The means of redressing, and the duty of forgiving injuries consider'd, a sermon1755 |
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... stand ready to excite Diffentions , to nourish and improve Discord , and Enmity , among Men , and to jus tify the wicked for a Reward . But I proceed to the Second Confideration propos'd , viz . What Evils we are commanded not to refift ...
... stand ready to excite Diffentions , to nourish and improve Discord , and Enmity , among Men , and to jus tify the wicked for a Reward . But I proceed to the Second Confideration propos'd , viz . What Evils we are commanded not to refift ...
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... stand in fo much Need of a favourable , will make the ri- gourous Judgment our Choice ; or unless we can be fo extravagantly prefumptuous , as to think of finding Mercy , when we have shewn none , let us not refift Evil , when ...
... stand in fo much Need of a favourable , will make the ri- gourous Judgment our Choice ; or unless we can be fo extravagantly prefumptuous , as to think of finding Mercy , when we have shewn none , let us not refift Evil , when ...
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... stand upon our own Defence is not only allowable , but requifite and neceffary ) that no private , or personal Revenge is lawfull : Having confider'd the Nature of the Evils we are to refist , such as are too great to be born , fuch as ...
... stand upon our own Defence is not only allowable , but requifite and neceffary ) that no private , or personal Revenge is lawfull : Having confider'd the Nature of the Evils we are to refist , such as are too great to be born , fuch as ...
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Affronts againſt alſo becauſe beſt Bleffing Cafes Cauſe ceffary Chrif Chriſtianity Confequences confider confider'd Confideration confiftent Conſtitution cou'd County of Bucks Courſe Defence Duty eaſy Execution fame fay unto feek feldom fenfible fhall urge fhou'd fince finning flight flow to Anger Forbearance forbid forgive ftand ftir fuch Injuries fufficient George give Goodneſs Grand-Jury greateſt Ground for Complaints Hatred High-Sheriff Himſelf Honourable Infolence injur'd Judge juft jur'd juſt Juſtice juſtifiable Kindneſs Laws leaſt Lord Magiftrates Majeſty Merciful and Gracious minently moft moſt muſt neceffary notwithſtanding nouriſh Obfervance obligeth Offenders ourſelves Paffions Pardon particular Injuries paſs'd Patience Perfons perfwade PERIAM Precept prefumptuous private Revenge Profecution propos'd publick Publiſh'd Puniſhment purfue Readineſs Reaſon receiv'd redreffing redrefs'd Refentments refift Evil Refift not Evil remit requifite Reſiſtance Right rity Saviour ſeem ſhall Sins ſtand ſuch take in refifting Temper themſelves theſe thofe Evils thoſe thought tient Unleſs uſe Whofe wou'd
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