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... measure , which , from the nature of God and things , deduces all those eternal reasons , by which it diftinguishes our actions into honest and dishoneft , B2 decorous 4 decorous and filthy , good and evil , necessary and RELIGION . 3.
... measure , which , from the nature of God and things , deduces all those eternal reasons , by which it diftinguishes our actions into honest and dishoneft , B2 decorous 4 decorous and filthy , good and evil , necessary and RELIGION . 3.
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... measure of our choice or refufal of them ; for be our action never so good or evil in itself , unless we have some eternal reason for or againft it , we cannot judge it so , and unless we judge it fo , we cannot reasonably choose or ...
... measure of our choice or refufal of them ; for be our action never so good or evil in itself , unless we have some eternal reason for or againft it , we cannot judge it so , and unless we judge it fo , we cannot reasonably choose or ...
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... measure their opinions by their practice , this seems to be the perfuafion of many of our female gentry , who look upon it as a de- grading , a kind of attainder of their blood , to do any thing but please their senses : An error sure ...
... measure their opinions by their practice , this seems to be the perfuafion of many of our female gentry , who look upon it as a de- grading , a kind of attainder of their blood , to do any thing but please their senses : An error sure ...
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... measures of that reward , which he indeed freely gives , but yet gives in proportion to your endeavours . Hope for good success according to , or not much beyond , the efficacy of the cause and the instrument . Let the huf- bandman hope ...
... measures of that reward , which he indeed freely gives , but yet gives in proportion to your endeavours . Hope for good success according to , or not much beyond , the efficacy of the cause and the instrument . Let the huf- bandman hope ...
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... measures , and little accidents , not allowing to itself any infirmity which it strives not to master , aiming at what it cannot reach , defiring to be of an angelical purity , of a perfect innocence , a seraphical fervour , and fears ...
... measures , and little accidents , not allowing to itself any infirmity which it strives not to master , aiming at what it cannot reach , defiring to be of an angelical purity , of a perfect innocence , a seraphical fervour , and fears ...
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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.