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... Perfection of it we naturally de- fire all thofe inward Qualifications and outward Conveniences , which we think may best preserve , improve and render our Existence happy . As we are focial Creatures , and re- ceive much Good or Evil ...
... Perfection of it we naturally de- fire all thofe inward Qualifications and outward Conveniences , which we think may best preserve , improve and render our Existence happy . As we are focial Creatures , and re- ceive much Good or Evil ...
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... Perfection , ac- cording to the Order it stands in , and the nearer or more remote Relation it bears to these Ends . It is obvious to the first Thought , that this Direction of our Nature is most necessary and excellent , that no- thing ...
... Perfection , ac- cording to the Order it stands in , and the nearer or more remote Relation it bears to these Ends . It is obvious to the first Thought , that this Direction of our Nature is most necessary and excellent , that no- thing ...
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... Perfection , every one mani- festing his best Endowments , and not bearing the Discovery of his Faults or Imperfections , without the utmost Shame and Confufion . Now if it fhall appear , that this noble Propensity , this divine ...
... Perfection , every one mani- festing his best Endowments , and not bearing the Discovery of his Faults or Imperfections , without the utmost Shame and Confufion . Now if it fhall appear , that this noble Propensity , this divine ...
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... Perfection and complete Happiness , to one diseased , imperfect , and mixt with Good and Evil ; the Society of Angels and the Spirits of juft Men made perfect , to the Converfation of Men very frail and 1 and wicked ; the Approbation of ...
... Perfection and complete Happiness , to one diseased , imperfect , and mixt with Good and Evil ; the Society of Angels and the Spirits of juft Men made perfect , to the Converfation of Men very frail and 1 and wicked ; the Approbation of ...
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... Perfection , when better directed , and exercised on more worthy Ob- jects , will furnish out to us Enjoy- ments proportionably greater and more fincere ; we may forlake all without Lofs , and fave our Life , by losing it for Chrift's ...
... Perfection , when better directed , and exercised on more worthy Ob- jects , will furnish out to us Enjoy- ments proportionably greater and more fincere ; we may forlake all without Lofs , and fave our Life , by losing it for Chrift's ...
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abfolutely Abuſe Affections againſt alfo almoſt amongſt Apoſtle arife becauſe Behaviour beſt Bleffings Buſineſs Cafe Caufe Cauſes Character Chrift Chriftian cife Circumſtances Confequences confider Confideration Conftitution Converfation Creatures Defire Deſign Difciples Difpofitions DISCOURSE Diſcovery Duty eſpecially Eſteem eternal Evil Exercife faid Faith fame feems felf felves ferve feveral fhall fhew fhould firft firſt fome ftrong fuch fufficient fure greateſt Happineſs Herod Herodians higheſt himſelf Hope Hypocrify increaſe Induſtry Inftructions Intereft itſelf Jefus Jews kind laſt leaſt Lord Love Mankind meaſure ment Mercy Mifery Mind moft moral moſt muft muſt Nature neceffary nefs neral obferve Occafions ourſelves Paffions particular Perfection Perfons Pharifees Pleaſure poffible Power Praiſes preſent preſerve Publican Queſtion racter raiſe Reaſon Religion Sadducees ſay Scriptures ſee Senfe ſhall thefe themſelves ther theſe things thofe thoſe tion Truth ture Underſtandings unto uſe utmoſt Virtue whatſoever whilft whofe Wiſdom Words World
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Page 179 - But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher : then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.
Page 169 - For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think ; but to think soberly, according as God- hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Page 48 - What shall we do then ? 11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none ; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
Page 13 - And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; that ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
Page 121 - Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousand of his saints, to execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
Page 106 - For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law : but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.
Page 85 - BLESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning; Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast, the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Page 128 - For the word of God is quick and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight : but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Page 126 - But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment : yea, I judge not mine own self. For I know nothing by myself, yet am I not hereby justified ; but He that judgeth me is the Lord.
Page 106 - And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?