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- He merits the praife which is due to fincerity in manner of thinking, and to unifor - mity in habits of afting, whatever obloquy may have been caft on his name, by attributing writings to him, which, as they belonged to others, he was ftudious to difavow.
The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner: Of York ... 1790
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°f praife which is due to you for the part you have taken in this great event, of which the Church is to be the witnefs.
Interesting Letters of Pope Clement XIV (Ganganelli): To which are Prefixed, Anecdotes of His Life 1777
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Witli regard to Style, Dioriyfius gives Thucydides the juft praife of energy and brevity; but cenfures him on many occaiions, not without reafon, for harifh and obfcure ex - preifion, deficient in fmoothnefs and eafe. he
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He is general of the Mindanayans, and is accounted an expert foldier, and a very ftout man j and the women in their dances, fing many fongs in his praife.
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Surely, then, here is a jufl foundation for everlafting gratitude and praife.
Twenty four sermons on various useful subjects Williams, Nehemiah, 1748-1796 1797
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And though by reafon of our prefent imperfeftion, we cannot equal the angels in their fongs of praife; yet we can give God fome real praife, if our hearts are deeply im - prelTed with a fenfe of his goodnefs.
Twenty four sermons on various useful subjects Williams, Nehemiah, 1748-1796 1797
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If we are under obligation to be thankful to God, and to praife him, for the infinite beneve - lence of his nature, and if this be the primary ground of gratitude, as 1 think has been abun - dantly proved, then what an endlefs and boundlefs fource of gratitude and praife is here opened to our view!
Twenty four sermons on various useful subjects Williams, Nehemiah, 1748-1796 1797
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But that the goodnefs and mercy of God are an everlafting fource of gratitude and praife, will appear, with additional evidence, from confidering,
Twenty four sermons on various useful subjects Williams, Nehemiah, 1748-1796 1797
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But it is undoubtedly true, that many at - tend upon the worfliip and ordinances of God's houfe, and perform the external a6ls of prayer and praife in public, in private, and in fecret, without ever really drawing near to God.
Twenty four sermons on various useful subjects Williams, Nehemiah, 1748-1796 1797
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The fubjed leads us further to infer, that every reafonable creature, whatever his circumftan - ccs and condition may be, is under obligation to praife God, and. will forever remain fo.
Twenty four sermons on various useful subjects Williams, Nehemiah, 1748-1796 1797
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