The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety |
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... perhaps nothing but time and experience can give us a full eftimate ; it rather fuits my defign to ob- Jerve what relates to our fpiritual concerns , whileft Gods dwelling places were involved in the fame ruine with ours ; his own ...
... perhaps nothing but time and experience can give us a full eftimate ; it rather fuits my defign to ob- Jerve what relates to our fpiritual concerns , whileft Gods dwelling places were involved in the fame ruine with ours ; his own ...
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... perhaps this will feem to fuch no formidable thing ; Gods fo withdrawing of himself is but agreeable to their wishes , a kind of quitting the field to them , and So rather matter of complacency than regret : but ' tis to be confidered ...
... perhaps this will feem to fuch no formidable thing ; Gods fo withdrawing of himself is but agreeable to their wishes , a kind of quitting the field to them , and So rather matter of complacency than regret : but ' tis to be confidered ...
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... perhaps other mens prejudicate opini- ons , and thence take out an Authentick Record and Patent for floth , fancy the journey too long for them , and therefore fit ftill ; first call Christs commandments grievous , and then im- prove ...
... perhaps other mens prejudicate opini- ons , and thence take out an Authentick Record and Patent for floth , fancy the journey too long for them , and therefore fit ftill ; first call Christs commandments grievous , and then im- prove ...
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... perhaps ridiculous too , where the scanning of them is referr'd to those , whose intereft it is to defame them . Men enthrone their lufts , fet them up in the judgement feat , and none can expect they fhall pafs such a sentence , as ...
... perhaps ridiculous too , where the scanning of them is referr'd to those , whose intereft it is to defame them . Men enthrone their lufts , fet them up in the judgement feat , and none can expect they fhall pafs such a sentence , as ...
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... perhaps they are fo much worfe than Beastial that I wrong the generality of the Brutes in the comparison , it be- ing only fome few of them , the very Beafts of the Beafts that are guilty of any fuch Exceffes , for generally their ...
... perhaps they are fo much worfe than Beastial that I wrong the generality of the Brutes in the comparison , it be- ing only fome few of them , the very Beafts of the Beafts that are guilty of any fuch Exceffes , for generally their ...
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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.