The Ladies Library: ... Written by a Lady. Published by Sir Richard Steele, Volume 3W. Strahan, 1772 - Conduct of life |
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... faith , love and hope , doth at once facilitate and con- firm his conquefts over all unworthy lufts , and entertain him with an unexpreffible fatisfaction and pleasure . For this reason I shall discourse a little of happiness , without ...
... faith , love and hope , doth at once facilitate and con- firm his conquefts over all unworthy lufts , and entertain him with an unexpreffible fatisfaction and pleasure . For this reason I shall discourse a little of happiness , without ...
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... faith , while at the fame inftant , they exact a more implicit affent to their negative articles , than to religion . A ftrange magifterial confider.ce , fo to impofe on this age what is fo univerfally contradic- tory to all former ...
... faith , while at the fame inftant , they exact a more implicit affent to their negative articles , than to religion . A ftrange magifterial confider.ce , fo to impofe on this age what is fo univerfally contradic- tory to all former ...
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... faith , yet even this could never juftify any body in point of prudence that should adhere to them . Common difcre- tion teaches us , that where two propofitions have an equal appearance of truth , there is no rational induce- ment to ...
... faith , yet even this could never juftify any body in point of prudence that should adhere to them . Common difcre- tion teaches us , that where two propofitions have an equal appearance of truth , there is no rational induce- ment to ...
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... faith . Sure it is but a low com- pofition for God thus to divide with Satan ; yet it is that of which his emiffaries are fo jealous , that it is one of their grand maxims , that none who profeffes divinity is to be advised with ; and ...
... faith . Sure it is but a low com- pofition for God thus to divide with Satan ; yet it is that of which his emiffaries are fo jealous , that it is one of their grand maxims , that none who profeffes divinity is to be advised with ; and ...
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... faith , Chrift by his fpirit , and the Spirit by his purities . Thus we are alfo cabinets of the myfte- rious Trinity ; and what is this fhort of heaven itself , but as infancy is fhort of manhood , and letters of words ? The fame state ...
... faith , Chrift by his fpirit , and the Spirit by his purities . Thus we are alfo cabinets of the myfte- rious Trinity ; and what is this fhort of heaven itself , but as infancy is fhort of manhood , and letters of words ? The fame state ...
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Page 41 - ... us : and if we walk with God in all his ways, as he walks with us in all ours, we shall find perpetual reasons to enable us to keep that rule of God, " Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say rejoice.
Page 252 - Finally, brethren, whatfoever things are ' true, whatfoever things are honeft, whatfoever things ' are juft, whatfoever things are pure, whatfoever things ' are lovely, whatfoever things are of good report : If ' there be any virtue, and if there be any praife, think
Page 272 - Jefus the author and finifher of our faith; who for the joy that was fet before him, endured the crofs, defpifing the fhame ; and is fet down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Page 272 - Being encompaffed with a cloud of witnefles, let us lay afide every weight, and the fin which doth fo eafily befet us : and let us run with patience the race that is fet before us...
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 242 - The cup of bleffing which we blefs, is it not the communion of the blood of Chrift? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Chrift ? For we being many are one bread, and one body, for we are all partakers of that one bread.
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 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.