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Page 50
... Use of our Faculties , they fix a fort of Empire over us , of which they must be dif poffeffed , before an uniform Course of Virtue can be carried on . During this Contention between Two oppofite Principles , and till an abfolute ...
... Use of our Faculties , they fix a fort of Empire over us , of which they must be dif poffeffed , before an uniform Course of Virtue can be carried on . During this Contention between Two oppofite Principles , and till an abfolute ...
Page 51
... use- -ful : But they differed about this Way ; and which of them judged most rightly , is not perhaps fo eafy to be determined . This only can be faid ; That fince the taking Mark with them , or the leaving him behind , was by no means ...
... use- -ful : But they differed about this Way ; and which of them judged most rightly , is not perhaps fo eafy to be determined . This only can be faid ; That fince the taking Mark with them , or the leaving him behind , was by no means ...
Page 52
... Use even in the prefent Times . From the Reflections already offered , may be drawn a juft Reproof of those Persons , who pretend to a finlefs Perfection , and exact the fame from others , or at least recommend it as attainable in the ...
... Use even in the prefent Times . From the Reflections already offered , may be drawn a juft Reproof of those Persons , who pretend to a finlefs Perfection , and exact the fame from others , or at least recommend it as attainable in the ...
Page 59
... use in other very concerning Affairs . I do not fay , that the Generality of Christians do , in fact , proceed thus far : Moft Men are too indolent in a Matter the most important that can be imagined : But yet , there are Men who have ...
... use in other very concerning Affairs . I do not fay , that the Generality of Christians do , in fact , proceed thus far : Moft Men are too indolent in a Matter the most important that can be imagined : But yet , there are Men who have ...
Page 61
... Principle in itself right , but only rendered wrong by being strained too far , fo , in our Application to them , we muft use our Endeavours to keep them within fober Bounds . 8 The 1 The Perfons , I am here concerned with , SERMON II . 61.
... Principle in itself right , but only rendered wrong by being strained too far , fo , in our Application to them , we muft use our Endeavours to keep them within fober Bounds . 8 The 1 The Perfons , I am here concerned with , SERMON II . 61.
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Page 191 - And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof.
Page 45 - But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.
Page 155 - Through the tender mercy of our God : whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us ; To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death : and to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Page 268 - Majesty on high ; being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?
Page 38 - For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
Page 477 - Volume, and lead us to rest with full assurance on the prophetic declaration, that " eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
Page 307 - Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
Page 347 - But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Page 196 - Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people : and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people. And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt-offering and the fat : which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
Page 46 - If any man love father or mother more than me, he is not worthy of me.