A practical discourse concerning the great duty of charityWilliam Innys, 1732 - 302 pages |
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... Spirit , and is made the di- ftinguishing Badge of a Difciple of Chrift ; it is the chief of all Virtues , and without which the Practice of the reft will be to no Purpofe ; all other Virtues take their Worth and Excel- lency from This ...
... Spirit , and is made the di- ftinguishing Badge of a Difciple of Chrift ; it is the chief of all Virtues , and without which the Practice of the reft will be to no Purpofe ; all other Virtues take their Worth and Excel- lency from This ...
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... Spirit of Malignity , they work up an undefign'd , and an inoffen- five Expreffion to a real Injury ; and fully re- folve within themselves , fometime or other , to requite it . Surely the Virtue that I am fpeaking of , is a perfect ...
... Spirit of Malignity , they work up an undefign'd , and an inoffen- five Expreffion to a real Injury ; and fully re- folve within themselves , fometime or other , to requite it . Surely the Virtue that I am fpeaking of , is a perfect ...
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... Spirit , that they can't bear a small Affront , but upon any the leaft Provocation meditate Revenge , and breathe forth nothing but Threatnings and Ruin ? But in the mean time where is their Charity ? This quiet and peaceable Grace can ...
... Spirit , that they can't bear a small Affront , but upon any the leaft Provocation meditate Revenge , and breathe forth nothing but Threatnings and Ruin ? But in the mean time where is their Charity ? This quiet and peaceable Grace can ...
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... Spirits , and confumes his Body , and gnaws his very Soul ; may , and certainly will , do us a great deal of Harm , it will ruin us , and flay us ; but it can never do us the least Good . For good reason therefore it is faid in the Book ...
... Spirits , and confumes his Body , and gnaws his very Soul ; may , and certainly will , do us a great deal of Harm , it will ruin us , and flay us ; but it can never do us the least Good . For good reason therefore it is faid in the Book ...
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... Spirit , notwithstand- ing all our Enjoyments , and all our En- dowments , notwithstanding our Riches , and Strength , or Wifdom , we fhall appear little in our own Eyes , and be far from feeking Glory to ourselves . What tho ' we enjoy ...
... Spirit , notwithstand- ing all our Enjoyments , and all our En- dowments , notwithstanding our Riches , and Strength , or Wifdom , we fhall appear little in our own Eyes , and be far from feeking Glory to ourselves . What tho ' we enjoy ...
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Affront againſt alfo alſo Anger angry becauſe beſt bleffed Saviour caft cenfuring Charity Chrift Chriftian Chryf commanded Confcience Confideration Converfation Defign Defires Delight doth Duty Envy eternal Evil Expreffions faid faith falfe fame Faults fave felves fhall fhew fincere finful fome foon fuch fuffer fwear Glory God's Goodneſs Grace greateſt guilty Happineſs hath Heart Heaven himſelf holy Honour Inftance itſelf juft Kindneſs labour leaft Love Malice Matth Meaſure Mercy Mind moft moſt muft muſt Neighbour notwithſtanding obferve oblig'd Occafion ourſelves Paffion Perfons Pleaſure preſent Puniſhment Purpoſe quæ raiſe Reaſon Religion Repentance Reproach ſay ſee ſhall ſhe ſhould Sinners Sins Soul ſpeak ſtand ſuch thefe themſelves Theodoret Theophylact theſe Things thofe thoſe thou Thoughts Tongue Truth uſe Virtue wicked wiſh Words worfe World ἀλλὰ εἰς ἐκ καὶ μὴ ὅτι τὸ
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Page 4 - Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, 'Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was an hungred and ye gave me meat, I was thirsty and ye gave me drink, I was a stranger and ye took me in; naked and ye clothed me, I was sick and ye visited me, I was in prison and ye came unto me.
Page 285 - I have been in the deep ; in journeying often ; in perils of waters ; in perils of robbers ; in perils by mine own countrymen ; in perils by the heathen; in perils in the city ; in perils in the wilderness ; in perils in the sea ; in perils among false brethren ; in weariness and painfulness; in watchings often ; in hunger and thirst ; in fastings often ; in cold and nakedness...
Page 252 - Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Page 286 - ... 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 124 - Even so the tongue is a little member and boasteth great things. Behold how great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity; so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Page 5 - Then shall He say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from Me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: for I was an hungred, and ye gave Me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave Me no drink: I was a stranger and ye took Me not in: naked, and ye clothed Me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited Me not.
Page 141 - He is the Author of eternal salvation to all them that obey him.
Page 176 - Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men that were upon the face of the earth.
Page 177 - And they forgat God their Saviour, who had done so great things in Egypt ; 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham ; and fearful things by the Red Sea.