Sacred Prolusions, Or Select Pieces from Bishop Taylor and Mr. HerbertJ. Beecroft, 1768 - 133 páginas |
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... - But whoever reads Bishop Taylor or Herbert , however diffimilar in their Talents , muft have a very depraved or difingenuous Mind , that is not much the better for their Acquaintance . This This was my Motive , and was it not a [ viii ]
... - But whoever reads Bishop Taylor or Herbert , however diffimilar in their Talents , muft have a very depraved or difingenuous Mind , that is not much the better for their Acquaintance . This This was my Motive , and was it not a [ viii ]
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... muft read all his Works which many cannot , which many will not , and which most are unable either to purchase or understand . 1 These little Pearls indeed which I have drawn from his boundless Store for common Ufage , will fhine and ...
... muft read all his Works which many cannot , which many will not , and which most are unable either to purchase or understand . 1 These little Pearls indeed which I have drawn from his boundless Store for common Ufage , will fhine and ...
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... muft , and therefore may competently understand ; you muft live in it , and grow in it , and govern all the actions of your life by it , and in all queftions concerning the church , you are to chufe your church by the religion , and ...
... muft , and therefore may competently understand ; you muft live in it , and grow in it , and govern all the actions of your life by it , and in all queftions concerning the church , you are to chufe your church by the religion , and ...
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... muft alfo perifh like heathens ; which thing before any man can believe , he must have put off all reafon , and all modefty , and all charity . And who can with any probability think that the communion of faints in the creed is nothing ...
... muft alfo perifh like heathens ; which thing before any man can believe , he must have put off all reafon , and all modefty , and all charity . And who can with any probability think that the communion of faints in the creed is nothing ...
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... muft needs be equal as to the value of repentance and malignity of the error : and there- fore these men condemn themfelves and will not allow us to hope well of them : but if they will allow us to hope , it must be by affirming the ...
... muft needs be equal as to the value of repentance and malignity of the error : and there- fore these men condemn themfelves and will not allow us to hope well of them : but if they will allow us to hope , it must be by affirming the ...
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...