Sermons by the Late Rev. Mr. Sterne, Volume 3T. Becket & P.A. de Hondt, 1769 |
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Page 87
... causes of the growth or decay of kingdoms , -it is for this caufe , a matter of eternal truth , that as virtue and religion are our only recommendation to God , —that they are , confequently , the only true basis of our hap- piness ...
... causes of the growth or decay of kingdoms , -it is for this caufe , a matter of eternal truth , that as virtue and religion are our only recommendation to God , —that they are , confequently , the only true basis of our hap- piness ...
Page 93
... causes which defeated all the use and in- tent of reason , -before revelation was given . -For fetting afide the obligations which a divine law lays upon us , -whoever confiders the state and condition of human nature , and upon this ...
... causes which defeated all the use and in- tent of reason , -before revelation was given . -For fetting afide the obligations which a divine law lays upon us , -whoever confiders the state and condition of human nature , and upon this ...
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... causes of depravation in our own ; -a few of which , I shall beg leave to add to this explication of the wife man's ; fub ... cause of the wickedness of man , by a direct efficacy to harden finners in their courfe . But the scope of his ...
... causes of depravation in our own ; -a few of which , I shall beg leave to add to this explication of the wife man's ; fub ... cause of the wickedness of man , by a direct efficacy to harden finners in their courfe . But the scope of his ...
Page 100
... cause which the text gives , why the hearts of the fons of men are fo fully fet in them to do evil ; -upon which I have only one or two cautions to add ; that , in the first place , we frequently deceive ourselves in the calculation ...
... cause which the text gives , why the hearts of the fons of men are fo fully fet in them to do evil ; -upon which I have only one or two cautions to add ; that , in the first place , we frequently deceive ourselves in the calculation ...
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... cause of the corruption of the world ; -from whence I fhould proceed , as I purpo- fed , to an enquiry after some other unhappy causes which have a fhare in this evil . — But I have taken fo much more of your time in this than I first ...
... cause of the corruption of the world ; -from whence I fhould proceed , as I purpo- fed , to an enquiry after some other unhappy causes which have a fhare in this evil . — But I have taken fo much more of your time in this than I first ...
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Page 12 - The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Page 118 - The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine.
Page 268 - Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house ; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Page 259 - BLESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning ; grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience, and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Page 221 - Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power : help us, O LORD our God ; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God ; let not 'man prevail against thee.
Page 22 - Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ : whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things...
Page 54 - Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this ? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk ? The God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus...
Page 253 - What could have been done more to my vineyard, That I have not done in it? Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, Brought it forth wild grapes?
Page 73 - O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God : for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.
Page 127 - And surely your blood of your lives will I require ; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man ; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man. Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed : for in the image of God made he man.