Sermons on Education: On Reflection, on the Greatness of God in the Works of Nature and in the Government of the World, on Charity, and on Various Other Topics;Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806 |
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... actions , who are more difpofed to inaction and floth , and are more difficult to be fet in motion , fhould not be difpirited and stupified by bitter reproaches or harsh treat- ment . They are naturally timid , and have little ...
... actions , who are more difpofed to inaction and floth , and are more difficult to be fet in motion , fhould not be difpirited and stupified by bitter reproaches or harsh treat- ment . They are naturally timid , and have little ...
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... actions which are in direct oppofition to it . Accustom them secondly to act from principle and defign , and not by blind impulse or mere self- will . Make it comprchenfible to them , that this is the grand prerogative of the human ...
... actions which are in direct oppofition to it . Accustom them secondly to act from principle and defign , and not by blind impulse or mere self- will . Make it comprchenfible to them , that this is the grand prerogative of the human ...
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... actions are only rendered by the judgment of the fpectators juft , equitable , beneficent and magnani- mous actions ; whether they are not fo at all times and in all fituations ; whether they are not fo even when no one is by to judge ...
... actions are only rendered by the judgment of the fpectators juft , equitable , beneficent and magnani- mous actions ; whether they are not fo at all times and in all fituations ; whether they are not fo even when no one is by to judge ...
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... actions or of their behaviour . Teach them duly to prize that inward peace , the fatisfaction , the cheerfulness of mind , the health and strength of body , their im- provement in knowledge or skill , the esteem and honour , and the ...
... actions or of their behaviour . Teach them duly to prize that inward peace , the fatisfaction , the cheerfulness of mind , the health and strength of body , their im- provement in knowledge or skill , the esteem and honour , and the ...
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... action ; have you been fo happy as to comfort and revive fome diftreffed fellow- creature , or to afford fome effectual relief to a poor fick perfon ; have you discharged the duties of your office and calling with remarkably good ...
... action ; have you been fo happy as to comfort and revive fome diftreffed fellow- creature , or to afford fome effectual relief to a poor fick perfon ; have you discharged the duties of your office and calling with remarkably good ...
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Page viii - THE heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world.
Page 424 - Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Page 506 - But I fay unto you, Love your enemies, blefs them that curfe you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which defpitefully ufe you, and perfecute you...
Page vi - I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
Page 363 - And he charged them that they should tell no man : but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it; 37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well : he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
Page x - For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour ; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Page 322 - For as the heavens are higher than the earth, fo are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Page 345 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with a span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance...
Page 352 - ... shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?
Page 496 - That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven ; for he maketh his fun to rife on the evil and on the good, and fendeth rain on the juft, and on the unjuft.