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Page 233
... sweet and vigorous in their mixture , so strangely powerful in their influence , that they inspire our hearts , enter our thoughts and incorporate with our souls ; and are as near and sweet as our present condition , be it never so ...
... sweet and vigorous in their mixture , so strangely powerful in their influence , that they inspire our hearts , enter our thoughts and incorporate with our souls ; and are as near and sweet as our present condition , be it never so ...
Page 280
... sweet , but to com- municate all ( adorned thus within the sphere of our own lives ) is infinitely beyond all that can be sweet in the reception , both for our glory and satisfaction . There is ever upon us some pressing want in this ...
... sweet , but to com- municate all ( adorned thus within the sphere of our own lives ) is infinitely beyond all that can be sweet in the reception , both for our glory and satisfaction . There is ever upon us some pressing want in this ...
Page 294
... sweet and heavenly ; apt to come up to the benefactor and answer his desires . He is rich and abundant in amiable resentments , 1 and prone to make returns suitable to the kindness wherewith he is affected . He has a strange kind of ...
... sweet and heavenly ; apt to come up to the benefactor and answer his desires . He is rich and abundant in amiable resentments , 1 and prone to make returns suitable to the kindness wherewith he is affected . He has a strange kind of ...
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able actions admire adore affection almighty amiable angels angels and men Apostle appeareth attain beatific vision beauty beloved benefactor benefit blessed blessedness and glory bliss bounty cause charity Christ contentment courage creatures delight desire divine doth earth enemies enjoy enjoyment essence esteem evil exalted excellent exercise faith felicity fruition gift glorious God's Godhead grace gratitude greater happiness hated hath heaven holy Holy Ghost honour hope humility hypostatical union inclination infinite and eternal Jesus Christ justice kind king kingdom knowledge laws liberty light live Lord magnanimity magnificent maketh manner meekness mercy misery mysterious nature ness never objects obligations occasions omnipresence ourselves patience perfection pleasure power of loving praise prudence reason religion repentance righteousness saith sake Saviour sense Son of God soul spirit sweet temperance things thou tion Traherne transcendent treasures unto virtue virtuous wherein wise