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Page 48
The more art and ingenuity there is in a machine composed of divers wheels , the
more necessary it is to consider it in its whole , and in all its arrangements , and
the more does its beauty escape our observation when we confine our attention ...
The more art and ingenuity there is in a machine composed of divers wheels , the
more necessary it is to consider it in its whole , and in all its arrangements , and
the more does its beauty escape our observation when we confine our attention ...
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A man animated with the spirit of party directeth all his attention to such
propositions of religion as seem to favour his erroneous opinions , and irregular
passions , and diverts it from all that oppose them : his system includes only what
...
A man animated with the spirit of party directeth all his attention to such
propositions of religion as seem to favour his erroneous opinions , and irregular
passions , and diverts it from all that oppose them : his system includes only what
...
Page 56
This habit cannot be acquired without exercise ; it is unattainable without serious
attention , and profound application . But how can people devoted to pleasure
acquire such a habit ? Sensual pleasure is an inexhaustible source of dissipation
...
This habit cannot be acquired without exercise ; it is unattainable without serious
attention , and profound application . But how can people devoted to pleasure
acquire such a habit ? Sensual pleasure is an inexhaustible source of dissipation
...
Page 160
This august ceremony may be considered in several points of view : and one of
them deserves a peculiar attention . The table of the Lord ' s supper hath been
compåred , by some , to that which was formerly set , by the command of God , in
...
This august ceremony may be considered in several points of view : and one of
them deserves a peculiar attention . The table of the Lord ' s supper hath been
compåred , by some , to that which was formerly set , by the command of God , in
...
Page 171
Yet this application doth not prevent his attention to thee , be . liever ; thy health
he guards , thy family he guides , thy fortune and thy salvation he governs , as if
each were the only object of his care , and as if thou wert alone in the universe !
Yet this application doth not prevent his attention to thee , be . liever ; thy health
he guards , thy family he guides , thy fortune and thy salvation he governs , as if
each were the only object of his care , and as if thou wert alone in the universe !
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Page 219 - And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years. And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
Page 98 - Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
Page 113 - It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: that bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
Page 41 - Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection ; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.
Page 98 - If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there; If I make my bed in hell, behold thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.
Page 263 - And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience ; .and patience, experience; and experience, hope: and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
Page 68 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God ; all things were made by him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
Page 225 - Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute : that the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation...
Page 113 - Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number : he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power ; not one faileth.
Page 252 - Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. And he shall be for a sanctuary...
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| Title | Sermons, tr. by R. Robinson (H. Hunter) Volume 1 of Sermons, tr. by R. Robinson, Robert Robinson |
| Author | Jacques Saurin |
| Translated by | Robert Robinson |
| Published | 1800 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 30 Mar 2007 |
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