The Theological Works of Isaac Barrow, Volume 3The University Press, 1830 |
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... rich possession , a matter of great satisfaction , and much use : men are com- monly ashamed of nothing so much as ignorance ; but if any knowledge meriteth esteem for its worth and usefulness , this , next to that concerning Al- mighty ...
... rich possession , a matter of great satisfaction , and much use : men are com- monly ashamed of nothing so much as ignorance ; but if any knowledge meriteth esteem for its worth and usefulness , this , next to that concerning Al- mighty ...
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... rich , and noble , and mighty , when indeed , our condition be- ing duly estimated , we are wretchedly mean and beggarly . We do frequently hug ourselves , ( or ra- Rev. iii . 17 . ther shadows in our room , ) admiring ourselves for ...
... rich , and noble , and mighty , when indeed , our condition be- ing duly estimated , we are wretchedly mean and beggarly . We do frequently hug ourselves , ( or ra- Rev. iii . 17 . ther shadows in our room , ) admiring ourselves for ...
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... rich , when the glory of his house is in- creased ; for when he dieth , he shall carry nothing Psal . Ixxiii . away ; his glory shall not descend with him . I xxxvii . I. was , saith he again , envious at the foolish , when I saw the ...
... rich , when the glory of his house is in- creased ; for when he dieth , he shall carry nothing Psal . Ixxiii . away ; his glory shall not descend with him . I xxxvii . I. was , saith he again , envious at the foolish , when I saw the ...
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... rich man , St. James tells us , as the flower of e In his elaborant , quæ sciunt nihil omnino ad se pertinere ; serunt arbores , quæ alteri sæculo prosint . Cic . de Senect . 20 . the grass shall he pass away ; for 58 The Consideration ...
... rich man , St. James tells us , as the flower of e In his elaborant , quæ sciunt nihil omnino ad se pertinere ; serunt arbores , quæ alteri sæculo prosint . Cic . de Senect . 20 . the grass shall he pass away ; for 58 The Consideration ...
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... rich man fade in his ways . All the comfort ( we see by the apostle's discourse ) and the convenience , all the grace and ornament , that riches are supposed to yield , will certainly wither and decay , either be- fore or with us ...
... rich man fade in his ways . All the comfort ( we see by the apostle's discourse ) and the convenience , all the grace and ornament , that riches are supposed to yield , will certainly wither and decay , either be- fore or with us ...
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Page 70 - ALMIGHTY God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which thy son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility...
Page 26 - I die: * remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: * lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, "Who is the Lord?" or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Page 479 - But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature ; because I have refused him : for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel.
Page 343 - Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Page 428 - Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
Page 156 - No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
Page 343 - Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: but let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
Page 482 - I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
Page 460 - How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is 'turned within me, my repentings are kindled together. I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim : for I am God, and not man ; the Holy One in the midst of thee : and I will not enter into the city.
Page 115 - Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me; For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord: They would none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof. Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.