Discourses on Several Important Subjects: To which are Added Eight Sermons Preached at the Lady Moyers Lecture, Volumen11747 |
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... fome degree , resemble God in Goodness , our Saviour virtually en- joins an universal Benevolence , by enjoin- ing even the Love of our Enemies ; a Love not dead and unperforming , but fuch as ex- erts itself in the most proper and ...
... fome degree , resemble God in Goodness , our Saviour virtually en- joins an universal Benevolence , by enjoin- ing even the Love of our Enemies ; a Love not dead and unperforming , but fuch as ex- erts itself in the most proper and ...
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... fome Confiderations , which may enable us to reduce it to Practice . I. Then , I am to ftate the Nature and Extent of this Precept . There are two kinds of Love which we muft diftinguish here , the Love of Appro- bation or Efteem ; and ...
... fome Confiderations , which may enable us to reduce it to Practice . I. Then , I am to ftate the Nature and Extent of this Precept . There are two kinds of Love which we muft diftinguish here , the Love of Appro- bation or Efteem ; and ...
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... fome , according to their different Merits , Circumstances , and Relation to us . Yet it is , I think , our Duty to prefer Compaffion to an Enemy , before a Matter of mere Generofity to a Friend , when we cannot exercise both together ...
... fome , according to their different Merits , Circumstances , and Relation to us . Yet it is , I think , our Duty to prefer Compaffion to an Enemy , before a Matter of mere Generofity to a Friend , when we cannot exercise both together ...
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... fome undiffembled Inftances of Good - will , he would heap upon us the most diftinguishing Marks of his Favour : I de- fire to know who would not facrifice his Refentments , to embrace fuch advantageous Propofals , and decline fuch ...
... fome undiffembled Inftances of Good - will , he would heap upon us the most diftinguishing Marks of his Favour : I de- fire to know who would not facrifice his Refentments , to embrace fuch advantageous Propofals , and decline fuch ...
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... fome practical Advice . Let us reflect , that we cannot expect to be benefited by our Saviour , as a full Sa- crifice for Sin ; unless we imitate him , as a complete Model of Virtue : And this we cannot do without forgiving and loving ...
... fome practical Advice . Let us reflect , that we cannot expect to be benefited by our Saviour , as a full Sa- crifice for Sin ; unless we imitate him , as a complete Model of Virtue : And this we cannot do without forgiving and loving ...
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Actions againſt anſwer Beauty becauſe Benevolence beſt Bleffings Cafe Cauſe Chriftian Confequence confider Confideration confiftent Courſe Daniel Waterland Defire Deity diſcharge Diverfions Duty eafy Efteem elſe endeavour eternal Evil faid fame feems feldom felves ferve fettled feveral fhall fhew firſt folid fome fometimes foon ftill ftrong fuch fuffer fure give Goodneſs greateſt habitual Happineſs happy Heart himſelf Honour Ideas Inftance inſtead Intereft Irreligion itſelf juft juſt laft laſt leaft leaſt lefs Love Malice Mankind Meaſure Mifery Mind moft Morality moſt muft muſt Nature neceffary nefs never obferve occafional ourſelves Paffion Perfon Piety pleaſe Pleaſure pray Prayer preſent Principle racter raiſe Reaſon Religion ſeem Senfe Senſe SER.XIV SER.XVI SERM SERM.III SERM.IV ſhall ſhould ſome Soul ſpeak Spirit ſuch Temper thefe themſelves theſe Things thofe thoſe Thoughts tion Truth ture Underſtanding uneafy uſeful Vice Virtue whofe whoſe Wiſdom World
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Página 25 - Being, who is infinitely more than an adequate object of all those affections : whom we are commanded to love with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our mind.
Página 282 - And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.
Página 42 - Neither was it mine adversary that did magnify himself against me; for then peradventure I would have hid myself from him : 14 But it was even thou, my companion, my guide, and mine own familiar friend.
Página 1 - But I fay unto you. Love your enemies, blefs them that curfe you , do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which dejpitefullj ufe you, and perfecute you.
Página 211 - ... of life in general. When the former part of our life has been nothing but vanity, the latter end of it can be nothing but vexation. In...
Página 259 - GOD, who seest that we have no power of ourselves to help ourselves ; Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and inwardly in our souls ; that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul ; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Página 297 - ... in the winter of our days. And when this transitory scene is shutting upon us, when the soul stands upon the threshold of another world, just ready to take its everlasting flight; then may we think with unallayed pleasure on God, when there can be little or no pleasure to think upon anything else.
Página 354 - Will to Mankind in all his Actions, yet takes off the fpecious Gilding from thofe Hypocrites, who for a Pretence made long Prayers, that they might devour Widows Houfes. He removed the thin Veil of Hypocrify, and difcovered thofe mean Defigns, which lurked beneath their Pretenfions to an uncommon Sanctity. Where a Man's Vices only hurt himfelf, and terminate in his own Perfon ; there we have no Right to...
Página 65 - Be not ashamed to confess you have been in the wrong. It is but owning what you need not be ashamed of, that you now have more sense than you had before to see your error; more humility to acknowledge it, and more grace to correct it.
Página 220 - Let us fet a juft Value upon, and make a due Ufe of thofe Advantages, which we of this Place enjoy, who are here feparated from the bufy World to feek and intermeddle with Wifdom.