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Page 103
... parties ) are fet afide , he cannot be diftracted in his Choice , there being but One more that can poffibly be call'd in , and that is Experience , which being a Fudge that himself must create , he can not fear it should be prejudic'd ...
... parties ) are fet afide , he cannot be diftracted in his Choice , there being but One more that can poffibly be call'd in , and that is Experience , which being a Fudge that himself must create , he can not fear it should be prejudic'd ...
Page 135
... parties , and is not this the very cafe here ? ' Tis true indeed , it carries a very abfurd found , but then how more abfurd is it for men to act at fuch a rate , that when ' tis reprefented to them in the trueft colours , themselves ...
... parties , and is not this the very cafe here ? ' Tis true indeed , it carries a very abfurd found , but then how more abfurd is it for men to act at fuch a rate , that when ' tis reprefented to them in the trueft colours , themselves ...
Page 205
... parties among us , and none profperous . This is fuch a riddle as would tempt a man to fufpect his fenfes , and think we had all this while but dreamt of a refto- ration : been under the delufion the Prophet de- scribes of the hungry ...
... parties among us , and none profperous . This is fuch a riddle as would tempt a man to fufpect his fenfes , and think we had all this while but dreamt of a refto- ration : been under the delufion the Prophet de- scribes of the hungry ...
Page 263
... parties in Reli- gion . ' Tis too ufual a policy of States to fecure themselves from the fear of a potent Neighbour , by fomenting a civil difcord in his Kingdom : Sa- tan has in this inftance found it a lucky Strata- gem , it having ...
... parties in Reli- gion . ' Tis too ufual a policy of States to fecure themselves from the fear of a potent Neighbour , by fomenting a civil difcord in his Kingdom : Sa- tan has in this inftance found it a lucky Strata- gem , it having ...
Page 270
... parties pretend to be very careful of this Vine , are very bufie in setting traps for the little Foxes , all whom they are pleas'd to call Hereticks ; and in the mean time take no care of the wild Boar , let that her that not only spoil ...
... parties pretend to be very careful of this Vine , are very bufie in setting traps for the little Foxes , all whom they are pleas'd to call Hereticks ; and in the mean time take no care of the wild Boar , let that her that not only spoil ...
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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.