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... mankind , and no more than what he recom- mends to his own little flock , Luke xii . 23 . Sell that ye have , and give aims ; provide your felves bags which wax not old , a treasure in the Heavens which faileth not . These fayings of ...
... mankind , and no more than what he recom- mends to his own little flock , Luke xii . 23 . Sell that ye have , and give aims ; provide your felves bags which wax not old , a treasure in the Heavens which faileth not . These fayings of ...
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... mankind , without any fenfe or feeling of re- ligion , and never use the name of any perfon in the holy trinity , but to profane it in their loud and importunate clamours for an alms : All which would have been in a great degree ...
... mankind , without any fenfe or feeling of re- ligion , and never use the name of any perfon in the holy trinity , but to profane it in their loud and importunate clamours for an alms : All which would have been in a great degree ...
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... mankind . It is not only for the inftruction of children in divine know- ledge , for the falvation of their fouls ; but to learn them fuch things as fhall firft qualify them for it , and then to bind them out to trades or callings ...
... mankind . It is not only for the inftruction of children in divine know- ledge , for the falvation of their fouls ; but to learn them fuch things as fhall firft qualify them for it , and then to bind them out to trades or callings ...
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... mankind would wish to be resolved in , and what are the points of greateft concern- ment to us , about which we fhould be most inquifitive , and which would certainly take up our most anxious thoughts ; and we shall find them to be ...
... mankind would wish to be resolved in , and what are the points of greateft concern- ment to us , about which we fhould be most inquifitive , and which would certainly take up our most anxious thoughts ; and we shall find them to be ...
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... mankind ; and yet upon a view of them both it will appear , that the foolishness of God is wiser than men ; and the weakness of God is fironger than men ; and that no worldly wisdom bath reafon to glory in his prefence . And therefore ...
... mankind ; and yet upon a view of them both it will appear , that the foolishness of God is wiser than men ; and the weakness of God is fironger than men ; and that no worldly wisdom bath reafon to glory in his prefence . And therefore ...
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affections and lufts againſt Apoſtle appetites becauſe beſt bleffed body cafe caft cauſe charity Chrift chriftian confcience confequence confider corruption crucified defigned defires degree difcourfe divine doth eafy eternal expreffion exprefs faid falvation fame fays fecret felves fenfe fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fincere fion firft firſt fleſh fome foul fpeaking fpirit ftate ftrength ftrong fubftance fuccefs fuch fure give glory goodneſs Goſpel grace greateſt happineſs hath hearts heaven himſelf hope inclinations infirmity infomuch inftances intirely itſelf laft laſt lefs live mankind mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt nature neceffary neceffity nefs never obferve occafion oppofition ourſelves paffions perfon pleaſures prefent purpoſe raiſe reafon refolution refpect religion revelation Saviour ſenſe SERM ſhall ſpeak ſpoke ſtate temptation thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thoughts tion truth underſtanding unto uſe virtue and holiness vitious weakneſs wiſdom worldly XVII XXIX XXVII
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Page 157 - And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched : * where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Page 156 - And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out : It is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire : 48 where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Page 348 - For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? Neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.
Page 141 - I delight in the law of God after the inward man ; but I fee another law in my members, warring againft the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of fin -which is in my members.
Page 10 - Charge them who are rich in this world, that they be ready to give, and glad to distribute ; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may attain eternal life.
Page 75 - If I climb up into heaven, Thou art there : if I go down into hell, Thou art there also. If I take the wings of the morning : and remain in the uttermost parts of the sea ; Even there also shall Thy hand lead me : and Thy right hand shall hold me.
Page 224 - Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings...
Page 199 - For our converfation is in heaven, from whence alfo we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jefus Chrift...
Page 218 - the blefled and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords, who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto ; whom " no man hath feen, nor can fee ; to him be " honour and power everlafting. Amen." ts 41 DISCOURSE VIII. MATT. v. 3. BleJ'ed are the poor in fpirit ; for theirs it the kingdom of heaven.
Page 223 - I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!