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Page 56
... better qualified to make juft and noble reflections upon the short- nefs of life , and inftability of human af- fairs , than Job was , who had himself wa- ded through fuch a fea of troubles , and in his paffage had encountered many ...
... better qualified to make juft and noble reflections upon the short- nefs of life , and inftability of human af- fairs , than Job was , who had himself wa- ded through fuch a fea of troubles , and in his paffage had encountered many ...
Page 57
... better fe- curity for the fupport of it , than the mere poffeffion of fuch goods of fortune , which often flip from under us , and fometimes unaccountably make themselves wings , and fly away . But he had that fecurity too , for the ...
... better fe- curity for the fupport of it , than the mere poffeffion of fuch goods of fortune , which often flip from under us , and fometimes unaccountably make themselves wings , and fly away . But he had that fecurity too , for the ...
Page 65
... dów , and continueth not " -- is no fefs a faithful and fine reprefentation of the fhortness and vanity of human life , of which one cannot give a better explana- tion , tion , than by referring to the original , from SERMON X. 65.
... dów , and continueth not " -- is no fefs a faithful and fine reprefentation of the fhortness and vanity of human life , of which one cannot give a better explana- tion , tion , than by referring to the original , from SERMON X. 65.
Page 78
... better fuited for the struggle . So that a man fhall be covetous , oppreffive , re- vengeful , neither a lover of truth , or com- mon honesty , and yet at the fame time , fhall be very religious , and fo fanctified , as not once to fail ...
... better fuited for the struggle . So that a man fhall be covetous , oppreffive , re- vengeful , neither a lover of truth , or com- mon honesty , and yet at the fame time , fhall be very religious , and fo fanctified , as not once to fail ...
Page 88
... better account.- How large a portion of chastity is fent out of the world by diftant hints , -nodded away , and cruelly winked into fufpicion , by the envy of thofe , who are paffed all tempta- tion of it themselves -- How often does ...
... better account.- How large a portion of chastity is fent out of the world by diftant hints , -nodded away , and cruelly winked into fufpicion , by the envy of thofe , who are paffed all tempta- tion of it themselves -- How often does ...
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againſt anſwer becauſe befides behaviour behold beſt bleffings cafe caft caufe cauſe character circumſtances compaffion confequence confider confideration confiftent confolation courſe creature deferves evil fafely faid fame favour fcripture feemed feldom felf felves fenfe fent ferve fhall fhew fhort fhould fince firft firſt fleeth fome fomething fometimes fons forrow fortune foul fpeak fpirit ftand ftate ftill ftrong fubject fuch fuffered fuppofe fupport fure goodneſs greateſt hand happineſs heart Herod hiftory himſelf houſe human impreffion increaſe inftances intereft itſelf Job's Jofeph juft juſt kindneſs leaſt lefs likewife live look man's meaſure moft moſt muſt nature nefs obfervation occafions oppofite ourſelves paffed paffion pleaſure purpoſe Rachael racter reafon refentment reflections ſcarce ſeem SERMON ſhall ſhe Shunem ſtep ſtill ſtory ſuppoſe thee thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thouſand tion truth uſe virtue whofe whole whoſe wife words