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Page 21
... earth so stable , as to assure us of un- disturbed rest ; nor so powerful , as to afford us constant pro- tection , The house of feasting , too often becomes an avenue to the house of mourning . Short , to the licentious , is the in ...
... earth so stable , as to assure us of un- disturbed rest ; nor so powerful , as to afford us constant pro- tection , The house of feasting , too often becomes an avenue to the house of mourning . Short , to the licentious , is the in ...
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... earth can no sooner commit an injury , than a good man can make himself greater , by for- giving SECTION IV . BLAIR . Motives to the practice of gentleness . C O promote the virtue of gentleness , we ought to view our own failings , to ...
... earth can no sooner commit an injury , than a good man can make himself greater , by for- giving SECTION IV . BLAIR . Motives to the practice of gentleness . C O promote the virtue of gentleness , we ought to view our own failings , to ...
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... earth , they highly prize it , and with the greatest anxiety seek to lengthen it out . 5 But when they view it in separate parcels , they appear to hold it in contempt , and squander it with inconsiderate profusion . While they complain ...
... earth , they highly prize it , and with the greatest anxiety seek to lengthen it out . 5 But when they view it in separate parcels , they appear to hold it in contempt , and squander it with inconsiderate profusion . While they complain ...
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... earth , " then lived Noah , a righteous man , and a preacher of righteousness . He stood alone , and was scoffed by the profane crew . But they by the deluge were swept away , while on him , Providence conferred the immortal honour , of ...
... earth , " then lived Noah , a righteous man , and a preacher of righteousness . He stood alone , and was scoffed by the profane crew . But they by the deluge were swept away , while on him , Providence conferred the immortal honour , of ...
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... earth , if this be beyond me , it is not possible . What conse- quence then follows ; or can there be any other than this- If I seek an interest of my own , detached from that of others , I seek an interest which is chimerical , and ...
... earth , if this be beyond me , it is not possible . What conse- quence then follows ; or can there be any other than this- If I seek an interest of my own , detached from that of others , I seek an interest which is chimerical , and ...
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Page 91 - And now behold I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befal me there, save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying, that bonds and afflictions abide me.