement of his Money . On He is follicitous to find out good Mort- gages , and ...
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... Turn know not what enough is ; they will join House to Houfe , and Field to Field , till there is no Place , even to the Age of Methuselah ; Heirs or no Heirs , be it to go to a wife Man or a Fool , makes no Difference ; Reft and ...
... Turn know not what enough is ; they will join House to Houfe , and Field to Field , till there is no Place , even to the Age of Methuselah ; Heirs or no Heirs , be it to go to a wife Man or a Fool , makes no Difference ; Reft and ...
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... turn themselves to the Improvement and Increase of their Eftates , or to spend them upon their Pleafures , the Danger is nearly the fame . The The former is fet forth by our Saviour in the 42 Moral Evils attending Riches .
... turn themselves to the Improvement and Increase of their Eftates , or to spend them upon their Pleafures , the Danger is nearly the fame . The The former is fet forth by our Saviour in the 42 Moral Evils attending Riches .
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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?