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... foul should be other than a happy and blessed one . The belief , and confident expectation of a heaven , must needs be more transporting and ra- vishing than the richest fancy of a finner ; and that secu- rity , both in respect of this ...
... foul should be other than a happy and blessed one . The belief , and confident expectation of a heaven , must needs be more transporting and ra- vishing than the richest fancy of a finner ; and that secu- rity , both in respect of this ...
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... foul of man from fenfual lufts and " inordinate passions , and to transform it into the likeness " and image of God ; this is that which it pursues , by dif- " covering to us excellent truths , and by recommending " to us the practice ...
... foul of man from fenfual lufts and " inordinate passions , and to transform it into the likeness " and image of God ; this is that which it pursues , by dif- " covering to us excellent truths , and by recommending " to us the practice ...
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... foul , there can be no true de- votion . External forms of it there may be , but that is but ceremony and pageantry , the most submiffive pro- strations are there but like Dagon before the ark , the fall of a lifeless trunk ; the most ...
... foul , there can be no true de- votion . External forms of it there may be , but that is but ceremony and pageantry , the most submiffive pro- strations are there but like Dagon before the ark , the fall of a lifeless trunk ; the most ...
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... foul , but of interest also , in respect of that account they must finally give . For though God be not an unjust exactor , to reap where he has not fowed , yet he is not so negligently profuse , as to do that which no prudent man will ...
... foul , but of interest also , in respect of that account they must finally give . For though God be not an unjust exactor , to reap where he has not fowed , yet he is not so negligently profuse , as to do that which no prudent man will ...
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... fouls . And truly it is no wonder if the abettors of Athe- ifm take this course ; for since they have no folid ... foul ? Who can contrive a form of indemnity , where that is the thing hazarded ? It is easy indeed for one of these ...
... fouls . And truly it is no wonder if the abettors of Athe- ifm take this course ; for since they have no folid ... foul ? Who can contrive a form of indemnity , where that is the thing hazarded ? It is easy indeed for one of these ...
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actions alſo becauſe beſt bleſſed body buſineſs cauſe Chrift Chriſtian chuſe confcience confider confideration confifts conſent converſation courſe defire delight deſign diſcourſe diſpoſe divine duty eaſe elſe eſpecially eſteem eternal evil exerciſe fafting faid faith falſe fame faſt fear firſt fleſh folemn fome forrow foul fuch fuffer fure glory God's grace happy heart heaven heavenly Holy Ghost hope increaſe infinite inſtances inſtrument intereſt itſelf Jeſus juſt laſt leſs live lufts luſt meaſure mind moſt muſt nature neceſſary neceſſity neſs obedience obliged obſerved ourſelves paſſions perfect perſons pleaſed pleaſures poſſible praiſe pray prayer preſent promiſes purpoſe raiſe reaſon religion repentance reſolution reſpect reſt ſame Saviour ſays ſecure ſenſe ſenſible ſenſual ſerve ſervice ſet ſeveral ſhall ſhew ſhort ſhould ſin ſociety ſome ſpeak ſpirit ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtrength ſubject ſuch temper temptation theſe things thoſe thoughts tion uſe virtue whoſe word zeal
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Page 41 - ... us : and if we walk with God in all his ways, as he walks with us in all ours, we shall find perpetual reasons to enable us to keep that rule of God, " Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say rejoice.
Page 252 - Finally, brethren, whatfoever things are ' true, whatfoever things are honeft, whatfoever things ' are juft, whatfoever things are pure, whatfoever things ' are lovely, whatfoever things are of good report : If ' there be any virtue, and if there be any praife, think
Page 272 - Jefus the author and finifher of our faith; who for the joy that was fet before him, endured the crofs, defpifing the fhame ; and is fet down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Page 272 - Being encompaffed with a cloud of witnefles, let us lay afide every weight, and the fin which doth fo eafily befet us : and let us run with patience the race that is fet before us...
Page 40 - ... that opens all his wants to him, that weeps before him for his sins, that asks remedy and support for his weakness, that fears him as a Judge, reverences him as a Lord, obeys him as a Father, and loves him as a Patron.
Page 242 - The cup of bleffing which we blefs, is it not the communion of the blood of Chrift? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Chrift ? For we being many are one bread, and one body, for we are all partakers of that one bread.
Page 38 - Him in the glass of the creation. In the face of the sun you may see God's beauty ; in the fire you may feel His heat warming ; in the water, His gentleness to refresh you...
Page 55 - The apostle calls it the band of perfection; it is the old, and it is the new, and it is the great commandment, and it is all the commandments; for it is the fulfilling of the law.