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... God , whereupon shall ensue the eschewing of the contraries of these said virtues ; that is to say , ignorance , unkindness , rashness , desire of harm , unquiet enmity , hatred , many and crafty false- hoods , the very root of all ...
... God , whereupon shall ensue the eschewing of the contraries of these said virtues ; that is to say , ignorance , unkindness , rashness , desire of harm , unquiet enmity , hatred , many and crafty false- hoods , the very root of all ...
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... God , that the fear of God always kept with him , had not been , the chances of this trou- blesome world that he was in had long ago over- whelmed him . This preserved him in prison from the hands of the tyrant , * that could find in ...
... God , that the fear of God always kept with him , had not been , the chances of this trou- blesome world that he was in had long ago over- whelmed him . This preserved him in prison from the hands of the tyrant , * that could find in ...
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... God in the most of my rage , and the little delight that I had in mischief . You , therefore , if ye be sure and have God in your sleeve to call you to His grace at last , venture hardly by mine example upon naughty unthriftiness in ...
... God in the most of my rage , and the little delight that I had in mischief . You , therefore , if ye be sure and have God in your sleeve to call you to His grace at last , venture hardly by mine example upon naughty unthriftiness in ...
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Selected letters Thomas Chamberlain. tion that you follow my advertisement , I send you God's blessing and mine , and ... God , by hearty prayer ; and feel- ingly digest the words you speak in prayer , with continual meditation , and ...
Selected letters Thomas Chamberlain. tion that you follow my advertisement , I send you God's blessing and mine , and ... God , by hearty prayer ; and feel- ingly digest the words you speak in prayer , with continual meditation , and ...
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... you , your master , being those which are to teach us those arts , which we hope , by God's blessing , will afford us a comfortable C Next maintenance . This we must do , chiefly because it LET . IV . 13 AMBROSE BONWICKE .
... you , your master , being those which are to teach us those arts , which we hope , by God's blessing , will afford us a comfortable C Next maintenance . This we must do , chiefly because it LET . IV . 13 AMBROSE BONWICKE .
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Page 84 - Whether ye eat or drink, or whatever ye do, do all to the glory of GOD.
Page vii - Let your first action be the lifting up of your mind to Almighty God, by hearty prayer ; and feelingly digest the words you speak in prayer, with continual meditation and thinking of Him to whom you pray, and of the matter for which you pray.
Page 49 - ASSIST us mercifully, O Lord, in these our supplications and prayers, and dispose the way of thy servants towards the attainment of everlasting salvation ; that, among all the changes and chances of this mortal life, they may ever be defended by thy most gracious and ready help ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Page 199 - Bear with me, I beseech you, Madam, if I choose rather to offend your earthly Majesty than to offend the Heavenly Majesty of God.
Page 133 - EVERY day is a little life; and our whole life is but a day repeated; whence it is that old Jacob numbers his life by days ; and Moses desires to be taught this point of holy arithmetic, to number not his years, but his days.
Page 92 - Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
Page 57 - And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
Page 168 - Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing ; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Page 141 - But, my lord, I shall never be able to finish what I have begun, unless I be removed into some quiet parsonage, where I may see God's blessings spring out of my mother earth, and eat my own bread in peace and privacy : a place where I may, without disturbance, meditate my approaching mortality, and that great account which all flesh must give at the last day to the God of all spirits.
Page vii - In that time apply your study to such hours as your discreet master doth assign you, earnestly ; and the time (I know) he will so limit as shall be both sufficient for your learning and safe for your health...