The Works, Moral and Religious, of Sir Matthew Hale, Knt. ...: The Whole Now First Collected and Revised. To which are Prefixed His Life and Death, Volume 2R. Wilks and sold by J. White, 1805 |
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Page 211
... set too great a rate upon this world , to the enjoyment whereof this life here is accommodated and proportioned ; and that makes us fear death , not only as the ruin of nature , but as that which puts a period to all our comforts ...
... set too great a rate upon this world , to the enjoyment whereof this life here is accommodated and proportioned ; and that makes us fear death , not only as the ruin of nature , but as that which puts a period to all our comforts ...
Page 248
... Set thy houfe in order , for thou shalt die , I might receive it with as much readinefs , willingness and cheerfulness , as a faithful and diligent fervant would receive this command from his mafter ; You must take fuch ajurney for me ...
... Set thy houfe in order , for thou shalt die , I might receive it with as much readinefs , willingness and cheerfulness , as a faithful and diligent fervant would receive this command from his mafter ; You must take fuch ajurney for me ...
Page 376
... Set not thy heart upon an earnest profecution of temporal advantages ; for , if they do not vex thee by disappointment , or fome thorn or gall that doth adhere to them , yet it is ten to one they will cheat thee ; ' ap- pear more ...
... Set not thy heart upon an earnest profecution of temporal advantages ; for , if they do not vex thee by disappointment , or fome thorn or gall that doth adhere to them , yet it is ten to one they will cheat thee ; ' ap- pear more ...
Page 562
... Set a watch over all the actions of thy life , of what kind foever : 1. In matters indifferent , or that are fo represented to thee , fufpect thy judgment in them , and know that thou art apt to judge partially , and to put a face of ...
... Set a watch over all the actions of thy life , of what kind foever : 1. In matters indifferent , or that are fo represented to thee , fufpect thy judgment in them , and know that thou art apt to judge partially , and to put a face of ...
Page 574
... set up thy Throne and thy Kingdom , even where Satan's feat is . The ftate of our nature is fo changed , that we , that were once fitted for an obedience to thy Will , are now become enemies to it , refifters of it , dead to the ...
... set up thy Throne and thy Kingdom , even where Satan's feat is . The ftate of our nature is fo changed , that we , that were once fitted for an obedience to thy Will , are now become enemies to it , refifters of it , dead to the ...
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Page 457 - Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth : therefore let thy words be few.
Page 169 - And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God: and this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
Page 460 - Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
Page 475 - And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord: and I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.
Page 506 - As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord ; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.
Page 405 - O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight.
Page 504 - Remember the former things of old: For I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times the things that are not yet done, Saying, My counsel shall stand, And I will do all my pleasure...
Page 460 - But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
Page 381 - This was he, whom we had sometimes in derision, and a proverb of reproach: we fools accounted his life madness, and his end to be without honour: how is he numbered among the children of God, and his lot is among the saints!
Page 576 - What shall I render unto the Lord, for all his benefits towards me ? I will take the Cup of Salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord...