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Page 31
... follows a happy fruition of God in all his favours , so that we have not them so much , as God in them ; which advanceth their worth a thousand - fold , and , as it were , brings down heaven unto us . Whereas , therefore , the sensual ...
... follows a happy fruition of God in all his favours , so that we have not them so much , as God in them ; which advanceth their worth a thousand - fold , and , as it were , brings down heaven unto us . Whereas , therefore , the sensual ...
Page 39
... follow , together with an awful disposition of mind , a reverent de- portment of the body ; which admits not a wild and roving eye , a drowsy head , a chatting tongue , a rude and indecent posture ; but composes itself to such a ...
... follow , together with an awful disposition of mind , a reverent de- portment of the body ; which admits not a wild and roving eye , a drowsy head , a chatting tongue , a rude and indecent posture ; but composes itself to such a ...
Page 46
... follow a renewed act of true thankful- ness of heart to our good God , who hath both given us his dear Son to work our redemption , and his blessed sacrament to seal up unto us our redemption thus wrought and purchased . And with souls ...
... follow a renewed act of true thankful- ness of heart to our good God , who hath both given us his dear Son to work our redemption , and his blessed sacrament to seal up unto us our redemption thus wrought and purchased . And with souls ...
Page 77
... follow thee ; but what good can this wretched heart of mine be capable of , except thou put it there ? Thou knowest I cannot so much as wish to think well without thee ; I have strong powers to offend thee ; my sins are my own ; but ...
... follow thee ; but what good can this wretched heart of mine be capable of , except thou put it there ? Thou knowest I cannot so much as wish to think well without thee ; I have strong powers to offend thee ; my sins are my own ; but ...
Page 97
... follow him hard at the heel , and happily supplant him . And though I must nourish them both as mine , yet I can , through thy grace , imitate thy choice , and say with thee , " Jacob have I loved , and Esau have I hated . ' Blessed God ...
... follow him hard at the heel , and happily supplant him . And though I must nourish them both as mine , yet I can , through thy grace , imitate thy choice , and say with thee , " Jacob have I loved , and Esau have I hated . ' Blessed God ...
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Page 292 - Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth ? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
Page 234 - Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.
Page 223 - Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone...
Page 57 - And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name.
Page 69 - Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
Page 10 - For the invisible things of God from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead...
Page 204 - But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ...
Page 39 - Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
Page 232 - ... in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Besides those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak ? who is offended, and I burn not?
Page 228 - ... grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ : From whom the whole body fitly joined together, and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body, unto the edifying of itself in love.