The dominion of Providence over the passions of men, a sermon. Repr1778 |
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... faith the prophet , O Lord , thou haft ftricken them , but they have not grieved ; thou hast confumed them , but they have refused to receive correction : they have made their faces barder than a rock , they have refused to return t ...
... faith the prophet , O Lord , thou haft ftricken them , but they have not grieved ; thou hast confumed them , but they have refused to receive correction : they have made their faces barder than a rock , they have refused to return t ...
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... faith of his faints . It is affirmed by fome ancient authors , particularly by Ammianus Mar- cellinus , a heathen hiftorian , that fire came out of the earth and confumed the workmen when laying the foundation . But in whatever way it D ...
... faith of his faints . It is affirmed by fome ancient authors , particularly by Ammianus Mar- cellinus , a heathen hiftorian , that fire came out of the earth and confumed the workmen when laying the foundation . But in whatever way it D ...
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... faith faith and ftrictnefs of practice , or rather greater than over the Paffions of Men . 19.
... faith faith and ftrictnefs of practice , or rather greater than over the Paffions of Men . 19.
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John Witherspoon. faith and ftrictnefs of practice , or rather greater than is to be found in any part of the proteftant world . Does not the wrath of man , in this inftance , praise God ? Was not the accufer of the brethren , who ftirs ...
John Witherspoon. faith and ftrictnefs of practice , or rather greater than is to be found in any part of the proteftant world . Does not the wrath of man , in this inftance , praise God ? Was not the accufer of the brethren , who ftirs ...
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... faith , not the refentment of a haugh- ty monarch , but the fword of divine justice hangs over you , and the fulness of divine ven- geance fhall fpeedily overtake you . I do not speak this only to the heaven - daring profligate , or ...
... faith , not the refentment of a haugh- ty monarch , but the fword of divine justice hangs over you , and the fulness of divine ven- geance fhall fpeedily overtake you . I do not speak this only to the heaven - daring profligate , or ...
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Page 23 - Verily, verily I fay unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot fee the kingdom of God.
Page 16 - Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things ? The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
Page 1 - Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Page 26 - And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him; for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
Page 36 - Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God : and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.
Page 26 - David by his gods. And the Philiftine faid to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flefli unto the fowls of the air, and to the beafts of the field.
Page 42 - ... it is in the man of piety and inward principle, that we may expect to find the uncorrupted patriot, the useful citizen, and the invincible soldier. God grant that in America true religion and civil liberty may be inseparable, and that the unjust attempts to destroy the one, may in the issue tend to the support and establishment of both.
Page 28 - I leave this as a matter rather of conjecture than certainty, but observe, that if your cause is just, — if your principles are pure, — and if your conduct is prudent, you need not fear the multitude of opposing hosts.
Page 29 - America is now in arms is the cause of justice, of liberty, and of human nature. So far as we have hitherto proceeded, I am satisfied that the confederacy of the colonies has not been the effect of pride, resentment, or sedition, but of a deep and general conviction, that our civil and religious liberties, and consequently in a great measure the temporal and eternal happiness of us and our posterity, depended on the issue. The knowledge of God and his...
Page 4 - ... in the end be to the praife of God. Or, to apply it more particularly to the prefent ftate of the American Colonies, and the plague of war...