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But so it is , that man mindeth nothing less than what he should most mind ; and
despiseth to enquire into his own being , its original duty and end ; chusing rather
to dedicate his days ( the steps he should make to blessedness ) to gratify the ...
But so it is , that man mindeth nothing less than what he should most mind ; and
despiseth to enquire into his own being , its original duty and end ; chusing rather
to dedicate his days ( the steps he should make to blessedness ) to gratify the ...
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... immodest look : no courtly dress , gay apparel , complimental respects , or
perfonal honours ; much less those lewd immoralities , and scandalous vices ,
now in vogue with christians , could find either example or connivance among
them " .
... immodest look : no courtly dress , gay apparel , complimental respects , or
perfonal honours ; much less those lewd immoralities , and scandalous vices ,
now in vogue with christians , could find either example or connivance among
them " .
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I . This indeed is of that mighty moment to be truly , plainly and thoroughly
answered , that all that went before seems only to serve for preface to it ; and
miscarrying in it , to be no less than a misguidance of the soul about its way to
blessedness ...
I . This indeed is of that mighty moment to be truly , plainly and thoroughly
answered , that all that went before seems only to serve for preface to it ; and
miscarrying in it , to be no less than a misguidance of the soul about its way to
blessedness ...
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V . O come let us follow him , the most unwearied , the most victorious captain of
our salvation ! to whom all the great Alexanders and mighty Cæsars of the world
are less than the poorest soldiers of their camps could be to them . True , they ...
V . O come let us follow him , the most unwearied , the most victorious captain of
our salvation ! to whom all the great Alexanders and mighty Cæsars of the world
are less than the poorest soldiers of their camps could be to them . True , they ...
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His affections could not balance his duty , much less overcome his faith ; for he
received him in a way that would let him doubt of nothing that God had promised
of him . . To the voice of this Almightiness he bows , builds an altar , binds his
only ...
His affections could not balance his duty , much less overcome his faith ; for he
received him in a way that would let him doubt of nothing that God had promised
of him . . To the voice of this Almightiness he bows , builds an altar , binds his
only ...
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Page 116 - Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Page 382 - God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. But ye have not so learned Christ; if so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus...
Page 297 - They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
Page 62 - If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
Page 181 - Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Page 180 - Whose adorning, let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible ; even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of GOD of great price.
Page 45 - Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion : bless the Lord, O my soul. CIV. BLESS the Lord, O my soul : O Lord my God, thou art very great ; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain : Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters : who maketh the clouds his chariot ; who walketh upon the wings of the wind...
Page 61 - Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
Page 104 - For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: that all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.
Page 418 - Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: but I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God; nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Select Works of William Penn.... Volume 2 of The Select Works of William Penn, William Penn |
| Author | William Penn |
| Editor | John Fothergill |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | J.Phillips, 1782 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 23 Nov 2005 |
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