Discourses: Doctrinal and Practical ; Delivered in Essex Street Chapel, Volume 1R. Hunter, 1826 - Sermons, English |
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... pass into the limits of pain , and ex- cite a shock more severe than nature can support . At any rate , the concentration of delight , if one may so express it , which is produced by the sudden and unexpected possession of the wished ...
... pass into the limits of pain , and ex- cite a shock more severe than nature can support . At any rate , the concentration of delight , if one may so express it , which is produced by the sudden and unexpected possession of the wished ...
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... pass the less sum of happiness , when the greater was equally in his view and in his power , we may safely , and justly , and triumphantly conclude , that a Being originally so good must be abso- lutely good ; that a benevolence so ...
... pass the less sum of happiness , when the greater was equally in his view and in his power , we may safely , and justly , and triumphantly conclude , that a Being originally so good must be abso- lutely good ; that a benevolence so ...
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... pass in the best and the com- pletest manner . Who cannot be frustrated in the execution of his designs , either by the occurrence of unforeseen contingencies , or by the opposition of superior power , or by the intervention of the ...
... pass in the best and the com- pletest manner . Who cannot be frustrated in the execution of his designs , either by the occurrence of unforeseen contingencies , or by the opposition of superior power , or by the intervention of the ...
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... pass before them , and what inexpressible relief does it afford to their burdened spi- rits to give vent to all the fulness of their heart in the presence of an omnipotent , a faithful , and a compassionate friend , to spread their ...
... pass before them , and what inexpressible relief does it afford to their burdened spi- rits to give vent to all the fulness of their heart in the presence of an omnipotent , a faithful , and a compassionate friend , to spread their ...
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... transient , dissoluble things . The mountains shall depart , and the hills be removed : heaven and earth shall pass away ; but the loving - kindness of God shall not depart , nor shall the cove- recollected at the Close of the Year . 103.
... transient , dissoluble things . The mountains shall depart , and the hills be removed : heaven and earth shall pass away ; but the loving - kindness of God shall not depart , nor shall the cove- recollected at the Close of the Year . 103.
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Page 212 - Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Page 20 - God would gloriously display his power and love, in the fulfilment of his gracious promise that " the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth, as the waters cover the sea.
Page 450 - For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
Page 355 - Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence : a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
Page 414 - Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not ; for I am not yet ascended to my Father ; but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father ; and to my God and your God.
Page 212 - And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
Page 69 - Thou art, of what sort the eternal life of the saints was to be, which eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive.
Page 462 - Say not thou. What is the cause that the former days were better than these ? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
Page 212 - Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous : but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Page 365 - For what is our hope or joy or crown of rejoicing ? are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming ? For ye are our glory and joy.