Select Discourses on Moral and Religious Subjects: In Two VolumesJohn Watts in Wild-Court near Lincoln's-Inn Fields., 1741 - 263 páginas |
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... Light , fome Spring of Power , which we are all conscious to ourselves we are not Masters of ? The Idea of Vir- tue has been hitherto very unlike that of Intuition ; it has carried fomething of Difficulty and Labour in it . The Virtue ...
... Light , fome Spring of Power , which we are all conscious to ourselves we are not Masters of ? The Idea of Vir- tue has been hitherto very unlike that of Intuition ; it has carried fomething of Difficulty and Labour in it . The Virtue ...
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... to us in the cleareft Light the Relations we stand in to almighty God , and to one ano- ther in 34 The necessary Agreement of --- our Stock of Knowledge without it would very scanty - its Influence in Matters Human · in Matters Divine.
... to us in the cleareft Light the Relations we stand in to almighty God , and to one ano- ther in 34 The necessary Agreement of --- our Stock of Knowledge without it would very scanty - its Influence in Matters Human · in Matters Divine.
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... Light , may make straight Paths to our Feet . Self - Love then , as was before ob- ferved , is a neceffary and reasonable Principle ; ' tis our highest Duty and supreme Interest to seek our highest Perfection and Happiness ; a Duty ...
... Light , may make straight Paths to our Feet . Self - Love then , as was before ob- ferved , is a neceffary and reasonable Principle ; ' tis our highest Duty and supreme Interest to seek our highest Perfection and Happiness ; a Duty ...
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... light , fo ought all to endeavour , as well for their own Sakes as other Men's , to avoid the Occa- fion , and remove the Caufe . In a very fmall Society every Exorbitance would be felt , the Author known , and the Redress exacted ...
... light , fo ought all to endeavour , as well for their own Sakes as other Men's , to avoid the Occa- fion , and remove the Caufe . In a very fmall Society every Exorbitance would be felt , the Author known , and the Redress exacted ...
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... Light diffipates all Dark- nefs and Gloominess ; all Contrarieties are reconciled ; and we see nothing but Order and Harmony , Joy and Chearfulness . The Relation of Immortality , which we ftand in to our Creator , is fo great a ...
... Light diffipates all Dark- nefs and Gloominess ; all Contrarieties are reconciled ; and we see nothing but Order and Harmony , Joy and Chearfulness . The Relation of Immortality , which we ftand in to our Creator , is fo great a ...
Términos y frases comunes
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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Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 106 - For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law : but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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?