Moral reflections on select passages of the New Testament, by the author of The gentleman instructed, Volume 11736 |
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Page vii
... date , lie buried in duft and oblivion . All human things are in a perpetual motion : like the fun they have their Rife , their Meridian , and their Weft . A 4 Our and are Our judgments and appetites vary , feldom conftant.
... date , lie buried in duft and oblivion . All human things are in a perpetual motion : like the fun they have their Rife , their Meridian , and their Weft . A 4 Our and are Our judgments and appetites vary , feldom conftant.
Page viii
William Darrell. and are Our judgments and appetites vary , feldom conftant in any thing but change . Nay , Men are now come to fuch an excess of delicacy , that they regale their very fouls with new ragoufts , as well as their palates ...
William Darrell. and are Our judgments and appetites vary , feldom conftant in any thing but change . Nay , Men are now come to fuch an excess of delicacy , that they regale their very fouls with new ragoufts , as well as their palates ...
Page xi
... feldom , nor good too often . I therefore defire the Chriftian Reader , if he intends to profit by these reflections , to carry about him this capital point of his religion , that he was made for heaven , by God's goodness ; but that ...
... feldom , nor good too often . I therefore defire the Chriftian Reader , if he intends to profit by these reflections , to carry about him this capital point of his religion , that he was made for heaven , by God's goodness ; but that ...
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... feldom closed my eyes , but to fleep myself fober ; and as feldom unclofed them , but to drown my reason again in wine , and to overcharge nature with banquets . My religion was to laugh at all , and comply with none , and my only piety ...
... feldom closed my eyes , but to fleep myself fober ; and as feldom unclofed them , but to drown my reason again in wine , and to overcharge nature with banquets . My religion was to laugh at all , and comply with none , and my only piety ...
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... feldom want the fatisfaction of feeing them great . Force them not into the licenti- ous court of an inceftuous Herod : tho ' they raise great fortunes , the building ftands upon great crimes , which God himself declares to be a weak ...
... feldom want the fatisfaction of feeing them great . Force them not into the licenti- ous court of an inceftuous Herod : tho ' they raise great fortunes , the building ftands upon great crimes , which God himself declares to be a weak ...
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Page 328 - And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand : and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews ! 30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
Page 290 - And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Page 82 - And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them : but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
Page 115 - For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Page 94 - When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was-, (but the servants which drew the water knew) the governor of the feast...
Page 268 - Which of you convinceth me of sin ? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me ? 47 He that is of God heareth God's words : ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
Page 63 - Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all ; but is under tutors and governors, until the time appointed of the father.
Page 76 - For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think ; but to think soberly, according as God- hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Page 128 - And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body ; and be ye thankful.
Page 330 - Some of them that stood there, when they heard that said, This man calleth for Elias. And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.