Sermons preach'd before the University of Oxford: or before the honourable society of Lincolns-inn. With two discourses on natural and reveal'd religion, Volume 2J. Bowyer, 1724 |
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... Confcience often rifes up against them , and will be ready to check at any villanous Enterprize ; and it can scarce ever be throughly conquer'd by them . No Man had Mach . Difc . had more good Will than Machiavel SERMON 9 I.
... Confcience often rifes up against them , and will be ready to check at any villanous Enterprize ; and it can scarce ever be throughly conquer'd by them . No Man had Mach . Difc . had more good Will than Machiavel SERMON 9 I.
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... those that will not Practise them , are yet generally ready e- nough to Pretend to them ; St. Paul tells us , that Satan himself is transformed into an An - 2 Cor . xi gel 14 . gel of Light . No marvel therefore ( fays he SERMON If I.
... those that will not Practise them , are yet generally ready e- nough to Pretend to them ; St. Paul tells us , that Satan himself is transformed into an An - 2 Cor . xi gel 14 . gel of Light . No marvel therefore ( fays he SERMON If I.
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... ready to think them a Part of our Nature , miftaking the Corruptions and Depravations of Nature for Nature itself ; And after long Habit , they are indeed almost as Difficult to be conquered by us . From hence it was , ( from the Power ...
... ready to think them a Part of our Nature , miftaking the Corruptions and Depravations of Nature for Nature itself ; And after long Habit , they are indeed almost as Difficult to be conquered by us . From hence it was , ( from the Power ...
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... ready to give over the Defign , and Conclude , That the Rules of Religion are Impracticable , Made for Angels , not for Creatures of Flesh and Blood . So All that they have gain'd by the Encounter is only This , Vice by its Con- queft ...
... ready to give over the Defign , and Conclude , That the Rules of Religion are Impracticable , Made for Angels , not for Creatures of Flesh and Blood . So All that they have gain'd by the Encounter is only This , Vice by its Con- queft ...
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... Ready to Betray us , and give us up to Temptations . Befides another Reftlefs Enemy that we have without us , taking all Opportunities to excite and irritate our Evil Defires , to blow up our Paffions of every kind , and always Ready to ...
... Ready to Betray us , and give us up to Temptations . Befides another Reftlefs Enemy that we have without us , taking all Opportunities to excite and irritate our Evil Defires , to blow up our Paffions of every kind , and always Ready to ...
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Page 382 - Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another : And the Lord hearkened, and heard it, And a book of remembrance was written before him For them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
Page 213 - For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers : but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Page 227 - Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools : for they consider not that they do evil.
Page 57 - If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Page 5 - For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing ; for to will is present with me ; but how...
Page 117 - Create in me a clean heart, 0 God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence ; and take not thy Holy Spirit from me.
Page 221 - For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God : but that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing ; whose end is to be burned.
Page 341 - All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils, my lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
Page 97 - Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight : but all things are naked and open unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Page 273 - Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of Me ; and that cover with a covering, but not of My spirit, that they may add sin to sin...