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... pleasure , or advantage ? If any diverfion , for inftance , were going forward , which they were eager to fee , would any of these excufes reftrain them from it ? Would they not get their bufinefs quickly done , that nothing might ...
... pleasure , or advantage ? If any diverfion , for inftance , were going forward , which they were eager to fee , would any of these excufes reftrain them from it ? Would they not get their bufinefs quickly done , that nothing might ...
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... pleasures , which arise , in any fhape , from vice . Various pleasures there are of this description . The world is a wide field ; and in every part of it they abound . But felf - denial not only checks fin ; it checks imprudence alfo ...
... pleasures , which arise , in any fhape , from vice . Various pleasures there are of this description . The world is a wide field ; and in every part of it they abound . But felf - denial not only checks fin ; it checks imprudence alfo ...
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... pleasure in hoarding his money , he is extravagant only under a different One man spends his money abroad ; ano- name . ther spends it in his cheft . In fine , he who wishes to regulate his life by this grand principle , denies himfelf ...
... pleasure in hoarding his money , he is extravagant only under a different One man spends his money abroad ; ano- name . ther spends it in his cheft . In fine , he who wishes to regulate his life by this grand principle , denies himfelf ...
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William Gilpin. business or neglect the fabbath - or to follow unlawful pleasures ; it is time to check it . - It is commendable to provide prudently for your fami- lies : but if you find , as your goods increase , that you feel a love ...
William Gilpin. business or neglect the fabbath - or to follow unlawful pleasures ; it is time to check it . - It is commendable to provide prudently for your fami- lies : but if you find , as your goods increase , that you feel a love ...
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... pleasure ; its bad inclinations muft " be corrected . Chrift is not fo ftrict about fast- " ing , as about a holy life . He does not fay , “ Learn of me , for I fafted forty days , and forty " nights : but Learn of me , for I am meek ...
... pleasure ; its bad inclinations muft " be corrected . Chrift is not fo ftrict about fast- " ing , as about a holy life . He does not fay , “ Learn of me , for I fafted forty days , and forty " nights : but Learn of me , for I am meek ...
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affiftance affured againſt alfo alſo anſwer apoſtle arife becauſe believe beſt bleffed bleffed Saviour buſineſs cafe caft Chrift chriſtian circumſtances confcience confider confifts courſe death difcourfe duty eafy endeavour excufe fabbath facrament faid faith fame fcripture fear fecondly fecret feems felves fenfe feven fhall fhew fhort fhould fincere finner firft firſt fome forgive foul fpeaks fpirit ftate ftations ftill fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofe furely fwearing give God's goſpel greateſt happineſs hath heart himſelf holy inftance inftruction itſelf Jefus juft juſt leaft leaſt Lord Lord's Supper mankind mercy miſchief moſt muſt nature neceffary never obferved occafion ourſelves paffage paffion perfon pleaſed pleaſures practiſe prefent promiſes purpoſe raiſed reaſon religion religious repentance ſee ſeems ſhall Simon Magus ſpeak ſtate of trial ſtill ſuch Teftament thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou thoughts truft unleſs uſe wicked wickedneſs worldly yourſelf
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Page 71 - And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
Page 27 - The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it : because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
Page 223 - But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him ; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet : and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it ; and let us eat, and be merry : For this my son was dead, and is alive again ; he was lost, and is found.
Page 1 - Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him of whom Moses in the law and the prophets did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
Page 207 - And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things ; but one thing is needful. And Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Page 446 - Suspend the effect, or heal it ? Has not God Still wrought by means since first He made the world, And did He not of old employ His means To drown it ? What is His creation less Than a capacious reservoir of means Form'd for His use, and ready at His will...
Page 230 - O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness ; and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men...
Page 352 - For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently ? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
Page 182 - So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.
Page 45 - The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath: 28. Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.