The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety |
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... lufts and fenfualities . And then fure there cannot be a more unanswerable ar- gument against our providing for it ... luft , pro- jecting the gratifying those defires in whofe re- pletion we placed our happiness . But when our Religion ...
... lufts and fenfualities . And then fure there cannot be a more unanswerable ar- gument against our providing for it ... luft , pro- jecting the gratifying those defires in whofe re- pletion we placed our happiness . But when our Religion ...
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... lufts , interdicts us all rioting and drunkennefs , chambering and wantonness , and all provifion for the flesh to fulfil the lufts thereof . Cer- tainly all rules of difcourfe will direct him to the quite contrary conclufion . And when ...
... lufts , interdicts us all rioting and drunkennefs , chambering and wantonness , and all provifion for the flesh to fulfil the lufts thereof . Cer- tainly all rules of difcourfe will direct him to the quite contrary conclufion . And when ...
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... lufts fhould pafs for the impotence of their religion . Like irregular patients blaming their Phyfician for thofe ill accidents which they know owing only to their own unrulinefs . A pregnant tefti- mony of the reproachful nature of fin ...
... lufts fhould pafs for the impotence of their religion . Like irregular patients blaming their Phyfician for thofe ill accidents which they know owing only to their own unrulinefs . A pregnant tefti- mony of the reproachful nature of fin ...
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... lufts . The Apostle has long fince told us , there is no concord between Chrift and Belial , and can we think he will be patient thus to be made fubfervient to his ene- my or fuffer his Ark to be fet for the Support , which fhould be ...
... lufts . The Apostle has long fince told us , there is no concord between Chrift and Belial , and can we think he will be patient thus to be made fubfervient to his ene- my or fuffer his Ark to be fet for the Support , which fhould be ...
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... lufts about them , will never effay to enter it . BUT if the Prince of darkneß have enacted it a Law , that difficulty fhall pafs for excufe , yet if real uneafiness may be admitted to be as deter- ring as imaginary ones , his own ...
... lufts about them , will never effay to enter it . BUT if the Prince of darkneß have enacted it a Law , that difficulty fhall pafs for excufe , yet if real uneafiness may be admitted to be as deter- ring as imaginary ones , his own ...
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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.