This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1789 Excerpt: ...to hospitality, by observing that some have entertained Angels unawares, let us animate ourselves to this Charity, by the hopes of educating Saints. Let us endeavour to reclaim vice, and to improve innocence to holiness; and remember that the day is not far distant, in which our Saviour haspromised to consider our gift ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1789 Excerpt: ...to hospitality, by observing that some have entertained Angels unawares, let us animate ourselves to this Charity, by the hopes of educating Saints. Let us endeavour to reclaim vice, and to improve innocence to holiness; and remember that the day is not far distant, in which our Saviour haspromised to consider our gift to these little ones as given to himself; and that they who have turned many to righteousness Jhall jhine forth as th$ fun, for ever and ever. SER. SERMON VII. 2 Peter III. Knowing this first, that there Jhall come in the last days Scoffers, walking after their own lusts. A Very little acquaintance with human nature will inform us, that there are few men who can patiently bear the imputation cf being in the wrong; and that there is no action, how unreasonable or wicked soever it be, which those, who are guilty of it, will not attempt to vindicate, though perhaps by such a defence as aggravates the crime. I 4 It It is indeed common for men to conceal their faults, and gratify their passions in secret, and especially, when they are first initiated in vice, to make use rather of artifice and disiimulation, than audaciousness and effrontery. But the arts of hypocrisy are, in time, exhausted, and some unhappy circumstance defeats those measures which they had laid for preventing a discovery. They are at length suspected, and by that curiosity which suspicion always excites, closely pursued, and openly detected. It is then too late to think of deceiving mankind hy false appearances, nor does any thing remain, but to avow boldly what can be no longer denied. Impudence is called in to the assistance of immorality; and the censures, which cannot be escaped, must be openly defied. Wickedness is in itself timorous, and naturally skuiks in coverts and in...
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Good. Volume IV only (of four) of the second edition, 1774. vii, 397, [1] pp. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, gilt leather labels. Gift inscription, dated 1968, on flyleaf. Boards rubbed, spine worn, joints cracked. Contents bright and clean. Good.
