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Othat Ishmael might live before thee ! faid Abraham , Gen. xvii . 18. when God
had just made him the promise of Ifaac : a promise so full of blessings , that , one
would think , it should have satisfied all his desires at once : but Abrabam could
not ...
Othat Ishmael might live before thee ! faid Abraham , Gen. xvii . 18. when God
had just made him the promise of Ifaac : a promise so full of blessings , that , one
would think , it should have satisfied all his desires at once : but Abrabam could
not ...
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Young persons are apt to promise themselves a great while to live , and therefore
they suppose , that the great work of preparing for eternity cannot be a matter of
any great haste : besides religion is too grave and serious a business to mind ...
Young persons are apt to promise themselves a great while to live , and therefore
they suppose , that the great work of preparing for eternity cannot be a matter of
any great haste : besides religion is too grave and serious a business to mind ...
Page 82
It commonly proves so , men seldom change much when they grow into years : it
is certain there are few , very few instances of old converts . Well , and what will
you now chuse ? will you chuse to live unprofitably , and die eternally , to be
mere ...
It commonly proves so , men seldom change much when they grow into years : it
is certain there are few , very few instances of old converts . Well , and what will
you now chuse ? will you chuse to live unprofitably , and die eternally , to be
mere ...
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this will be the case if you live in sin , and con tinue in your natural state . With all
your accomplishments you will be but useless ' and worthless creatures . You will
neither be profitable to God , nor yourselves , nor others ; and then , what were ...
this will be the case if you live in sin , and con tinue in your natural state . With all
your accomplishments you will be but useless ' and worthless creatures . You will
neither be profitable to God , nor yourselves , nor others ; and then , what were ...
Page 113
God , and make sure of beaven : if you would live comfortably , and die safely ,
and be happy for ever , chuse you this day whom you will serve : 2. ) If you chuse
to serve the Lord , chuse those for your companions in life who will serve him with
...
God , and make sure of beaven : if you would live comfortably , and die safely ,
and be happy for ever , chuse you this day whom you will serve : 2. ) If you chuse
to serve the Lord , chuse those for your companions in life who will serve him with
...
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Page 48 - Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Page 8 - And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind : for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Page 146 - Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me : he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. 7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
Page 140 - Hear ye the word of the Lord, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel : thus saith the Lord, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain...
Page 95 - O Lord our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us : but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
Page 71 - As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
Page 8 - Lord fearcheth all hearts, and underftandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts ; if thou feek him, he will be found of thee ; but if thou forfake him, he will caft thee off for ever.
Page 39 - The eye that mocketh at his father, and defpifeth *' to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley mall pick it " out, and the young eagles fhall eat it.
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| Title | Sermons Upon Various Subjects, Preached to Young People on New Years Days: ... By David Jennings Eighteenth century collections online |
| Author | David Jennings |
| Publisher | T. Cox; and R. Hett, 1730 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 23 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 170 pages |
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