Several Tracts Formerly Published: Now Collected Into One Volume. Viz: A letter to the Reverend Mr. Fleetwood, concerning miracles. Written, A.D. 1702. A letter about the bishop's votes upon the Occasional bill. 1703. A letter to the Reverend Dr. Francis Atterbury, concerning virtue, and vice. 1706. A second letter, in answer to his large vindication. 1708. A vindication of the antient prophets, in answer to Sir R.B. 1709. Some considerations offered to the Lord Bishop of Exeter. 1709. An humble reply to the Lord Bishop of Exeter. 1709. Queries to the authors of the late Discourse of free-thinking. 1713. To which are added, six sermons, never before publish'd: viz. Two sermons concerning the evils, of which Christianity hath been made the occasion. Four sermons concerning the extremes of implicit subjection, and infidelity, Volume 6J. Knapton, at the Crown; and T. Childe, at the White Hart; in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1715 - Camisards - 511 pages |
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Page 90 - ... something not so easy to be understood ; nor of such importance : and such a readiness to find out other designs of Christianity more agreeable to their own worldly projects ! Can any of all the fiery zealots in the world shew us any design more worthy of the Son of God's desending from heaven, than the planting of love in the world ? more beneficial to the whole race of mankind ; more for the ease and internal quiet of our own breasts ; or a better preparative for the calm and serene joys of...
Page 97 - ... world would be free from the trouble and plague of them ; society would be happy ; and God would be glorified in the universal practice of love and peace. Since the guilt of those who have an hand in making anything in religion subservient to the purposes of dissension, hatred, and persecution, is so great : Let us take care not to be of the number of those who do this, in the least degree imaginable. There hath been enough already done to verify this prediction of our Lord's, that He came not...
Page 89 - ... branch of Christian duty is love, and goodnature, and humanity ; and the distinguishing mark of a Christian, an universal charity ; they could not but own that Jesus Christ came to plant and propagate these in the world. And then, they would abhor the thoughts of making any thing in His institution an engine of strife, and malice, and inhumanity. Then, they would not think all things lawful against those that differ from them ; nor themselves obliged to crush, and ruin them. Then, the contentions...
Page 107 - Chiiftians (hould be the mod abandoned and wretched of creatures ; all other forts and fefts of men would evidently have the advantage of us, and a much furer title to happinefs than we.
Page 90 - ... the fiery zealots in the world shew us any design more worthy of the Son of God's desending from heaven, than the planting of love in the world ? more beneficial to the whole race of mankind ; more for the ease and internal quiet of our own breasts ; or a better preparative for the calm and serene joys of heaven : for the fruition of that God Who is love, and of the company of those blessed spirits, who are the witnesses, and ministers, of His love ? Can they shew us any design more plainly revealed...
Page 85 - Happiness of Mankind, or the Society they belong to: nor doth it educate them in Stupidity, or a Disregard of every thing but their own private Devotion and Piety. But, as it is far from sending them into...
Page 337 - Letter," dated from Bath, May the 10th, 1709. Mr. Hoadly endeavoured to vindicate himself, in "An humble Reply to the right reverend the lord bishop of Exeter's answer; in which the Considerations offered to his lordship are vindicated, and an apology is added for defending the foundation of the present government,
Page 61 - Divifions, that may difappoint me of that Satisfaction, and give Encouragement to the Common Enemies of our Church and State* In anfwer to which Speech, the Commons prefented the following Addrefs.
Page 76 - Straw like the Ox. And the fucking Child Jhall play on the Hole of the Afp, and the weaned Child Jhall put his Hand on the Cockatrice...
Page 244 - Lord blessed him, and that the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times.' I have no doubt that, in a little different sense, the Spirit of God begins very early to move, at times, upon the minds of children and young persons ; especially of those who, like Samson, have pious parents, and have been, like him, dedicated to God. He has thus, I believe, at times moved upon your...