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... fall into a diftemper . Here is difobedi- ' ence , and peevishness and wrathfulness , and difplea- fure against God ; and barbarous cruelty , and inhu- manity , and cafting off the bowels of compaffion . 3. Take I 23. Take notice from ...
... fall into a diftemper . Here is difobedi- ' ence , and peevishness and wrathfulness , and difplea- fure against God ; and barbarous cruelty , and inhu- manity , and cafting off the bowels of compaffion . 3. Take I 23. Take notice from ...
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... fall into diftemper ? how monftroufly may we misunderstand ourselves ? and this is not only manifeft from the cafe of Jonah , but is univerfally acknowledged . St. James speaks of Elias , that extraordinary perfon , Jam . v . 17. That ...
... fall into diftemper ? how monftroufly may we misunderstand ourselves ? and this is not only manifeft from the cafe of Jonah , but is univerfally acknowledged . St. James speaks of Elias , that extraordinary perfon , Jam . v . 17. That ...
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... fall into paffion , beware of running into fuch heat and diftemper of mind . 3. Take care of felfishness and narrowness of fpi- rit : the narrowness of Jonah's mind , who fo much valued his credit of being a true prophet , that the ...
... fall into paffion , beware of running into fuch heat and diftemper of mind . 3. Take care of felfishness and narrowness of fpi- rit : the narrowness of Jonah's mind , who fo much valued his credit of being a true prophet , that the ...
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... fall on parti- cular persons , than that a general inconvenience fhould follow . 4. God fometimes lets us feel fomething of hell , here , to prevent it hereafter . Chaftisements are exer- cifes of virtue not effects of vengeance Heb ...
... fall on parti- cular persons , than that a general inconvenience fhould follow . 4. God fometimes lets us feel fomething of hell , here , to prevent it hereafter . Chaftisements are exer- cifes of virtue not effects of vengeance Heb ...
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... fall away , and come to nothing in the world . And these two are the greatest matters of wonder and admiration among men . First , How it comes to pass that there are so ma- ny , and fo great evils in the world : and the wonder is this ...
... fall away , and come to nothing in the world . And these two are the greatest matters of wonder and admiration among men . First , How it comes to pass that there are so ma- ny , and fo great evils in the world : and the wonder is this ...
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Page 304 - ... and the servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves ; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth, and that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
Page 102 - Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; And see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart of this people fat, And make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; Lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
Page 346 - Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect : but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that, for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
Page 281 - God ; who will render to every man according to his deeds : to them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life : but unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil...
Page 183 - And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise and eat bread and let thine heart be merry, I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
Page 244 - Who hath woe ? who hath sorrow ? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause ? who hath redness of eyes ? They that tarry long at the wine ; they that go to seek mixed wine.
Page 300 - And surely your blood of your lives will I require: at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man. 6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
Page 277 - ... or as when a bird hath flown through the air, there is no token of her way to be found, but the light air being beaten with the stroke of her wings, and parted with the violent noise and motion of them, is passed through, and therein afterwards no sign where she went is to be found...
Page 31 - And rent your heart and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God; for he is gracious and merciful, flow to anger and of great kindnefs, and repenteth him of the evil.
Page 107 - See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me ; I kill, and I make alive ; I wound, and I heal ; neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.