Sermons,T. Cadell, and W. Davies ... and W. Creech, Edinburgh., 1807 |
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Strana 9
... tion is to be made between fame and true honour . The former is a loud and noisy applause , the latter , a more silent and in- ternal homage . Fame floats on the breath of the multitude ; Honour rests on the judgement of the thinking ...
... tion is to be made between fame and true honour . The former is a loud and noisy applause , the latter , a more silent and in- ternal homage . Fame floats on the breath of the multitude ; Honour rests on the judgement of the thinking ...
Strana 10
... tion of life is either ashamed or afraid of discharging his duty , and acting his proper part with firmness and constancy ; true to the God whom he worships , and true to the faith in which he professes to believe ; full of affection to ...
... tion of life is either ashamed or afraid of discharging his duty , and acting his proper part with firmness and constancy ; true to the God whom he worships , and true to the faith in which he professes to believe ; full of affection to ...
Strana 15
... tion of men only , but in the sight of God ; whose judgment is the standard of truth and right ; whose approbation confers a crown of glory that fadeth not away . All the honour we can gain among men is li- mited and confined . Its ...
... tion of men only , but in the sight of God ; whose judgment is the standard of truth and right ; whose approbation confers a crown of glory that fadeth not away . All the honour we can gain among men is li- mited and confined . Its ...
Strana 22
... tion of mind , but often mistaken and abused ; employed as a cover , sometimes to a capricious humour , sometimes to selfish passions . I shall endeavour to explain the nature of true sensibility . I shall consider its effects ; and ...
... tion of mind , but often mistaken and abused ; employed as a cover , sometimes to a capricious humour , sometimes to selfish passions . I shall endeavour to explain the nature of true sensibility . I shall consider its effects ; and ...
Strana 74
... tion , one of the first reflections which should occur is , how much we owe to that God who hath hitherto helped us ; who hath brought us on so far in life ; hath guided us through the slippery paths of youth , and now enables us to ...
... tion , one of the first reflections which should occur is , how much we owe to that God who hath hitherto helped us ; who hath brought us on so far in life ; hath guided us through the slippery paths of youth , and now enables us to ...
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abuse advantages affections Almighty amidst Apostle Paul appear arise behaviour behold bitterness book of Proverbs bring cern character Christian comfort conduct conscience consider contempt course Creator danger death degree dispositions distress divine divine grace duties earth enjoy envy evil external feel folly fortitude fortune friends future give happiness hath heart heaven Hence honour hope hopes and fears HUGH BLAIR human idle improvement labours lence ligion live look Lord Lord's Supper mankind manner melan ment mind moderation moral myste nature ness nexion ourselves pass passions patience peace persons pleasures possess present principle proper pursuits racter rank reason religion religious render respect sacrament scenes sensibility SERMON shew sion situation sloth society sorrow soul spected spirit station tain temper thee things thou thought tion tivate ture vate virtue virtuous whole wisdom wise youth
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Strana 219 - Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun : but if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all ; yet let him remember the days of darkness ; for they shall be many.
Strana 87 - There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary be at rest. There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor. The small and the great are there, and the servant is free from his master.
Strana 383 - But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Strana 126 - And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all. And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more.
Strana 2 - Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting, get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.
Strana 220 - I was dumb, I opened not my mouth ; Because thou didst it Remove thy stroke away from me : I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.
Strana 232 - For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Strana 42 - Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years ; few and evil have the days of the years of my life been...
Strana 245 - his own bitterness ; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.
Strana 236 - Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty"?