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A holy God can have no intimate communion with unholy creatures : this is a
second truth which follows from the first . God , who can have no communion with
unholy creatures , can have no communion with men who are unholy creatures ...
A holy God can have no intimate communion with unholy creatures : this is a
second truth which follows from the first . God , who can have no communion with
unholy creatures , can have no communion with men who are unholy creatures ...
Page 153
Yet our earth is only an atom in the unbounded space in which it is placed : and
we are only a very inconsiderable number in comparison of the infinite multitude
and the endless variety of creatures which the great Supreme hath made .
Yet our earth is only an atom in the unbounded space in which it is placed : and
we are only a very inconsiderable number in comparison of the infinite multitude
and the endless variety of creatures which the great Supreme hath made .
Page 187
If all creatures derive their being and preservation from him , I owe to him all I am
, and all I have , he is the sole object of ... If creature - perfections be only
emanations froin him , the source of all perfections , I ought to have nobler
sentiments of ...
If all creatures derive their being and preservation from him , I owe to him all I am
, and all I have , he is the sole object of ... If creature - perfections be only
emanations froin him , the source of all perfections , I ought to have nobler
sentiments of ...
Page 259
God alone , not only in opposition to all the imaginarò gods of paganism , but
also in opposition to every being that really exists , is worthy of this part of the
adoration of a spiritual and immortal creature . Who would not fear thee , O King
of ...
God alone , not only in opposition to all the imaginarò gods of paganism , but
also in opposition to every being that really exists , is worthy of this part of the
adoration of a spiritual and immortal creature . Who would not fear thee , O King
of ...
Page 270
To consider a creature as the cause of human felicity is to pay him the homage of
adoration , and to commit idolatry . The avaricious man is an idolater ; the
ambitious man is an idolater , the voluptuous man is an idolater : And to render to
a ...
To consider a creature as the cause of human felicity is to pay him the homage of
adoration , and to commit idolatry . The avaricious man is an idolater ; the
ambitious man is an idolater , the voluptuous man is an idolater : And to render to
a ...
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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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