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... Miseries of the Damned : But this is not the Complaint neither ; for it is confeffed , that wicked Men deserve to be very Miferable . But the Objection is against that vaft difpro portion between Time and Eternity ; How it is ...
... Miseries of the Damned : But this is not the Complaint neither ; for it is confeffed , that wicked Men deserve to be very Miferable . But the Objection is against that vaft difpro portion between Time and Eternity ; How it is ...
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... Miseries and Punish- ments of the Damned , as we certainly know in a great measure it is , that their Punishments are the natural Effects and Confequents of their Sins , there can be no objection against the Eter- nity of their ...
... Miseries and Punish- ments of the Damned , as we certainly know in a great measure it is , that their Punishments are the natural Effects and Confequents of their Sins , there can be no objection against the Eter- nity of their ...
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... Miseries of our Lives , all Men fee and feel ; that we cannot defend our felves from fuch unfeen Events , which we know nothing of , till we feel them , is as manifeft , as that there are fuch Events ; and what so properly belongs to ...
... Miseries of our Lives , all Men fee and feel ; that we cannot defend our felves from fuch unfeen Events , which we know nothing of , till we feel them , is as manifeft , as that there are fuch Events ; and what so properly belongs to ...
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... Miseries that are in the World , and the uncertain Changes and Turnings of For- tune , can be no Objection against Providence . And indeed , were not this the Cafe , Provi- dence would be fo infignificant a Name , that it would not be ...
... Miseries that are in the World , and the uncertain Changes and Turnings of For- tune , can be no Objection against Providence . And indeed , were not this the Cafe , Provi- dence would be fo infignificant a Name , that it would not be ...
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... Miseries and Afflictions of the Good , were in those Days a great Difficulty in Provi- dence , and were fo to the Pfalmift himself ; and therefore it is certain , that whatever he fays of the Righteousness of God , and his Care of ...
... Miseries and Afflictions of the Good , were in those Days a great Difficulty in Provi- dence , and were fo to the Pfalmift himself ; and therefore it is certain , that whatever he fays of the Righteousness of God , and his Care of ...
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Page 250 - All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
Page 7 - Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.
Page 62 - I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
Page 426 - For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive ; And plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Page 395 - Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress ; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
Page 6 - Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his mercy ; To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.
Page 136 - Righteous art Thou, O Lord, when I plead with Thee : yet let me talk with Thee of Thy judgments : wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?
Page 336 - But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments. 5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.
Page 426 - The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, To all that call upon him in truth. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
Page 58 - The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.