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共 71 段- “I believe it to have been a very happy circumstance for Mr.
- But his constitution was broken, and his nervous system cons
- On retiring to rest, he has been heard to declare, that if h
- In this sermon I have followed the track of no particular sc
- 5. The light of nature, or any religion invented by men, cou
- Other religions have taught men to despise the good things o
- The gospel of Christ is like a seal or signet, of such inimi
- 2. If we consider what bold assaults are sometimes made upon
- ’Tis God’s inimitable hand
- Again, let us ask ourselves, have we nothing within us but w
- Remark VI. How should we rejoice in hope of that hour that s
- It is a very common instance, and you all know it, that a bl
- I may appeal to the souls of many present, whether they have
- Reflection III. This doctrine will not suffer us to confine
- I confess, under the Old Testament, in the cxxxix. Psalm, ve
- 1. To such as are endowed with any natural excellencies of b
- Your condescending and affable deportment, looks brighter by
- The habits of grace and holiness in the hearts of believers,
- I. Inference. How necessary is it for a christian to keep fa
- 2. Our life is hid with Christ, as he is our forerunner, and
- It is a matter of sweet consolation too, when a humble chris
- III. Reflection. Is nearness to God the foundation of the cr
- Happy persons, who are weary of their old estrangement from
- But when we have fatigued our spirits, and put them to the u
- But, alas! if all these things were exactly suited to our wi
- 1. The sinner now appears with some degree of willingness in
- Use. The only reflection I shall make on the second part of
- Besides, if it were possible for us to explain all things in
- But the number of these have not been exceeding great. God h
- Since the gospel of Christ gives no just occasions of shame,
- In the primitive days of christianity, and the age of miracl
- A mere assent to the truths of the gospel is not sufficient
- III. Jesus Christ, who is the subject and substance of the g
- Thou hast not the joy of pardon indeed, but hast thou not so
- But what an inconstant christian is he who changes his princ
- I might borrow arguments also from the light of nature, to s
- I should proceed now to lay down rules how persons may best
- Answer III. If this exception be made to the plain law of Go
- How unbecoming is it to see a christian spoil his countenanc
- I take them therefore in the order in which they lie; and ha
- Therefore, my assistance or relief of an injured or perishin
- Behold the glorious Son of God subjecting himself to his ear
- Hence arise the impetuous desires of hasty and extravagant g
- If it were my business to make a flourish with learned citat
- 1. Set a severe watch upon your eyes and your heart. Keep al
- And here I beg leave also humbly to admonish my fathers, tha
- How dishonourable and shameful a thing is it for a christian
- _God has made every thing beautiful in its season_; Eccl. ii
- If a person, who professes religion in the strictest manner,
- And besides the difficulties we shall meet with from a degen
- Let the men of this world that know not Christ, that are not
- The covenant of grace is a blessed treasury: There is armour
- _Recollection._—What progress hast thou made, O my soul, in
- I say, it will almost always secure us from injuring our nei
- It is one of the chief glories of the gospel, that it discov
- But let it be remembered, that this desire to be reconciled,
- These sacrifices, I say, could make but a typical atonement
- Here I see the gracious promises of ancient times fulfilled,
- III. Let us use this atonement of Christ, as our constant wa
- It is a peculiar delight of this apostle to survey the bless
- I. The treasure of the meanest saint is vastly more large an
- The saints are led into an acquaintance with the word of God
- The Recollection of the doctrinal part.—“In this discourse,
- _He that has this hope will purify himself as Christ is pure
- This was the faith of the ancient patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac
- IX. Patience and submission to the will of God under all man
- I confess, it is a christian’s own death, that the holy writ
- 2. The glorious death of our fellow-christians greatly encou
- Have any of you lost your earthly parents? Then you read wit
- O what a new and unspeakable pleasure will it be to the disc
- IV. Learn from these discourses, what a sweet and delightful