The Ladies Library ... Written by a Lady, Volume 3J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1751 - Conduct of life |
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... because these Doctrines are the eternal Reasons upon which they are founded , and by which they oblige . Whatsoever then is a Duty of natural Re- ligion , must oblige for ever , because it obliges by an eter- nal Reason , and so can ...
... because these Doctrines are the eternal Reasons upon which they are founded , and by which they oblige . Whatsoever then is a Duty of natural Re- ligion , must oblige for ever , because it obliges by an eter- nal Reason , and so can ...
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... because the whole of it depended upon the Free Will of God . For whether he would admit of any Me- diator or no , whether he would admit his own Son to be our Mediator or no , whether he would depofit fuch inestimable Blessings for us ...
... because the whole of it depended upon the Free Will of God . For whether he would admit of any Me- diator or no , whether he would admit his own Son to be our Mediator or no , whether he would depofit fuch inestimable Blessings for us ...
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... because the Eye difcerns not Sounds , that we taffe not because the Ear understands not Gufts and Savours , and so on to the reft . And yet this is the bottom of those Arguments which the great Pretenders to Reafon make against Religion ...
... because the Eye difcerns not Sounds , that we taffe not because the Ear understands not Gufts and Savours , and so on to the reft . And yet this is the bottom of those Arguments which the great Pretenders to Reafon make against Religion ...
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... because it is infinite , cannot be contain'd within the Limits of any Place ; and because he is of an effential Purity , and spi- ritual Nature , he cannot be undervalu'd by being fup- pos'd prefent in the Places of unnatural ...
... because it is infinite , cannot be contain'd within the Limits of any Place ; and because he is of an effential Purity , and spi- ritual Nature , he cannot be undervalu'd by being fup- pos'd prefent in the Places of unnatural ...
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... because we covered them with Duft and Negligence , were not then difcern'd , but when we are rifen from our Duft and Imperfection , they will all appear plain and legible . Now the confideration of this great Truth is of a very ...
... because we covered them with Duft and Negligence , were not then difcern'd , but when we are rifen from our Duft and Imperfection , they will all appear plain and legible . Now the confideration of this great Truth is of a very ...
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Page 40 - ... that opens all his wants to him, that weeps before him for his sins, that asks remedy and support for his weakness, that fears him as a Judge, reverences him as a Lord, obeys him as a Father, and loves him as a Patron.
Page 38 - Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If 1 make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
Page 55 - The apostle calls it the band of perfection; it is the old, and it is the new, and it is the great commandment, and it is all the commandments; for it is the fulfilling of the law.
Page 266 - A man travelling into a far country, called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods; to one five talents, to another two, to another one, to every man according to his several ability, and took his journey.
Page 38 - Him in the glass of the creation. In the face of the sun you may see God's beauty ; in the fire you may feel His heat warming ; in the water, His gentleness to refresh you...
Page 34 - God to be as the air and the sea ; and we all enclosed in his circle, wrapped up in the lap of his infinite nature ; or as infants in the wombs of their pregnant mothers : and we can no more be removed from the presence of God, than from our own being.
Page 260 - ... whatfoever things are of good report : If ' there be any virtue, and if there be any praife, think