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now without faith it is impossible to be acceptable to him: for he that presents himself to God, cannot but believe he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who make their addresses to him.

(of whom the world was not worthy) they wandred in desarts, and in mountains, having no retreat but the dens and caves of the earth.

but if you were exempted from that discipline which others are subject to, then are you bastards, and not sons.

but you are come to mount Sion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable congress of angels, to the general assembly,

whose voice then shook the earth: but he has promised to do it now, saying, " yet once more I will shake, not the earth only, but heaven too."

Marriage is every where honourable, and that state is innocent: but the licentious and adulterers God will punish.

for we have. no settled corporation here, but are in expectation of that which is approaching.

but don't forget to be beneficent to the community; for such sacrifice is acceptable to God.

but constancy should be brought to its perfection, that you may be entirely accomplished, without any defect.

but let him be fully persuaded of the lawfulness of what he asks: for he that is diffident about that, is like the waves that fluctuate with the wind.

Don't delusively content your selves with being of the audience, but put what you hear in practice:

whereas, he that attentively considers the perfect law of liberty, and is attach'd thereto, he is not a forgetful hearer, but reduces it to practice, and his conduct is crown'd with hapiness.

but you, who despise the poor, are not you oppress'd by the rich? is it not they who drag you to their tribunals?

but partiality is iniquity; and the law will convict the offender of transgression.

for he that violates but one precept of the whole law, is as obnoxious to punishment, as if he had broke thro' all the rest.

it will be said, "you have a speculative faith, but mine is practical. where is your faith, if no effects appear? as for me, my actions will vouch for my faith.

you believe there is but one God, very well: the demons believe as much, and tremble."

so the tongue is but a small part of the body, yet how grand are its pretensions. a spark of fire! what quantities of timber will it blow into a flame?

the tongue is a brand that sets the world in a combustion: it is but one of the numerous organs of the body, yet it can blast whole assemblies: tipp'd with infernal sulphur it sets the whole train of life in a blaze.

but who could ever tame the tongue? arm'd with deadly poison, the mischief scorns restraint.