A practical treatise upon Christian perfection. Repr. [of the 1726 ed.].1807 |
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Side 6
... happiness , who have not been , in every re- spect , so perfect as they might have been , notwith- standing that he gave them such a rule of perfec- tion ; so it equally suits with the divine mercy to admit men to different degrees of ...
... happiness , who have not been , in every re- spect , so perfect as they might have been , notwith- standing that he gave them such a rule of perfec- tion ; so it equally suits with the divine mercy to admit men to different degrees of ...
Side 7
... happiness , and different degrees of happiness , though they have not attained to all that perfection to which they were called ; yet it does not follow that any people will be saved who did not endeavour after that perfection . For ...
... happiness , and different degrees of happiness , though they have not attained to all that perfection to which they were called ; yet it does not follow that any people will be saved who did not endeavour after that perfection . For ...
Side 8
... happiness in heaven . For consider , thou hearest there are different de- grees of glory ; that they are proportioned to diffe- rent states of goodness in this life , thou wilt there- fore content thyself with a lower degree of good ...
... happiness in heaven . For consider , thou hearest there are different de- grees of glory ; that they are proportioned to diffe- rent states of goodness in this life , thou wilt there- fore content thyself with a lower degree of good ...
Side 9
... necessary to quiet his anxieties , content him with his condition , and lead him safely to everlasting rest and happiness . It is now only necessary that the poor wisdom of man do not exalt itself against God , that B 5 CTION . 11.
... necessary to quiet his anxieties , content him with his condition , and lead him safely to everlasting rest and happiness . It is now only necessary that the poor wisdom of man do not exalt itself against God , that B 5 CTION . 11.
Side 10
... happiness is the sole end of all our labours , so this divine revelation aims at nothing else . * It gives us right and satisfactory notions of our- selves , of our true good and real evil ; it shows us the true state of our condition ...
... happiness is the sole end of all our labours , so this divine revelation aims at nothing else . * It gives us right and satisfactory notions of our- selves , of our true good and real evil ; it shows us the true state of our condition ...
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Side 79 - Therefore take no thought, saying: What shall we eat? Or, what shall we drink? Or, wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek.) For your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.
Side 16 - Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: 5.
Side 107 - And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Side 332 - There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differeth from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead.
Side 390 - And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out : it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire ; where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Side 346 - 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.
Side 63 - And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom...
Side 55 - Then Jesus beholding him, loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest : go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven ; and come, take up the cross and follow me.
Side 155 - Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
Side 22 - And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man withal whom the king delighteth to honour...