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... weak nature , the ignorance and inconstancy of his soul , being like a sick man's legs , or the knees of infants , reeling and unstable by disease or by infirmi- ty , and the perpetual leaven and germinations , the thrustings forth ...
... weak nature , the ignorance and inconstancy of his soul , being like a sick man's legs , or the knees of infants , reeling and unstable by disease or by infirmi- ty , and the perpetual leaven and germinations , the thrustings forth ...
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... weak and corrupted nature , and our foolish discourses , men do daily superinduce evil ha- bits and customs of sinning . Consuetudo mala tan- quam hamus infixus animae , said the Father ; an evil custom is a hook in the soul , and draws ...
... weak and corrupted nature , and our foolish discourses , men do daily superinduce evil ha- bits and customs of sinning . Consuetudo mala tan- quam hamus infixus animae , said the Father ; an evil custom is a hook in the soul , and draws ...
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... weak and foolish ? I shall tell you . It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle , than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of hea- ven , saith Christ . It is impossible to nature ; it is impossible to them that are ...
... weak and foolish ? I shall tell you . It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle , than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of hea- ven , saith Christ . It is impossible to nature ; it is impossible to them that are ...
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... weak hands , for a fearful heart , or a trembling faith . These are not the mea- sures by which God judges his children ; for he know- eth whereof we are made , and he remembers that we are but dust . But the question is , whether any ...
... weak hands , for a fearful heart , or a trembling faith . These are not the mea- sures by which God judges his children ; for he know- eth whereof we are made , and he remembers that we are but dust . But the question is , whether any ...
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... weakness of good men : but that even here we ought at least to endeavour to be more than conquerors appears in this , because God al- lows it not , and by punishing such follies does mani- fest that he intends that we should get victory ...
... weakness of good men : but that even here we ought at least to endeavour to be more than conquerors appears in this , because God al- lows it not , and by punishing such follies does mani- fest that he intends that we should get victory ...
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Page 315 - Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.
Page 282 - For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
Page 196 - Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
Page 306 - BRETHREN, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness ; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Page 5 - Samuel said, hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken, than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.
Page 56 - ... and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger ; but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that which is righteous in thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 99 - T^INALLY, brethren, pray for us, •^ that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified...
Page 207 - If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
Page 99 - Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Page 305 - from the days of John the Baptist, the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force...