Christian Blessedness: Or, Practical Discourses Upon the Beatitudes of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. With Three Other Volumes of Practical DiscoursesE. Parker, 1724 |
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... Idea of Vertue and Good- ness ; nay more , what ' tis to be a Christian , an In- teriour Chriftian , a Christian indeed . And I hear- tily wish that those whose Orthodoxy is chiefly employed in giving out Marks and Signs of Conversion ...
... Idea of Vertue and Good- ness ; nay more , what ' tis to be a Christian , an In- teriour Chriftian , a Christian indeed . And I hear- tily wish that those whose Orthodoxy is chiefly employed in giving out Marks and Signs of Conversion ...
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... Idea of the Thing we are difcourfing about . THIS therefore being fettled , our next Bufi- ness is , to shew , That to be thus meek , is a Christian Duty . That it is so , might fuffici- ently appear from this General Confideration ...
... Idea of the Thing we are difcourfing about . THIS therefore being fettled , our next Bufi- ness is , to shew , That to be thus meek , is a Christian Duty . That it is so , might fuffici- ently appear from this General Confideration ...
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... Idea of Ver- tue , which is supposed to be the Object of my Love . But when it is said , I am proud of my Vertue , here ' tis as plain that Vertue is taken Formally , for my Habit of Willing it ; where- by I am denominated vertuous ...
... Idea of Ver- tue , which is supposed to be the Object of my Love . But when it is said , I am proud of my Vertue , here ' tis as plain that Vertue is taken Formally , for my Habit of Willing it ; where- by I am denominated vertuous ...
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... Ideas , and to have stamped upon him the most lovely Feature of the Divinity . ALL the other Passions are , in their own simple Natures , indifferent , neither good nor evil in themselves , but equally determinable to either , and , for ...
... Ideas , and to have stamped upon him the most lovely Feature of the Divinity . ALL the other Passions are , in their own simple Natures , indifferent , neither good nor evil in themselves , but equally determinable to either , and , for ...
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... Idea involves no fuch selfish Princi- ple , and which may really be feparated from it , as by the fore - alledged Example is certain and evident . AND now if to be found in the Best of Na- tures , and to proceed from the Best of Princi ...
... Idea involves no fuch selfish Princi- ple , and which may really be feparated from it , as by the fore - alledged Example is certain and evident . AND now if to be found in the Best of Na- tures , and to proceed from the Best of Princi ...
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Page 11 - But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief; ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day ; we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
Page 168 - And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
Page 224 - He bringeth forth the clouds from the ends of the world : and sendeth forth lightnings with the rain, bringing the winds out of His treasures.
Page 48 - Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it. 3 (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth...
Page 81 - My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee, so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding ; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for...
Page 163 - He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord : and look, what he layeth out, it shall be paid him again.
Page 130 - One thing have I desired of the Lord, which I will require : even that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the fair beauty of the Lord, and to visit his temple.
Page 211 - Yea, the darkness is no darkness with Thee, but the night is as clear as the day : the darkness and light to Thee are both alike.
Page 1 - Blefled are the poor in fpirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Page 56 - There is no God. 2 Corrupt are they, and become abominable in their wickedness : there is none that doeth good. 3 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men : to see if there were any, that would understand, and seek after God.