Sermons Preached on Several Occasions: By James BurroughsT. Browne, 1733 - 275 pages |
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Page 48
... paffions which make a man a burden to himself and to all about him . Anger is no ornament either to the mind or body . It brings clouds and tempests on the one , which was before calm and ferene ; and throws the other out of its natural ...
... paffions which make a man a burden to himself and to all about him . Anger is no ornament either to the mind or body . It brings clouds and tempests on the one , which was before calm and ferene ; and throws the other out of its natural ...
Page 68
... everlasting bleffed- nefs in the world to come ? The gospel is a glorious scheme ; it always affords occafion of rejoicing to those who fin- cerely cerely embrace it . It reconciles the con- trary paffions 68 Conftant joy.
... everlasting bleffed- nefs in the world to come ? The gospel is a glorious scheme ; it always affords occafion of rejoicing to those who fin- cerely cerely embrace it . It reconciles the con- trary paffions 68 Conftant joy.
Page 69
... paffions of forrow and joy , and u- nites them in the fame perfon . It neither extirpates grief , nor abandons men wholly to it . It indulges the innocent affections of human nature , and allows us to mourn for the misfortunes both of ...
... paffions of forrow and joy , and u- nites them in the fame perfon . It neither extirpates grief , nor abandons men wholly to it . It indulges the innocent affections of human nature , and allows us to mourn for the misfortunes both of ...
Page 75
... with greater perfections than the christian . If thou art a christian , thou haft learned to mortify thy lufts , and to govern thy paffions ; to fubdue pride , anger , envy , covetoufness and other evil pride , the chriftian's duty . 75.
... with greater perfections than the christian . If thou art a christian , thou haft learned to mortify thy lufts , and to govern thy paffions ; to fubdue pride , anger , envy , covetoufness and other evil pride , the chriftian's duty . 75.
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... paffions . Prayer must be acknowledged to be an excellent means to difpofe us for these duties but how abfurd would it be to be always preparing for them , and ne- ver to put them in practice ? Therefore , it can never be the meaning of ...
... paffions . Prayer must be acknowledged to be an excellent means to difpofe us for these duties but how abfurd would it be to be always preparing for them , and ne- ver to put them in practice ? Therefore , it can never be the meaning of ...
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Page 155 - I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ...
Page 39 - Who will render to every man according to his deeds: To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life : But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil...
Page 68 - But now the righteousness of God without the Law is manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets; even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference...
Page 11 - Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.
Page 41 - Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God ? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old ? Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul...
Page 97 - Now them that are such we command and exhort, by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
Page 80 - Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live? For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
Page 220 - Trust in him. at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us.
Page 3 - But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me; and the sea saith, It is not with me.
Page 180 - Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause...