An Essay on the Composition of a Sermon Volume 1 (Paperback)

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. 1788 edition. Excerpt: ...imposed on all mankind, 2. Because religion in all its parts ought to proceed from God; for as he has not left it to the choice of man to have, or not to have a religion; so neither has he left it to his fancy to invent such a worship as he chooses; (5) therefore S. Paul calls superstitions Blind mouths that scarce themselves know how to hold A sheep-hook, or have learn'd ought else the least, That to the faithful herdman's art belongs What in them what need they? they are sped, And when they list their lean and flashy songs Grate on their scrannel pipe of Wre tched straw; The hungry Jheep look up and are not fed. But svvoln with wind, and the rank mist they draw," Rot inwardly and foul contagion spread, Sic. Lycidat. And thus Dryden. Triumphant plenty with a chearful gracej Bafesin their eyes and sparkles in their face: How sleek their looks, how goodly is their mien, ' When big they strut behind a double chin? Each faculty in blandishments they lull;-: Aspiring to be venerably dull.. ."-i No learn'd'debates molest their downy trance, Or discompose their pompous ignorance; But undisturb'd they loiter life away, So wither green, and blossom in decay. Deep funk in down, they by sloth's gentle care, Avoid th' inclemencies of morning air; And leave to tatter'd crape the drudgery of prayer. are, j prayer. J Don Sebnji. (5) God has not left religion in Holy Scripture. Protestant. to the fancies of men. The dissenters have nothing more infallible decrees of popes, and to do in their own defence, the injunctions of the gover-than to apply those arguments nors of reformed churches, to reformed lords of conviolate this truth. Against science, which they theirboth we plead, that both the selves apply to the great tymatter, and the manner of...