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Now if it shall appear , that this noble Propensity , this divine Instinct is misapply'd
and inverted , how fatal must be the Consequences ! What can follow but a
general Destruction and Misery , Imperfection and Degeneracy of Mankind If then
we ...
Now if it shall appear , that this noble Propensity , this divine Instinct is misapply'd
and inverted , how fatal must be the Consequences ! What can follow but a
general Destruction and Misery , Imperfection and Degeneracy of Mankind If then
we ...
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... strong and inveterate soever the Habits may be we have enslaved our felves to
, how great soever their Pleafures , if we can but prevail with our felves to
consider them in their Consequences , in their eternal and everlasting
Consequences ...
... strong and inveterate soever the Habits may be we have enslaved our felves to
, how great soever their Pleafures , if we can but prevail with our felves to
consider them in their Consequences , in their eternal and everlasting
Consequences ...
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in their eternal and everlasting Consequences , they will be but as Wax before
the Fire ; and we shall rejoice as a Giant to run our Course . To close with every
Pleasure that offers it felf , without any regard to its Consequences , either in this
...
in their eternal and everlasting Consequences , they will be but as Wax before
the Fire ; and we shall rejoice as a Giant to run our Course . To close with every
Pleasure that offers it felf , without any regard to its Consequences , either in this
...
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And if we look into the Rise and Consequences of Self - conceit and Humility ,
one would think nothing further could be necessary to determine our Conduct in
this respect . Self - conceit arises from a very superficial or no Examination of our
...
And if we look into the Rise and Consequences of Self - conceit and Humility ,
one would think nothing further could be necessary to determine our Conduct in
this respect . Self - conceit arises from a very superficial or no Examination of our
...
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Secondly , It may be doubted , whether ridiculing the Scriptures , be not a Sin
more heinous in it self than the former , howsoever it may prove in its
Consequences to others . To make a Jest of that awful Volume which was wrote
by the Finger of ...
Secondly , It may be doubted , whether ridiculing the Scriptures , be not a Sin
more heinous in it self than the former , howsoever it may prove in its
Consequences to others . To make a Jest of that awful Volume which was wrote
by the Finger of ...
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Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 106 - For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law : but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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?
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| Title | Select Discourses on Moral and Religious Subjects: In Two Volumes Select Discourses on Moral and Religious Subjects: In Two Volumes, John Straight |
| Author | John Straight |
| Contributor | John Watts |
| Publisher | John Watts in Wild-Court near Lincoln's-Inn Fields., 1741 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 21 Mar 2007 |
| Length | 263 pages |
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