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... Christ's Camp thus with his Souldiers , by whofe inteftine treacheries , he has been more trium- phant than by all his open affaults and avowed hoftilities . What a late States - man faid ( Pro- phetically , if we may judge by the event ) ...
... Christ's Camp thus with his Souldiers , by whofe inteftine treacheries , he has been more trium- phant than by all his open affaults and avowed hoftilities . What a late States - man faid ( Pro- phetically , if we may judge by the event ) ...
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... Christ , which are thus accommodated to its grea- teft Interests . AND as the accord is thus obfervable in the ultimate , fo is it in the intermediate defign alfo . Reafon had by its twilight difcern'd that , that So- veraign Blifs it ...
... Christ , which are thus accommodated to its grea- teft Interests . AND as the accord is thus obfervable in the ultimate , fo is it in the intermediate defign alfo . Reafon had by its twilight difcern'd that , that So- veraign Blifs it ...
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... twas S. Pauls indefinite Affirmati- on , and all times fince have born witness to the truth of it . That all that will live godly in Christ Fefus fhall suffer perfecution . Some un- fashionable Vertues Chrift 96 Chap 5 ! Mischiefs arifing.
... twas S. Pauls indefinite Affirmati- on , and all times fince have born witness to the truth of it . That all that will live godly in Christ Fefus fhall suffer perfecution . Some un- fashionable Vertues Chrift 96 Chap 5 ! Mischiefs arifing.
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Richard Allestree. Christ Fefus fhall suffer perfecution . Some un- fashionable Vertues there have been in every Age , which have whetted , if not the Swords , yet the Tongues ... Christ ad- vances it Chap.5 . 97 from Carnal Confideration .
Richard Allestree. Christ Fefus fhall suffer perfecution . Some un- fashionable Vertues there have been in every Age , which have whetted , if not the Swords , yet the Tongues ... Christ ad- vances it Chap.5 . 97 from Carnal Confideration .
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Richard Allestree. it to which this excellent Precept of Christ ad- vances us when we thus fuffer for righteousneß fake , our Minds are all light what darkness foever in- volve our exterior part , and is like Goshen ex- empt and fecure ...
Richard Allestree. it to which this excellent Precept of Christ ad- vances us when we thus fuffer for righteousneß fake , our Minds are all light what darkness foever in- volve our exterior part , and is like Goshen ex- empt and fecure ...
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Page 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.
Page 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?
Page 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.
Page 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.•
Page 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.
Page 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.