The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety |
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... guilt of this ruine : The Atheist vyes with both ; for alaß what should God do with Temples among thofe , who pay him no wor- Ship ? or why should he let thofe facred monuments re- main among them , to whom all memorials of him ferve ...
... guilt of this ruine : The Atheist vyes with both ; for alaß what should God do with Temples among thofe , who pay him no wor- Ship ? or why should he let thofe facred monuments re- main among them , to whom all memorials of him ferve ...
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... guilt , that'tis as lafting as our lives , and like the fretting leprofie in the house , Levit . 14. 45. can be removed by nothing but its digolution . O then let us not adde this to the heap of our other pro- vocations , miftake ...
... guilt , that'tis as lafting as our lives , and like the fretting leprofie in the house , Levit . 14. 45. can be removed by nothing but its digolution . O then let us not adde this to the heap of our other pro- vocations , miftake ...
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... guilt ; but as in Hell there is an happy Separation of effects , the fcorching of the flame without the light , and the blackness of night without the reft : fo in this nearest ap- proach to it ; this Portal to thofe Chambers of death ...
... guilt ; but as in Hell there is an happy Separation of effects , the fcorching of the flame without the light , and the blackness of night without the reft : fo in this nearest ap- proach to it ; this Portal to thofe Chambers of death ...
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... guilt , fo that concerning fuch perfons the Difciples queftion , Fo . 9. is very pertinent , Who did fin , this man or his Parents ? Where men are fo ignorant it must neceffarily infer their Parents negligence in infufing , or their own ...
... guilt , fo that concerning fuch perfons the Difciples queftion , Fo . 9. is very pertinent , Who did fin , this man or his Parents ? Where men are fo ignorant it must neceffarily infer their Parents negligence in infufing , or their own ...
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... guilt on the feverity of the Legislator : the Thief may fay it is too great a difficulty for him to re- fift the temptation of an apt opportunity ; a rich prize that his fingers are too flippery even for himself , and he cannot reftrain ...
... guilt on the feverity of the Legislator : the Thief may fay it is too great a difficulty for him to re- fift the temptation of an apt opportunity ; a rich prize that his fingers are too flippery even for himself , and he cannot reftrain ...
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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.