Christian Blessedness: Or, Practical Discourses Upon the Beatitudes of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. With Three Other Volumes of Practical DiscoursesE. Parker, 1724 |
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... Mind ; and we may take it either in Op- pofition to Covetoufnefs , or in Oppofition to Pride and High - Mindedness If in Oppofition to Cove- to fness , then to be poor in Spirit , is , to have our Souls fo difpofed , as , First , Not to ...
... Mind ; and we may take it either in Op- pofition to Covetoufnefs , or in Oppofition to Pride and High - Mindedness If in Oppofition to Cove- to fness , then to be poor in Spirit , is , to have our Souls fo difpofed , as , First , Not to ...
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... Mind ; whereof I am also to fhew , I. THE DUTY . II . THE REASONABLENESS . THE DUTY of Humility is plain in all the Scripture , but more frequently and earnestly inculcated . inculcated in the New Teftament ; infomuch that it 12 ...
... Mind ; whereof I am also to fhew , I. THE DUTY . II . THE REASONABLENESS . THE DUTY of Humility is plain in all the Scripture , but more frequently and earnestly inculcated . inculcated in the New Teftament ; infomuch that it 12 ...
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... mind a Perfon of the Meanness of his Original . But now , What Ori- ginal can be fo mean , as to be from Nothing ? It is enough to take down the Spirit of the brightest Intelligence , to confider , that nothing was his Original ; a ...
... mind a Perfon of the Meanness of his Original . But now , What Ori- ginal can be fo mean , as to be from Nothing ? It is enough to take down the Spirit of the brightest Intelligence , to confider , that nothing was his Original ; a ...
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... Minds of Men began to be more generally ere- cted towards Heaven , and the Good Things of a better Life ; when they faw that the ftricteft Obfervers of the Law fell oftentimes into those Evils which were denounced against the Tranf ...
... Minds of Men began to be more generally ere- cted towards Heaven , and the Good Things of a better Life ; when they faw that the ftricteft Obfervers of the Law fell oftentimes into those Evils which were denounced against the Tranf ...
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... Minds ; and which were fo far from conducing to Hap- piness , that they rather expofed Men to Mif- fortunes and Miferies . But now , these are the Difpofitions of Mind which our Lord and Sa- viour , who was the Wisdom of his Father ...
... Minds ; and which were fo far from conducing to Hap- piness , that they rather expofed Men to Mif- fortunes and Miferies . But now , these are the Difpofitions of Mind which our Lord and Sa- viour , who was the Wisdom of his Father ...
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Page 11 - But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief; ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day ; we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
Page 168 - And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
Page 224 - He bringeth forth the clouds from the ends of the world : and sendeth forth lightnings with the rain, bringing the winds out of His treasures.
Page 48 - Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard it. 3 (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the face of the earth...
Page 81 - My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee, so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding ; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for...
Page 163 - He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord : and look, what he layeth out, it shall be paid him again.
Page 130 - One thing have I desired of the Lord, which I will require : even that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the fair beauty of the Lord, and to visit his temple.
Page 211 - Yea, the darkness is no darkness with Thee, but the night is as clear as the day : the darkness and light to Thee are both alike.
Page 1 - Blefled are the poor in fpirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Page 56 - There is no God. 2 Corrupt are they, and become abominable in their wickedness : there is none that doeth good. 3 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men : to see if there were any, that would understand, and seek after God.