Contemplations Moral and Divine, etc. [With a portrait.]William Shrewsbury; Dan. Midwinter & Tho. Leigh, 1699 - 558 páginas |
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... former , I reckoned that his Concern in it was ei- ther in refpect of the Difpofal of the Copy , wherein would be no great difficulty ; or more especially in refpect of the Wri- tings to be published , if either there should occur . any ...
... former , I reckoned that his Concern in it was ei- ther in refpect of the Difpofal of the Copy , wherein would be no great difficulty ; or more especially in refpect of the Wri- tings to be published , if either there should occur . any ...
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... former of thefe , the Confideration of our Latter End doth in no fort make our Lives the fhorter , but it is a great means to make our Lives the better . 1. It is a great Monition and warning of us to avoid Sin , and a great means to ...
... former of thefe , the Confideration of our Latter End doth in no fort make our Lives the fhorter , but it is a great means to make our Lives the better . 1. It is a great Monition and warning of us to avoid Sin , and a great means to ...
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... former , he hath alfo fet us another Task ; namely , to ferve our Generation ; to give an Example of Virtue and Goodness ; to encourage others in the ways of Virtue and Goodness ; to provide for our Families and Relations ; to do all ...
... former , he hath alfo fet us another Task ; namely , to ferve our Generation ; to give an Example of Virtue and Goodness ; to encourage others in the ways of Virtue and Goodness ; to provide for our Families and Relations ; to do all ...
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... former , there must be a Knowledge of the Will or Law of God in things to be done or omitted . This Law of God hath a double Infcription ; 1. in Nature , and that is again twofold ; firft , The natural Rudiments or Morality and Piety ...
... former , there must be a Knowledge of the Will or Law of God in things to be done or omitted . This Law of God hath a double Infcription ; 1. in Nature , and that is again twofold ; firft , The natural Rudiments or Morality and Piety ...
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... former ; all other Wisdom of Men , either to get humane Learning , Wealth , Honour , Power , all Wifdom of Statefmen and Politi- cians in Comparison of this Wifdom , is but vain and trivial . And this is the Wildom that the Fear of God ...
... former ; all other Wisdom of Men , either to get humane Learning , Wealth , Honour , Power , all Wifdom of Statefmen and Politi- cians in Comparison of this Wifdom , is but vain and trivial . And this is the Wildom that the Fear of God ...
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Affliction affurance againſt alfo Almighty becauſe beft beſt Bleffing buſineſs cauſe Children of Men Chrift Confcience confequently confider confideration Counfels Creatures Death defire Deliverance diſappointed Divine doth Duty efteemed eſpecially Eternal everlaſting evil exercife fafe Faith fame Father Fear fecret feem felves fenfe fent feveral fhall fhould firft firſt fome ftand ftate ftill fubject fuch fuffer fuitable fure give Glory Goodneſs Grace greateſt Happineſs hath Heart Heaven himſelf Honour Humility infinite Jefus juft Juftice Kingdom Knowledge leaft lefs Lord Love Lufts Mankind Matth meaſure Mercy Mind moft moſt muft muſt Nature neceffary neceffity nefs Obedience obferve occafion Paffions Pardon Patience Perfon Pfal Pfalm pleafed pleaſed poffible Power Prayer prefent preferve Pride Profperity promife reafon refpect reft Saviour Senfe Sorrow Soul Spirit Temptations thee thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou art thy felf Truth Underſtanding unto uſe Wealth Wife Wiſdom worfe World
Pasajes populares
Página 439 - I am God, and there is none else ; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, " My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure...
Página 128 - But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that He by the grace of God should taste death for every man. For it became Him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the Captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
Página 375 - Call upon me in the day of trouble, and I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Página 108 - If God will be with me, and will keep me in the way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace ; then shall the Lord be my God...
Página 237 - ... then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth...
Página 98 - By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.
Página 230 - I have found, by a strict and diligent observation, that a due observation of the duty of this day hath ever had joined to it a blessing upon the rest of my time, and the week that hath been so begun hath been blessed...
Página 137 - Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, Neither doth trouble spring out of the ground ; Yet man is born unto trouble, As the sparks fly upward.
Página 233 - But further, there are many things that may be lawfully done on another day, which may not lawfully be done upon this ; and many things that are not only lawful upon another day, but also fit and decent, which are yet unfit to be done upon this day. Upon other days we may, and must employ ourselves, in our secular and ordinary callings ; we may use bodily exercises and recreations, as bowling, shooting, hunting, and divers other recreations; we may study...
Página 410 - Let the wicked forsake his ways, and the unrighteous man his thoughts, and turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon...