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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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... they should turn their minds to the appearance of Christ , the light and Saviour
of the world ; who by his light shines in their souls , and thereby gives them a light
of their fins , and discovers every temptation and motion in them unto evil , and ...
... they should turn their minds to the appearance of Christ , the light and Saviour
of the world ; who by his light shines in their souls , and thereby gives them a light
of their fins , and discovers every temptation and motion in them unto evil , and ...
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... discovered him in all his approaches and assaults upon the mind , and the
power they received through their inward ... come to judgment , and the rise and
tendency of it be also well approved , before they allow it any room in their minds
.
... discovered him in all his approaches and assaults upon the mind , and the
power they received through their inward ... come to judgment , and the rise and
tendency of it be also well approved , before they allow it any room in their minds
.
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I lay this down , as the undoubted reason of this degeneracy , to wit , the inward
disregard of thy mind to the light of Christ shining in thee ; the first shewed thee
thy sins , and reproved them , and that taught and enabled thee to deny and
resist ...
I lay this down , as the undoubted reason of this degeneracy , to wit , the inward
disregard of thy mind to the light of Christ shining in thee ; the first shewed thee
thy sins , and reproved them , and that taught and enabled thee to deny and
resist ...
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So that the cross mystical is that divine grace and power , which crosses the
carnal wills of men , and gives a contradiction to their corrupt affections , and that
constantly opposeth itself to the inordinate and fleshly appetite of their minds ,
and ...
So that the cross mystical is that divine grace and power , which crosses the
carnal wills of men , and gives a contradiction to their corrupt affections , and that
constantly opposeth itself to the inordinate and fleshly appetite of their minds ,
and ...
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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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