The Ladies Library ... Written by a Lady, Volume 3J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1751 - Conduct of life |
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... greatest part of it , for fome thousands of Years , ' till by long and fad Expe- rience it was found too weak to correct the Errors of Mens Minds , and reftrain the wild Extravagances of their Wills and Affections ; and then God , out ...
... greatest part of it , for fome thousands of Years , ' till by long and fad Expe- rience it was found too weak to correct the Errors of Mens Minds , and reftrain the wild Extravagances of their Wills and Affections ; and then God , out ...
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... greatest Patrons and Abettors of Pleasure did ever acknowledge this Moderation in our Paffions and Enjoy- -ments indifpenfably neceffary to our Happiness . ' Tis wonderful how much the Followers of Epicurus glory'd in his Abftinence ...
... greatest Patrons and Abettors of Pleasure did ever acknowledge this Moderation in our Paffions and Enjoy- -ments indifpenfably neceffary to our Happiness . ' Tis wonderful how much the Followers of Epicurus glory'd in his Abftinence ...
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... greatest Ornament and Advantage , fo have they fomewhat more of pre - difpofition towards it in their native Temper . God's Laws , which are the Rule of Piety , have this common with Mens , that they are enforc'd upon us by the ...
... greatest Ornament and Advantage , fo have they fomewhat more of pre - difpofition towards it in their native Temper . God's Laws , which are the Rule of Piety , have this common with Mens , that they are enforc'd upon us by the ...
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... greatest Tie of Gra titude , not only for the common Mercies which they partake with the reft of Womankind , but for these pe- culiar , by which they are differenced from others ; of which , if they want a juft value , let them ask ...
... greatest Tie of Gra titude , not only for the common Mercies which they partake with the reft of Womankind , but for these pe- culiar , by which they are differenced from others ; of which , if they want a juft value , let them ask ...
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... greatest Indigna- tion deteft and reject them . ' Tis the faying of the Wise Man , that an angry Countenance driveth away a backbiting Tongue : And certainly , wou'd great Persons look fevere- ly on fuch Defamers of Religion , they ...
... greatest Indigna- tion deteft and reject them . ' Tis the faying of the Wise Man , that an angry Countenance driveth away a backbiting Tongue : And certainly , wou'd great Persons look fevere- ly on fuch Defamers of Religion , they ...
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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