The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety |
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... God , we are now grown to fub- joyn malice to licentioufneßs project not fo much to please our felves , as to difpleafe him ; profeß a contempt not only of his commands , but himself ; and feek no less to dethrone Him , than abrogate ...
... God , we are now grown to fub- joyn malice to licentioufneßs project not fo much to please our felves , as to difpleafe him ; profeß a contempt not only of his commands , but himself ; and feek no less to dethrone Him , than abrogate ...
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... God is a confuming fire . Plutarch tells us when Fa- bius fackt Tarentum , he took not away their Images , but faid , υπολείπωμεν τὸς θεὸς Ταραντίνοις κεχολεμίες , let us leave the Tarentines their Gods that are offended with them ...
... God is a confuming fire . Plutarch tells us when Fa- bius fackt Tarentum , he took not away their Images , but faid , υπολείπωμεν τὸς θεὸς Ταραντίνοις κεχολεμίες , let us leave the Tarentines their Gods that are offended with them ...
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... Gods dwelling places were involved in the fame ruine with ours ; his own peculiar portion not exempted , but as the Prophet complains , Ef . 64. 11. Our holy and beauti , ful houfes where our fathers praifed him are burnt with fire ...
... Gods dwelling places were involved in the fame ruine with ours ; his own peculiar portion not exempted , but as the Prophet complains , Ef . 64. 11. Our holy and beauti , ful houfes where our fathers praifed him are burnt with fire ...
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... Gods fo withdrawing of himself is but agreeable to their wishes , a kind of quitting the field to them , and So rather matter of complacency than regret : but ' tis to be confidered that there is another prefence of God that will ...
... Gods fo withdrawing of himself is but agreeable to their wishes , a kind of quitting the field to them , and So rather matter of complacency than regret : but ' tis to be confidered that there is another prefence of God that will ...
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... God knows how foon we may see the last Scene of the fatal Tragedy , it being too probable that this is Gods laft Experiment upon us , like the Caufticks and Scarifyings to a Lethargick patient ; if this bring us not to fenfe we are like ...
... God knows how foon we may see the last Scene of the fatal Tragedy , it being too probable that this is Gods laft Experiment upon us , like the Caufticks and Scarifyings to a Lethargick patient ; if this bring us not to fenfe we are like ...
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againſt alfo atteft becauſe befides bufie cafe caft caufe cauſe certainly Chrift Chriftian Church Confcience confequently confider confideration defign defign'd defire difcern diffentions Difputes divine eafie Efay fadly fafe faid faith fame fecure feems felf felves fenfe ferve feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fingle firft firſt fome fpeaks fpiritual ftand ftill ftrength fuch fuffer fuppofe give Gods greateſt guilt Heaven himſelf holy impoffible induſtry inftance intereft leaſt lefs leſs lufts meaſure meer Miſchiefs moft moſt muft muſt neceffary never obferve Paffions perfons phancy Piety pleaſure poffible prefent pretend promifes publick purpoſe reafon refift reft Religion Satan ſhall Souls ſtate ſtill ſuch thefe themſelves ther theſe thing thofe thoſe tion tis fure truth twere twill univerfal unleſs us'd uſe vertue vice wherein whileft whofe whoſe worfe worſe zeal
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Page 5 - Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes : but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Page 405 - Let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Lord, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them; wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?
Page 10 - For, we know that if our earthly houfe of this tabernacle were diflblved, we have a building of GOD, an houfe not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
Page 236 - Let us fall into the hands of God, and not into the hands of men; for they are severe and cruel judges of each other.•
Page 406 - If there be therefore any confolation in Chrift, if any comfort. of love, if any fellow/hip of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies ; fulfil ye my joy, that ye be like minded, having the fame love, being of one accord, of one mind.
Page 247 - Certainly," says Bishop Fell, " the first propagators of our faith proceeded at another rate ; they well knew, that not the brain but'the heart was the proper soil of that celestial plant, and therefore did not amuse their proselytes with curious questions, but set them to the active part of their religion.