The Select Works of William Penn....J.Phillips, 1782 - Society of Friends |
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... keep his command- ments ? No. How fhould we ? How then are you his difciples ? It is impoffible , fay they ; what ! would you have us keep his commandments ? No man can . What ! impoffible to do that , without which Christ hath made it ...
... keep his command- ments ? No. How fhould we ? How then are you his difciples ? It is impoffible , fay they ; what ! would you have us keep his commandments ? No man can . What ! impoffible to do that , without which Christ hath made it ...
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... keep centinel there , ( as formerly ) for God's glory , and thy own peace ; the restlefs enemy of man's good quickly took advantage of this flacknefs , and of- ten furprized thee with temptations , whofe fuitableness to thy inclinations ...
... keep centinel there , ( as formerly ) for God's glory , and thy own peace ; the restlefs enemy of man's good quickly took advantage of this flacknefs , and of- ten furprized thee with temptations , whofe fuitableness to thy inclinations ...
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... keeps the house , be bound . All which makes it easy to know , where the cross must be taken up , by which alone the strong man must be bound , his goods fpoiled , and his temptations refifted : this is , within , in the heart of man ...
... keeps the house , be bound . All which makes it easy to know , where the cross must be taken up , by which alone the strong man must be bound , his goods fpoiled , and his temptations refifted : this is , within , in the heart of man ...
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... keep our enjoyments , is to re- fign them ; and though that be hard , it is fweet to fee them returned , as Ifaac was to his father Abraham , with more love and bleffing than before . O ftupid world ! O worldly chriftians ! Not only ...
... keep our enjoyments , is to re- fign them ; and though that be hard , it is fweet to fee them returned , as Ifaac was to his father Abraham , with more love and bleffing than before . O ftupid world ! O worldly chriftians ! Not only ...
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... keep a good confcience in an evil time , at last it advanced him greatly in the world ; and the God of Daniel was made famous and terrible through his perfeverance , even in the eyes of heathen kings . § . XX . What fhall I fay of all ...
... keep a good confcience in an evil time , at last it advanced him greatly in the world ; and the God of Daniel was made famous and terrible through his perfeverance , even in the eyes of heathen kings . § . XX . What fhall I fay of all ...
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Page 291 - Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
Page 85 - All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty...
Page 290 - Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things...
Page 314 - I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.
Page 66 - Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation : my God will hear me.
Page 65 - And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
Page 60 - If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
Page 291 - Fight the good Fight of Faith, and lay hold on Eternal life...
Page 65 - For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
Page 177 - Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.