An Account of the Societies for Reformation of Manners, in London and Westminster, and Other Parts of the Kingdom: With a Persuasive to Persons of All Ranks, to be Zealous and Diligent in Promoting the Execution of the Laws Against Prophaneness and Debauchery, for the Effecting a National Reformation ... |
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... Reason it is , both from the Character of the Perfons con- cerned in the Discharging of this Service to Religion and their Country , as well as from the Nature and Neceffity of it , ( which I shall hereafter enquire into ) that the Name ...
... Reason it is , both from the Character of the Perfons con- cerned in the Discharging of this Service to Religion and their Country , as well as from the Nature and Neceffity of it , ( which I shall hereafter enquire into ) that the Name ...
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... Reason why good Men have not fooner or more generally done it , may be , Mat.16.8 , because the Children of this World are in their Generation wiser than the Children of Light . Since therefore Union and Method feem evidently to give ...
... Reason why good Men have not fooner or more generally done it , may be , Mat.16.8 , because the Children of this World are in their Generation wiser than the Children of Light . Since therefore Union and Method feem evidently to give ...
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... reason to hope , the Government on our fide ; and moreover , fo many Examples , and fo great Succefs , to incourage us , and have now , generally speaking , not much more to fear than Calumnies and hard Words , and moft of those , ' tis ...
... reason to hope , the Government on our fide ; and moreover , fo many Examples , and fo great Succefs , to incourage us , and have now , generally speaking , not much more to fear than Calumnies and hard Words , and moft of those , ' tis ...
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... Reason to dread , fo , I suppose , all will grant , that none seem to have greater reafon to use all proper means to prevent , than thofe who expect to give Account , not only for their own Sins , but for the Sins of fo many others ...
... Reason to dread , fo , I suppose , all will grant , that none seem to have greater reafon to use all proper means to prevent , than thofe who expect to give Account , not only for their own Sins , but for the Sins of fo many others ...
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... and Religion it felf offends , whofe Sentiments of this Difcourfe as I have no reason to ask , their Cenfures of it I may know how to value . And And I muft the rather make this humble and folemn 32 An Account of the Societies.
... and Religion it felf offends , whofe Sentiments of this Difcourfe as I have no reason to ask , their Cenfures of it I may know how to value . And And I muft the rather make this humble and folemn 32 An Account of the Societies.
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Affiftance almoſt becauſe beſt Buſineſs Cafe Caufe Cauſe Chriftians Church concerned confider Confideration Conftable Country Debauchery Defign difcourage Diftrefs Diligence diſcharge Duty effectual Endeavours Enemies eſpecially Example Execution fafe faid fame fear feems felf felves fent feveral fhall fhew fhould fince fincere firſt fome fometimes ftill fuch fuffer fuppofed furely give Government greateſt Guilt hath himſelf Holy Honour Houfes Houſes Intereft Irreligion juft Juftice King Kingdom laſt Laws againſt Levied ligion likewife Lord Lord's-Day Magi Magiftrates Majefty moft moſt Mozality muft muſt Nation neceffary nefs Number Oaths obferve Obligations Occafion Offences Office Oppofition Peace Perfons phane prevent Profecution Promoting proper Prophaneness publick Puniſhment purpoſe Reaſon Reformation of Manners refpect Religion Ruine ſeems ſhall Shillings Sins Souls Statutes ſuch Suppreffing Swearing thefe themſelves ther theſe things thofe thoſe tion Tipling uſe Vice vicious Virtue whofe wicked Wiſdom World Zeal καὶ
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Page 97 - Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, [as] unto a faithful Creator.
Page 130 - Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me : he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. 7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.
Page 94 - We wearied ourselves in the way of wickedness and destruction: yea, we have gone through deserts, where there lay no way: but as for the way of the Lord, we have not known it. What hath pride profited us? or what good hath riches with our vaunting brought us? All those things are passed away like a shadow...
Page 78 - Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.
Page 34 - Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you ; take heed and do it : for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
Page 77 - Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.
Page 34 - Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment. Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
Page 84 - At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death. 7 The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people.
Page 16 - Relieving the Wants of Poor House-keepers, maintaining their Children at School, setting of Prisoners at Liberty, supporting of Lectures and daily Prayers in our Churches. These are the SOCIETIES which our late Gracious Queen, as the Learned Bishop that hath writ her LIFE tells us,* took so great Satisfaction in, that She inquired often and much about them, and was glad they went on and prevailed; which, thanks be to GOD, they continue to do; as the Reverend Mr. Woodward, who hath obliged the World...