The Christian's pattern: or, A treatise of the imitation of Jesus Christ, in four books, by Thomas ā Kempis, render'd into Engl. To which are added, Meditations and prayers, for sick persons. By G. Stanhope. [Another] |
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able Account Advantage Affections againſt bear become beſt better Bleſſed Body bring Chriſt Comforts Concern Condition conſider continue Death Delight Deſires Devotion Diſciple diſpoſed Divine Duty Earth entirely Eternal Excellence expect Eyes Faith Favour Fear feel firſt Fleſh Friend give Glory Goodneſs Grace greater Hand Happineſs happy haſt hath Heart Heaven Heavenly himſelf holy Honour Hope humble Inclinations Judgment keep labour laſt leſs Light live Lord Love Matter mean mighty Mind Miſery moſt muſt Nature never Pains Patience Peace perfect Perſon Place Pleaſure poor Power Praiſe Prayers preſent Reaſon receive ſame ſee ſelves Senſe Servant ſet ſhall ſhould ſome Soul Spirit ſtill ſuch ſuffer ſure Temper Temptations thee themſelves theſe Things thoſe thou art Thoughts thy ſelf Trouble true Truth turn unto uſe Vanity Virtue whole whoſe Wiſdom World wretched Zeal
Popular passages
Page 11 - Through thee have I been holden up ever since I was born : thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb : my praise shall be always of thee.
Page 34 - I was in trouble. 13 I will offer unto thee fat burnt-sacrifices, with the incense of rams ; I will offer bullocks and goats. 14 O come hither, and hearken, all ye that fear God ; and I will tell you what he hath done for my soul.
Page 34 - O spare me a little, that I may recover my strength : before I go hence, and be no more seen.
Page 233 - ... benefit. Caution in crediting, reserve in speaking, and revealing one's self to very few, are the best securities both of peace and a good understanding with the world, and of the inward peace of our own minds. Endeavouring to approve...
Page 34 - For the grave cannot praise Thee, death cannot celebrate Thee : they that go down to the pit cannot hope for Thy truth. The living, the living, he shall praise Thee, as I do this day : the father to the children shall make known Thy truth.
Page 34 - Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame : and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a cloke. 29 As for me, I will give great thanks unto the Lord with my mouth : and praise him...
Page 23 - Lord ; and the more the outward man decayeth, strengthen him, we beseech thee, so much the more continually with thy grace and Holy Spirit in the inner man.
Page 276 - Thou art the end, the sum, the source of all good ; the perfection of life, the depth of wisdom and knowledge ; and hope in Thee is the surest, the most sensible support Thy servants can have in the miseries of this mortal life. To Thee therefore lift I up my eyes, O Father of Mercies, and lover of men. Comfort my soul in trouble, and purify it with Thy grace, that it may be a clean and holy habitation such as Thy glorious Majesty does not disdain to dwell in. Let no impurity be left in this temple...
Page 307 - As I live, faith the Lord, I have no pleafure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way, and live : Turn ye, turn ye from your wil -ways j for why -will ye die, O houfe of Ifrael.
Page 76 - If a man love Me, he will keep My words : and My Father will love him, and "We will come and make Our abode with him.
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Christian's pattern: or, A treatise of the imitation of Jesus Christ, in four books, by Thomas ā Kempis, render'd into Engl. To which are added, Meditations and prayers, for sick persons. By G. Stanhope. [Another] |
| Translated by | George Stanhope |
| Edition | 12 |
| Published | 1733 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 27 Apr 2007 |
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