A Practical Discourse Concerning DeathR. Baldwin, 1751 - 292 pages |
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... Glory ? I am fure it is a very foolish Thing for a Man who must die , to forfeit an immortal Life , tỏ reprieve a mortal and perishing Life for fome few Years . II . As Death , which is our leaving this World , proves that these present ...
... Glory ? I am fure it is a very foolish Thing for a Man who must die , to forfeit an immortal Life , tỏ reprieve a mortal and perishing Life for fome few Years . II . As Death , which is our leaving this World , proves that these present ...
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... Glory and Perfection of our Natures is the very Prin- ciple and Incentive of Virtue : but to be am- bitious of Titles , of Place , of fome ceremo- nious Refpects , and civil Pageantry , is as vain and little , as the Things are which ...
... Glory and Perfection of our Natures is the very Prin- ciple and Incentive of Virtue : but to be am- bitious of Titles , of Place , of fome ceremo- nious Refpects , and civil Pageantry , is as vain and little , as the Things are which ...
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... Glory of his Works . But then , fince a rea- fonable Nature is capable of greater Improve- ments than to live always in this World , it became the Divine Goodnefs to make this World only a State of Probation and Difci- pline for the ...
... Glory of his Works . But then , fince a rea- fonable Nature is capable of greater Improve- ments than to live always in this World , it became the Divine Goodnefs to make this World only a State of Probation and Difci- pline for the ...
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... Glory . Now if our Life in this World be only in order to another Life , we ought not to expect our compleat Happiness here ; for we are only in the Way to it ; we must finish the Work God has given us to do in this World , and ex- pect ...
... Glory . Now if our Life in this World be only in order to another Life , we ought not to expect our compleat Happiness here ; for we are only in the Way to it ; we must finish the Work God has given us to do in this World , and ex- pect ...
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... Glory and Pride of the Age : And is this dead Carcase , which we now fee , the Whole of him ? Or was there a more divine Inhabitant , which ani- mated this earthly Machine , which gave Life , and Beauty , and Motion to it , but is now ...
... Glory and Pride of the Age : And is this dead Carcase , which we now fee , the Whole of him ? Or was there a more divine Inhabitant , which ani- mated this earthly Machine , which gave Life , and Beauty , and Motion to it , but is now ...
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