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... Soul , and fuit with the capacities of an intelligence . All the beatitudes the Gospel tenders to its votaries ... Souls fake , either to fecure it from the fin of folicitude and di- ftruft , or to preserve it a useful inftrument ...
... Soul , and fuit with the capacities of an intelligence . All the beatitudes the Gospel tenders to its votaries ... Souls fake , either to fecure it from the fin of folicitude and di- ftruft , or to preserve it a useful inftrument ...
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... Soul find in those purer and refin'd pleafures , which can only up- braid , not fatisfie him . So that could we by an impoffible fuppofition phancy fuch a one affumed to those fruitions , his pleasure fure would be as little as his ...
... Soul find in those purer and refin'd pleafures , which can only up- braid , not fatisfie him . So that could we by an impoffible fuppofition phancy fuch a one affumed to those fruitions , his pleasure fure would be as little as his ...
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... Soul may not be too much incommoded in her house of clay , there is provifion made for that also , fuch neceffaries fecured to the body , as may keep it in Tenantable repair : we have Chrifts exprefs promife for it , that to those that ...
... Soul may not be too much incommoded in her house of clay , there is provifion made for that also , fuch neceffaries fecured to the body , as may keep it in Tenantable repair : we have Chrifts exprefs promife for it , that to those that ...
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... Soul , and fure they were but faint encouragements they could propofe unto that vertue which was to pe- rifh with them ... Souls . ' Tis true indeed vertue is in her felf perfectly amiable , though fhe brought no dowry , but experience ...
... Soul , and fure they were but faint encouragements they could propofe unto that vertue which was to pe- rifh with them ... Souls . ' Tis true indeed vertue is in her felf perfectly amiable , though fhe brought no dowry , but experience ...
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... Souls expir'd with the Body upon any other ground , but that they knew not what after State to affign it . So that ... Soul . ' Tis the Apostles affir- mation , Heb . 9. that the facrifices there offered could not make him that did the ...
... Souls expir'd with the Body upon any other ground , but that they knew not what after State to affign it . So that ... Soul . ' Tis the Apostles affir- mation , Heb . 9. that the facrifices there offered could not make him that did the ...
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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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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.