A Practical Treatise Concerning Evil Thoughts: ... By William Chilcot, M.A.Samuel Birt; and Edward Score, Exeter, 1734 - 137 pages |
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... most famous Exploits of Victory that ever were made . The wifeft of Men telling us , That he that ruleth his Spirit , is better than be that taketh a City , Prov.xvi . 32.And our own Experience confirms this Sentence of the wife Man ...
... most famous Exploits of Victory that ever were made . The wifeft of Men telling us , That he that ruleth his Spirit , is better than be that taketh a City , Prov.xvi . 32.And our own Experience confirms this Sentence of the wife Man ...
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William Chilcot. conquer our own Thoughts than the most potent Adverfaries ; to fubdue our Hearts and Souls than whole Battalions ; and that Man is the greatest Enemy to him- felf : For out of the Heart procced evil Thoughts- He ... most ...
William Chilcot. conquer our own Thoughts than the most potent Adverfaries ; to fubdue our Hearts and Souls than whole Battalions ; and that Man is the greatest Enemy to him- felf : For out of the Heart procced evil Thoughts- He ... most ...
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... most fordid and unnatural Temper than that was . And indeed this was their common Method , when they had any wicked De- fign in Hand , then to feem most religi- ous : And when they made long Prayers , twas but too fure a Sign of their ...
... most fordid and unnatural Temper than that was . And indeed this was their common Method , when they had any wicked De- fign in Hand , then to feem most religi- ous : And when they made long Prayers , twas but too fure a Sign of their ...
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... most important Duty incum- bent on Mankind , was to govern the Heart and fubdue the Thoughts . This then , in fhort , was the Occafion of our Saviour's Speaking these Words ; which did effec- tually humble these proud Pharifees , whofe ...
... most important Duty incum- bent on Mankind , was to govern the Heart and fubdue the Thoughts . This then , in fhort , was the Occafion of our Saviour's Speaking these Words ; which did effec- tually humble these proud Pharifees , whofe ...
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... Tis a moft certain Truth , that the great- cft Sin that ever was committed was at firft but a Thought . The fouleft Wicked- nefs , and most monftrous Impiety , arofe from from foomall a Speck as a firft Thought may be ( 8 ) CHA P. II. ...
... Tis a moft certain Truth , that the great- cft Sin that ever was committed was at firft but a Thought . The fouleft Wicked- nefs , and most monftrous Impiety , arofe from from foomall a Speck as a firft Thought may be ( 8 ) CHA P. II. ...
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abfolutely affaulted afflicted alfo Almighty Apoftle avoid bad Company becauſe befides blafphemous Thoughts Bleffed Lord cafe caft Caufe Chrift Chriftian cleanfe Confcience confider Confideration conftant Converfation Corruption Defign Defires defpairing Thoughts Devil Devil's Temptations Devotion Difcourfe difmal doth eafy efpecially endeavour eternal evil Thoughts faid feek felf felves ferve fhall fhew fhould filly foever fome fometimes fore fpeaking fuch Thoughts fuffer fure God's Goodneſs govern greateſt hath Heaven himſelf holy Duties Imaginations impoffible impure itſelf Jefus kind of evil laft leaft lefs ligion Love Luft Melancholy Mind moft moſt muft muſt neceffary nefs obferv'd Obfervation Occafion ourſelves Perfon Pfal pleas'd pleaſe Prayer prefent preferve profane and blafphemous profane Thoughts Promifes Reafon refift reft Religion Saviour Senfes ſhall Sins Soul Spirit Temper thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou tion uſe wandring Thoughts well-governing our Thoughts wicked Thoughts worfe World worship
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Page 9 - Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God : for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man : but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Page 6 - But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and they defile the man ? 19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies ; 20 These are the things which defile a man : but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.
Page 121 - So God loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, to the end that all that believe in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Page 51 - If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: "then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord...
Page 70 - God with all my Heart, with all my Soul, and with all my Strength; and honour the King, and all good Men in Authority under him.
Page 98 - but the houfe of God, and this is the gate of heaven !" What a fenfe of God's prefence had Hagar, Gen.
Page 82 - Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown ; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly ; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air ; but I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection ; lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a cast-away.