Practical Discourses Upon the Beatitudes ...S. Manship, 1707 - Beatitudes |
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... reason to hope that my Discourses will meet with better liking Abroad , than they usually do at Home ; and that there are some in the Worldsto whom I shall not be a Barbarian ... 20 What has been here the performance of my Pen , was ...
... reason to hope that my Discourses will meet with better liking Abroad , than they usually do at Home ; and that there are some in the Worldsto whom I shall not be a Barbarian ... 20 What has been here the performance of my Pen , was ...
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... Reason does our Lord lay down this as the first Principle and Ground - Work of his Institution , Blessed are the poor in fpirit , for theirs is the kingdom of heaven . In my Difcourse upon these Words I shall , I. Refolve what we are to ...
... Reason does our Lord lay down this as the first Principle and Ground - Work of his Institution , Blessed are the poor in fpirit , for theirs is the kingdom of heaven . In my Difcourse upon these Words I shall , I. Refolve what we are to ...
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... .: therefore our Happiness in such Objects , is utterly absurd , and against Reason ; and ar- p.152 . gues us to be grosly ignorant of one of the two two Things , either of our felves , or of Discourses upon the Beatitudes . II.
... .: therefore our Happiness in such Objects , is utterly absurd , and against Reason ; and ar- p.152 . gues us to be grosly ignorant of one of the two two Things , either of our felves , or of Discourses upon the Beatitudes . II.
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... reason , to be Poor in Spirit . Thus far have we consider'd the Duty and Reasonableness of Poverty of Spirit , as it signifies an Indifferency of Defire to the Things of the World : I come now to con- sider it , as it denotes Humility ...
... reason , to be Poor in Spirit . Thus far have we consider'd the Duty and Reasonableness of Poverty of Spirit , as it signifies an Indifferency of Defire to the Things of the World : I come now to con- sider it , as it denotes Humility ...
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... Reason to be poor in Spirit , and to de- scend into the lowest Abyss of Humility and Self - Abdication , as becomes a Being that not only was once , but is still , a mere Nothing . Lib . 4. Cogi- tat . Ration.de Deo , p . 574 . Man ...
... Reason to be poor in Spirit , and to de- scend into the lowest Abyss of Humility and Self - Abdication , as becomes a Being that not only was once , but is still , a mere Nothing . Lib . 4. Cogi- tat . Ration.de Deo , p . 574 . Man ...
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Page 13 - 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 233 - If I climb up into heaven, thou art there: If I go down to hell, thou art there also. If I take the wings of the morning, and remain in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there also shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.
Page 257 - Above it stood the Seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.
Page 187 - 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 236 - And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram and said unto him, I am the Almighty God ; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
Page 128 - 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 159 - No Man hath feen GOD at any time ; the only begotten SON, which is in the Bofom of the FATHER, he hath declared him.
Page 233 - Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight : but all things are naked and open to the eyes of him with whom we have to do 2.
Page 114 - Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto the Lord, saying, I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight.
Page 180 - He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord : and look, what he layeth out, it shall be paid him again.