Sacred Prolusions, Or Select Pieces from Bishop Taylor and Mr. HerbertJ. Beecroft, 1768 - 133 páginas |
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Página 66
... ftill it must be that fome- thing excellent is , or is apprehended , or else it can be no worthy friendship ; because the choice is imprudent and foolish . Choose for your friend him that is wife and good , fecret and juft , in- genuous ...
... ftill it must be that fome- thing excellent is , or is apprehended , or else it can be no worthy friendship ; because the choice is imprudent and foolish . Choose for your friend him that is wife and good , fecret and juft , in- genuous ...
Página 83
... ftill a relative and must be so for ever . An husband and a wife are the best friends , but they cannot always fignify all that to each other which their friendships would ; as the fun fhines not upon a valley which fends up a thick ...
... ftill a relative and must be so for ever . An husband and a wife are the best friends , but they cannot always fignify all that to each other which their friendships would ; as the fun fhines not upon a valley which fends up a thick ...
Página 100
... ftill ; for his king does . Simp'ring is but a lay - hypocrify : Give it a corner , and the clue undoes . Who fears to do ill , fets himself to tafk : Who fears to do well , fure fhould wear a mask . 7 Look to thy mouth ; diseases enter ...
... ftill ; for his king does . Simp'ring is but a lay - hypocrify : Give it a corner , and the clue undoes . Who fears to do ill , fets himself to tafk : Who fears to do well , fure fhould wear a mask . 7 Look to thy mouth ; diseases enter ...
Página 101
... ftill misdoubt fome evil ; Left gaining gain on thee , and make thee dim To all things elfe . Wealth is the conjurer's devil ; Whom when he thinks he hath , the devil hath him . Gold thou may'ft fafely touch ; but if it stick Unto thy ...
... ftill misdoubt fome evil ; Left gaining gain on thee , and make thee dim To all things elfe . Wealth is the conjurer's devil ; Whom when he thinks he hath , the devil hath him . Gold thou may'ft fafely touch ; but if it stick Unto thy ...
Página 105
... ftill : Kindness , good parts , great places are the way . To compafs this . Find out mens wants and will , And meet them there . All worldly joys go lefs To the one joy of doing kindneffes . Pitch thy behaviour low , thy projects high ...
... ftill : Kindness , good parts , great places are the way . To compafs this . Find out mens wants and will , And meet them there . All worldly joys go lefs To the one joy of doing kindneffes . Pitch thy behaviour low , thy projects high ...
Términos y frases comunes
affiftances againſt alfo alſo amongſt anſwer Babylon becauſe beft beſt bleffed Book of Revelations brave brother cafe caufe cauſe charity chofen chooſe Chrift chriftian church of England confeffion confefs confideration converfation defign defire doctrine doft Donatifts doth errors excellent expreffion facrament facrifice fafe faid faith falvation fame faved fcripture fecret ferve feven fhall fhew fhip fhould fide fignify fince firft firſt fociety fome fomething fometimes forrows foul fpeak friendſhip ftand ftill fuch fuffer fuppofe fure give greateſt grief hath himſelf holy hope Houſes inftance intereft itſelf Jefus juft leaſt lefs live meaſures moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary never ourſelves paffionate perfons pleafed pleaſe pleaſure praiſe pray prayers prieſts queſtion reaſon reft religion repentance ſay ſeverity ſhall ſpeak ſtill ſtock thee thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou thy friend treaſure truth underſtand unleſs unto uſeful wife worſhip worthy yourſelf
Pasajes populares
Página 126 - For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies.
Página 97 - Lie not ; but let thy heart be true to God, Thy mouth to it, thy actions to them both : Cowards tell lies, and those that fear the rod ; The stormy working soul spits lies and froth. Dare to be true. Nothing can need a lie : A fault, which needs it most, grows two thereby Fly idleness, which yet thou canst not fly By dressing, mistressing, and compliment.
Página 105 - Scorn no man's love, though of a mean degree ; (Love is a present for a mighty king,) Much less make any one thine enemy. As guns destroy, so may a little sling. The cunning workman never doth refuse The meanest tool, that he may chance to use.
Página 108 - In brief, acquit thee bravely ; play the man. Look not on pleasures as they come, but go. Defer not the least virtue : life's poor span Make not an ell, by trifling in thy woe. If thou do ill, the joy fades, not the pains : If well, the pain doth fade, the joy remains.
Página 106 - When once thy foot enters the Church, be bare. God is more there, than thou : for thou art there Only by his permission. Then beware, And make thyself all reverence and fear. Kneeling ne'er spoil'd silk stocking : quit thy state. All equal are within the Church's gate. Resort to sermons, but to prayers most : Praying's the end of preaching. O be drest ; Stay not for th...
Página 63 - He only is fit to be chosen for a friend who can give counsel, or defend my cause, or guide me right, or relieve my need, or can and will, when I need it, do me good : only this I add, into the heaps of doing good, I will reckon loving me...
Página 104 - Calmness is great advantage : he that lets Another chafe, may warm him at his fire : Mark all his wanderings, and enjoy his frets ; As cunning fencers suffer heat to tire.
Página 107 - Judge not the preacher; for he is thy judge. If thou mislike him, thou conceiv'st him not. God calleth preaching, folly. Do not grudge To pick out treasures from an earthen pot. The worst speak something good. If all want sense, God takes a text, and preacheth patience.
Página 120 - I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.
Página 8 - To sum up all in a few words, this great prelate had the good humour of a gentleman, the eloquence of an orator, the fancy of a poet, the acuteness of a schoolman, the profoundness of a philosopher, the wisdom of a counsellor, the sagacity of a prophet, the reason of an angel, and the piety of a saint...