Sermons: Volume the third, Том 2A. Strahan, and T. Cadell in the Strand, and W. Creech, Edinburgh, 1790 - 434 страница |
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... , fhall be my fincere wish and earneft prayer . I have the honour to be , with profound refpect , MADAM , Your MAJESTY's moft humble , And most devoted fervant , HUGH BLAIR . SERMON I. On the TRUE HONOUR of MAN . PROVERBS DEDICATION .
... , fhall be my fincere wish and earneft prayer . I have the honour to be , with profound refpect , MADAM , Your MAJESTY's moft humble , And most devoted fervant , HUGH BLAIR . SERMON I. On the TRUE HONOUR of MAN . PROVERBS DEDICATION .
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... wish to rival them . But we would not chufe to be claffed with him who poffeffed them . Inftances of this fort are too often found in every record of ancient or modern hiftory . FROM all this it follows , that in order to difcern where ...
... wish to rival them . But we would not chufe to be claffed with him who poffeffed them . Inftances of this fort are too often found in every record of ancient or modern hiftory . FROM all this it follows , that in order to difcern where ...
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... criminal deeds . Almost every man values himself on poffeffing virtue in one or other of its forms . He wishes to lay claim to fomé quality which will render him eftimable in II . in his own eye , as well as 40 On Senfibility .
... criminal deeds . Almost every man values himself on poffeffing virtue in one or other of its forms . He wishes to lay claim to fomé quality which will render him eftimable in II . in his own eye , as well as 40 On Senfibility .
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... prove infufficient for making our latter days pafs fmoothly away . First , He who wishes to render his old age comfortable , fhould ftudy betimes to G 2 enlarge IV . 1 SERM . enlarge and improve his mind ; and to Middle Age . 83.
... prove infufficient for making our latter days pafs fmoothly away . First , He who wishes to render his old age comfortable , fhould ftudy betimes to G 2 enlarge IV . 1 SERM . enlarge and improve his mind ; and to Middle Age . 83.
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... wish to find himself furrounded by fome who love and refpect him ; who will bear with his infirmities , relieve him of his labours , and chear him with their fociety . Let him , therefore , now , in the fummer of his days , while yet ...
... wish to find himself furrounded by fome who love and refpect him ; who will bear with his infirmities , relieve him of his labours , and chear him with their fociety . Let him , therefore , now , in the fummer of his days , while yet ...
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abuſed affift affume againſt arife behold bitterneſs bleffed cauſe character Chriftian cife conduct confcience confequence confider confiderable courfe courſe death defire difpofitions diftinction diſcharge divine duties earth envy evil exerciſe facrament facred fafely faid fame fecret felves fenfe fenfibility fentiments fhall fhould fhow firſt fituation fociety fome fometimes forrow fortune foul fources fpirit friends ftate ftation fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuperior fuppofed fupport fure goodneſs happineſs heart heaven Hence higheſt himſelf honour human intereft itſelf juft laft laſt Lord mankind meaſure ment midſt mind moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary obferve occafion ourſelves paffed paffions paſs paſt patience perfons pleaſures poffefs praiſe preſent principle proper purpoſe purſuits racter raiſed rank reaſon reft religion reſpect rife ſcene SERM ſhall ſhow ſome ſtate ſuch temper thee thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou tion truft univerfe uſeful virtue virtuous whofe whoſe wiſdom wiſh
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