Sermons on Practical Subjects, Volume 1J. Johnson, 1798 - Sermons, English |
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... practice of all virtue . Hypo- critical pretenfions to piety , my brethren , can at best only impose upon our fellow- creatures the Almighty cannot be de- ceived his eye pierceth through the thickest veil : he looks within us , and ...
... practice of all virtue . Hypo- critical pretenfions to piety , my brethren , can at best only impose upon our fellow- creatures the Almighty cannot be de- ceived his eye pierceth through the thickest veil : he looks within us , and ...
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... practice of every moral virtue , as the only means of ren- dering us happy both in this life and the next . Christianity also teacheth us the most important truths concerning the nature , perfections , and government , of God . It ...
... practice of every moral virtue , as the only means of ren- dering us happy both in this life and the next . Christianity also teacheth us the most important truths concerning the nature , perfections , and government , of God . It ...
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... left you be perverted in fentiment , and inifled in conduct , by the common practice of calling evil good , and good evil . I fhall I fhall first enumerate feveral instances in which men give 88 On the moral Abuse of Words .
... left you be perverted in fentiment , and inifled in conduct , by the common practice of calling evil good , and good evil . I fhall I fhall first enumerate feveral instances in which men give 88 On the moral Abuse of Words .
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... practice which originated in a barbarous age , and is a difgrace to an enlightened and civilized nation — be al- lowed to wear its proper name ; and there are few perfons fo totally deftitute of re- ligious and moral principle , that ...
... practice which originated in a barbarous age , and is a difgrace to an enlightened and civilized nation — be al- lowed to wear its proper name ; and there are few perfons fo totally deftitute of re- ligious and moral principle , that ...
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... practices , by which he is daily enriching himself , myfleries of trade ; to the fordid flave of avarice , who thinks he fufficiently H 2 fufficiently juftifies his conduct in turning a deaf ear to On the moral Abuse of Words . 99.
... practices , by which he is daily enriching himself , myfleries of trade ; to the fordid flave of avarice , who thinks he fufficiently H 2 fufficiently juftifies his conduct in turning a deaf ear to On the moral Abuse of Words . 99.
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Page 19 - Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; And backward, but I cannot perceive him: On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him: But he knoweth the way that I take: When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Page xlvii - 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.
Page 241 - I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ; and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Page 252 - Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
Page 32 - He will not only pardon, but pardon abundantly: for his thoughts are not as our thoughts, nor his ways as our ways.
Page 40 - Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds ; and have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of Him that created him...
Page 6 - Whither shall I go from Thy Spirit? or whither shall I flee from Thy presence ? If I ascend up into heaven, Thou art there ; if I make my bed in the grave, behold, Thou art there.
Page 53 - With whose beauty if they being delighted took them to be gods; let them know how much better the Lord of them is: for the first author of beauty hath created them.
Page 346 - ... hath made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on all the face of the earth...
Page 31 - Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations...