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***** THE CONTENTS . VOLUME III . RELIGION , PRAYER , FASTING , - - REPENTANCE , THE SACRAMENT , - Page 173 211 220 232 ZEAL , - - - 258 PERFECTION , SCRUPLES , - 276 - 286 THE *********** ∞ ** X * X * X * X.
***** THE CONTENTS . VOLUME III . RELIGION , PRAYER , FASTING , - - REPENTANCE , THE SACRAMENT , - Page 173 211 220 232 ZEAL , - - - 258 PERFECTION , SCRUPLES , - 276 - 286 THE *********** ∞ ** X * X * X * X.
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... prayer , praise , or adoration . It will be easy from this short account of the nature of religion , to collect what principles are neceffary to the founding and securing its obligation . God being the great object of all religion , it ...
... prayer , praise , or adoration . It will be easy from this short account of the nature of religion , to collect what principles are neceffary to the founding and securing its obligation . God being the great object of all religion , it ...
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... prayers , ejaculations , and all pantings and breathings of the soul after him : In which notion it is more particularly called devotion . And this is compre- hended in the other , as a part in the whole , nay indeed as an effect in its ...
... prayers , ejaculations , and all pantings and breathings of the soul after him : In which notion it is more particularly called devotion . And this is compre- hended in the other , as a part in the whole , nay indeed as an effect in its ...
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... prayers , to bless their persons , to accept their offices , and to like even the circumstance of orderly and public meeting . God is especially present in the hearts of his people , by his holy spirit . Indeed the hearts of holy men ...
... prayers , to bless their persons , to accept their offices , and to like even the circumstance of orderly and public meeting . God is especially present in the hearts of his people , by his holy spirit . Indeed the hearts of holy men ...
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... prayer and frequent communion , that runs to him in all his necessities , and asks counsel of him in all his doubtings , that opens all his wants to him , that weeps before him for his fins , that asks remedies and fupports for his ...
... prayer and frequent communion , that runs to him in all his necessities , and asks counsel of him in all his doubtings , that opens all his wants to him , that weeps before him for his fins , that asks remedies and fupports for his ...
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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.