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" They have placed in the same class the ambitious, who love the praise of men more than the praise of God ; and the voluptuous, who love pleasure more than God. "
American Annals of Education - Page 580
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Discourses on Various Subjects, Intended to Have Been Delivered in ...

Joseph Priestley - Sermons, American - 1805 - 398 pages
...mistake not the false and delusive, for the true and substantial ; so they do not, like the Pharisees, love the praise of men, more than the praise of God. And, conversely ; if we are careful so to live as to glorify God in our actions, if our conduct be such...
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An Alarm to Unconverted Sinners, in a Serious Treatise

Joseph Alleine - Conversion - 1816 - 306 pages
...all thy religion were in vain. But I must proceed. ••'•*'. . 10. Unmortified pride. When men love the praise of men, more than the praise of God ; and set their hearts upon men's esteem, applause, and approbation, it is most certain they are yet in their...
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Sermons: The constraining influence of Christ's love

John Brodhead Romeyn - Presbyterian Church - 1816 - 456 pages
...self-dissatisfaction " arising from a survey of our sins and " frailties'*." Under its influence we love the praise of men more than the praise of God, and view things not as they really are, but as ambitious feelings discolour them. Proud men universally...
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1923 - 662 pages
...adulterers, and all the impure are wicked men. They have placed in the same class the ambitious, who love the praise of men more than the praise of God; and the voluptuous, who love pleasure more than God. Now that some of this description of sinners are found...
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Nature of the Atonement: A Discourse Delivered Aug. 17, 1823, in the Chapel ...

James Murdock - Atonement - 1823 - 316 pages
...adulterers, and all the impure are wicked men. They have placed in the same class the ambitious, who love the praise of men more than the praise of God; and the voluptuous, who love pleasure more than God. Now that some of this description of sinners are found...
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Tales of an American Landlord: Containing Sketches of Life South of the ...

American fiction - 1824 - 246 pages
...will he, how can he escape ? how, with all this combination of circumstances against him, can he fail to love the praise of men more than the praise of God ; and at what a price does he purchase it !" The success with which Langhorne had executed th<* duty intrusted...
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The Hopkinsian Magazine, Volume 1

Congregational churches - 1824 - 594 pages
...comprises anything unreasonable or dishonourable; but because, like their ancient predecessors, they love the praise of men, more than the praise of God, and value their reputation among mean or wicked fellowcreatures, mpre than the glon>- of God and the eternal...
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The Cottager's monthly visitor, Volume 7

1827 - 590 pages
...right to come to the Lord's table in worse clothes than your neighbours. True Motive.—Because you love the praise of men more than the praise of God, and would rather indulge your vanity, than pay a debt of duty and gratitude to your Saviour. False Motive.—Because...
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The Monthly Repository and Review of Theology and General Literature, Volume 2

Liberalism (Religion) - 1828 - 924 pages
...glitter and its gold, fetter their consciences and restrain the going forth of their convictions. They love the praise of men more than the praise of God, and verily they have their reward. But when we see men, like those just mentioned, with high-principled...
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Sermons Delivered on Various Occasions

Lyman Beecher - Sermons, American - 1828 - 380 pages
...ed. pp. 12, 13. vicious habits, are wicked men. They have placed in the same class the ambitious, who love the praise of men more than the praise of God ; and the voluptuous, who love pleasure more than God. Now that some of this description of sinners are found...
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