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... advantage of confideration and advertence in relation to Almighty God , it doth fuperadd this advantage alfo C for for opportunity thereby of humane prudential confidera- tions , which the Fear of God . 23.
... advantage of confideration and advertence in relation to Almighty God , it doth fuperadd this advantage alfo C for for opportunity thereby of humane prudential confidera- tions , which the Fear of God . 23.
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... Advantage which I had in my hand to improve my intereft in God , and Favour from him , and Love to him ; and though I have done fo much , as may perchance preferve the main , yet I have omitted fo much as might have more en- creafed my ...
... Advantage which I had in my hand to improve my intereft in God , and Favour from him , and Love to him ; and though I have done fo much , as may perchance preferve the main , yet I have omitted fo much as might have more en- creafed my ...
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... advantage that we have in obeying God , above whatfoever advantage we can have in obeying or following the finful exam- ples , counfels , or commands of this World ; and the great excefs of our difadvantage in obeying or following the ...
... advantage that we have in obeying God , above whatfoever advantage we can have in obeying or following the finful exam- ples , counfels , or commands of this World ; and the great excefs of our difadvantage in obeying or following the ...
Page 81
... advantage . And as Pride of Parts , and Habits of the Mind , is a foolish thing ; fo Pride of Bodily Endowments is yet more foolish and vain ; because it is raifed upon a thing of a bafer allay than the former ; fuch as are Beauty ...
... advantage . And as Pride of Parts , and Habits of the Mind , is a foolish thing ; fo Pride of Bodily Endowments is yet more foolish and vain ; because it is raifed upon a thing of a bafer allay than the former ; fuch as are Beauty ...
Page 82
... advantages ; in all Profeffions , as well Ecclefiaftical as Secular ; in all ranks and degrees of Men , from the Courtier to the Page and Foot - boy ; in all ages , as well old as young almost every perfon hath fome Hobby - horfe or ...
... advantages ; in all Profeffions , as well Ecclefiaftical as Secular ; in all ranks and degrees of Men , from the Courtier to the Page and Foot - boy ; in all ages , as well old as young almost every perfon hath fome Hobby - horfe or ...
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Affliction affurance againſt alfo Almighty becauſe beft beſt Bleffing buſineſs cauſe Children of Men Chrift Confcience confequently confider confideration Counfels Creatures Death defire Deliverance diſappointed Divine doth Duty efteemed eſpecially Eternal everlaſting evil exercife fafe Faith fame Father Fear fecret feem felves fenfe fent feveral fhall fhould firft firſt fome ftand ftate ftill fubject fuch fuffer fuitable fure give Glory Goodneſs Grace greateſt Happineſs hath Heart Heaven himſelf Honour Humility infinite Jefus juft Juftice Kingdom Knowledge leaft lefs Lord Love Lufts Mankind Matth meaſure Mercy Mind moft moſt muft muſt Nature neceffary neceffity nefs Obedience obferve occafion Paffions Pardon Patience Perfon Pfal Pfalm pleafed pleaſed poffible Power Prayer prefent preferve Pride Profperity promife reafon refpect reft Saviour Senfe Sorrow Soul Spirit Temptations thee thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou art thy felf Truth Underſtanding unto uſe Wealth Wife Wiſdom worfe World
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