The Causes of the Decay of Christian PietyR. Norton, 1667 - 452 páginas |
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... light . In this interval , ' tis more than pro- bable fome paffages may have loft much of their propriety to the prefent ftate of affairs , they having been adapted to circumftances which may fince have received fome change and herein I ...
... light . In this interval , ' tis more than pro- bable fome paffages may have loft much of their propriety to the prefent ftate of affairs , they having been adapted to circumftances which may fince have received fome change and herein I ...
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... light are our heaviest , how momentary our most lasting Afflictions , if ba- lanced with that eternal weight of Glory ? Are we fpoil'd of our goods , here is a referve of treasure which no Thief , neither the flye , nor the avowed , the ...
... light are our heaviest , how momentary our most lasting Afflictions , if ba- lanced with that eternal weight of Glory ? Are we fpoil'd of our goods , here is a referve of treasure which no Thief , neither the flye , nor the avowed , the ...
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... light from a clearer Fountain , were under the Oeconomy of immediate Revelation , and therefore might be fuppos'd to have had a freer profpect in- to that Heaven , from whence their Lam defcend- ed , ed , yet even they were in this , as ...
... light from a clearer Fountain , were under the Oeconomy of immediate Revelation , and therefore might be fuppos'd to have had a freer profpect in- to that Heaven , from whence their Lam defcend- ed , ed , yet even they were in this , as ...
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... light , but of its immunity from all thofe Locufts and Gaterpillers , those swarms of mean and fordid Vices which both cover and de- vour the reft of the Earth . BUT this must be the inference of a meer contemplative , a Reclufe that ...
... light , but of its immunity from all thofe Locufts and Gaterpillers , those swarms of mean and fordid Vices which both cover and de- vour the reft of the Earth . BUT this must be the inference of a meer contemplative , a Reclufe that ...
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... light of the world fhould thus darken it : the falt of the Earth be the means of putrifying and cor- rupting it : that those who were by God drawn out from the Heathen world fhould fo outvie the Gentiles crimes , as if they had forfaken ...
... light of the world fhould thus darken it : the falt of the Earth be the means of putrifying and cor- rupting it : that those who were by God drawn out from the Heathen world fhould fo outvie the Gentiles crimes , as if they had forfaken ...
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againſt alfo atteft becauſe befides bufie cafe caft caufe cauſe certainly Chrift Chriftian Church Confcience confequently confider confideration defign defign'd defire difcern diffentions Difputes divine eafie Efay fadly fafe faid faith fame fecure feems felf felves fenfe ferve feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fingle firft firſt fome fpeaks fpiritual ftand ftill ftrength fuch fuffer fuppofe give Gods greateſt guilt Heaven himſelf holy impoffible induſtry inftance intereft leaſt lefs leſs lufts meaſure meer Miſchiefs moft moſt muft muſt neceffary never obferve Paffions perfons phancy Piety pleaſure poffible prefent pretend promifes publick purpoſe reafon refift reft Religion Satan ſhall Souls ſtate ſtill ſuch thefe themſelves ther theſe thing thofe thoſe tion tis fure truth twere twill univerfal unleſs us'd uſe vertue vice wherein whileft whofe whoſe worfe worſe zeal
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Página 5 - Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes : but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Página 405 - Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them; wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
Página 10 - For, we know that if our earthly houfe of this tabernacle were diflblved, we have a building of GOD, an houfe not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
Página 236 - Let us fall into the hands of God, and not into the hands of men; for they are severe and cruel judges of each other.•
Página 406 - If there be therefore any confolation in Chrift, if any comfort. of love, if any fellow/hip of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies ; fulfil ye my joy, that ye be like minded, having the fame love, being of one accord, of one mind.
Página 247 - Certainly," says Bishop Fell, " the first propagators of our faith proceeded at another rate ; they well knew, that not the brain but'the heart was the proper soil of that celestial plant, and therefore did not amuse their proselytes with curious questions, but set them to the active part of their religion.