A sermon preach'd at the parish church of St. Andrew, Holborn, on ... May 16, 1759 ... before the President and Governors of the City of London Lying-In Hospital for Married Women ... / [Gregory Sharpe].

  • Gregory Sharpe
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1759
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Credit: A sermon preach'd at the parish church of St. Andrew, Holborn, on ... May 16, 1759 ... before the President and Governors of the City of London Lying-In Hospital for Married Women ... / [Gregory Sharpe]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    = ee a EF gop 7 moft pleafure’in, and is what in a» mote peculiar manner: indicates: the child of God..: In a word, he hath given us a-difpofition to be- nevolénce, hath fet before’ us, in the works of creation and providence, glorious examples of goodnefs and mercy, and, therefore, as: we have: powers and faculties to imitate them, that imitation sina an in+- difpenfible duty. Man; perhaps, was made an imperfect creature; that-he might= be a focial creature, not able to fupply his own wants,.or even re-- lieve his own thoughts ; he found himfelf obliged to feek a companion . and a friend. Ail feeling the fame wants: and weakneffes, . all re-- paired to. the fame center. — Hence. intercourfe, hence fociety. —- Hence friendfhiip-and affeGion, and hence. the chain of offices which . holds the world together. He thatJives for himfelf only, is no Dettérthan a beaft of prey—+- He does his utmoft. to. diffolve fociety, or. crumble. it into. fo many. wretched individuals.. | Narrow as his: own natrow Heart; béfides, is the circuit of his: enjoyments.— Inftead of fharing with the benevolent in every other: man’s profperity, every other man’s profperity: is productive of mifery to him.—All refle€ted pleafure is loft upon him. In every eye that™ is turned towards. him, on the contrary, he fees reflected his own. malignity. And when he retires‘into himfelf, he finds, that in fhut- ting his. heart againft benevolence, he has fhut out all confolation. Whereas he who loves his neighbour as himfelf, entertains no fuch. fear, incuts.no fuch danger, partakes: of no fuch curfe, but, on the _ €ontrary, opens his arms to the whole. aa as having been a friend to all, a foe to none. Frid a Most
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