A Practical Discourse Concerning Death: By William Sherlock, ...J. Walthoe, A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, J. and J. Pemberton, R. Robinson, J. Walthoe, jun. [and 5 others in London], 1739 - 292 pages |
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... Pleasure of a delightful Habitation , has afforded me that which I value much more , the frequent Opportunities of your Conversation . Tho ' I am able to make you no better Return than Thanks , I hope that Great MASTER whom I ferve will ...
... Pleasure of a delightful Habitation , has afforded me that which I value much more , the frequent Opportunities of your Conversation . Tho ' I am able to make you no better Return than Thanks , I hope that Great MASTER whom I ferve will ...
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... and no more engage His flatt'ring Wishes for uncertain Age ; No more , with fruitless Care and cheated Strife , Chafe fleeting Pleasure through this Maze of Life ; Finding 會 1 Finding the wretched All He here can have.
... and no more engage His flatt'ring Wishes for uncertain Age ; No more , with fruitless Care and cheated Strife , Chafe fleeting Pleasure through this Maze of Life ; Finding 會 1 Finding the wretched All He here can have.
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... Pleasure in ; the Supply of all his Wants , the Gratification of all his Şenfes , whatever an earthly Creature can wish for or defire . The truth is , few Men know any other Happiness , much less any thing a- bove it . They feel what ...
... Pleasure in ; the Supply of all his Wants , the Gratification of all his Şenfes , whatever an earthly Creature can wish for or defire . The truth is , few Men know any other Happiness , much less any thing a- bove it . They feel what ...
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... Pleasures and Conveniencies of Life , but knew that you must not tarry there , but only pass thro ' it : Would you think it rea- fonable to fet your Affections fo much upon it , as to make it uneafy to you to leave it ? And shall we ...
... Pleasures and Conveniencies of Life , but knew that you must not tarry there , but only pass thro ' it : Would you think it rea- fonable to fet your Affections fo much upon it , as to make it uneafy to you to leave it ? And shall we ...
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... Pleasure , what is now uneafy and troublesome ? And is there not as much Reafon for Chri- ftians to bear all the Evils , and Cafualties , and Sufferings of this Life with an equal Mind , remembring that they are not to stay always here ...
... Pleasure , what is now uneafy and troublesome ? And is there not as much Reafon for Chri- ftians to bear all the Evils , and Cafualties , and Sufferings of this Life with an equal Mind , remembring that they are not to stay always here ...
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Page 172 - And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. 40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
Page 173 - Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour when the Son of man cometh.
Page 212 - For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, and shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee ; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another ; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
Page 152 - For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory...
Page 159 - The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Page 89 - But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
Page 253 - Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Page 186 - Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.
Page 102 - And I say to you, my friends: Be not afraid of them who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
Page 212 - Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you : for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. ^While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light.