The Christian's Pattern: Or, a Treatise of the Imitation of Jesus Christ. In Four Books. Written Originally in Latin by Thomas À Kempis. Now Rendered Into English. To which are Added, Meditations and Prayers for Sick Persons. By George Stanhope, ...J. Boyle, 1779 - 384 pages |
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... refined , and heavenly Difpofition of Spirit .. CHA P. VII . Directions for avoiding Pride , and vain Confidences . T O put our Truft in Man , or any other Crea- ture , is moft egregious Vanity . Think it not below you , to fubmit to ...
... refined , and heavenly Difpofition of Spirit .. CHA P. VII . Directions for avoiding Pride , and vain Confidences . T O put our Truft in Man , or any other Crea- ture , is moft egregious Vanity . Think it not below you , to fubmit to ...
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... refined , more sub . ftantial Delights from it , than fenfual Pleasures , or uninterrupted Profperity could ever bring to the most Voluptuous and Fortunate . When the plam Drefs of the Humble , and Sackloth of the Penitent , fhall fhine ...
... refined , more sub . ftantial Delights from it , than fenfual Pleasures , or uninterrupted Profperity could ever bring to the most Voluptuous and Fortunate . When the plam Drefs of the Humble , and Sackloth of the Penitent , fhall fhine ...
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... refined and lofty for thy Contemplations to dwell upon with Relish and fenfible Delight . But he hath condefcended to thy mean Capacity ; and , by becoming Man , afflicted Man , hath furnished us with Matter of Meditation , of a Size ...
... refined and lofty for thy Contemplations to dwell upon with Relish and fenfible Delight . But he hath condefcended to thy mean Capacity ; and , by becoming Man , afflicted Man , hath furnished us with Matter of Meditation , of a Size ...
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... refined , as that Poverty of Spirit re- commended and bleffed by our Saviour , requires we fhould be , thats , refigned as to all Temporal Enjoy- ments , and well fatisfied to perfevere in our Duty , and not to think our Mafter hard ...
... refined , as that Poverty of Spirit re- commended and bleffed by our Saviour , requires we fhould be , thats , refigned as to all Temporal Enjoy- ments , and well fatisfied to perfevere in our Duty , and not to think our Mafter hard ...
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... refined they are from Sin , and the more accept- able and dear they become to God . It is true , this Conûderation is not the Effect of any Strength or Wifdom merely human , but the Product of divine Grace . This fometimes gains fo ...
... refined they are from Sin , and the more accept- able and dear they become to God . It is true , this Conûderation is not the Effect of any Strength or Wifdom merely human , but the Product of divine Grace . This fometimes gains fo ...
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Affections Affiftance Afflictions againſt becauſe beft bleffed Bufinefs caft CHAP Chrift Chriftian Comforts Confcience confider conftant Converfation deferve Defires defpife Delight Difciple difpofed Difpofition Divine Divine Grace Efteem Eternal exalted fafe Faith fame Favour feek felf felves fenfible ferve fhall fhort fhould fince fincere firft fome ftand ftill fubmit fuch fure fweet Glory Goodnefs Happineſs happy hath Heart Heaven heavenly himſelf holy Honour humble itſelf Jefus juft labour laft leaft lefs Lord Love Meaſures Mifery mighty Mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf neceffary nefs obferve Occafions ourſelves Paffions Patience Peace perfect Perfon Pfal pleaſe Pleaſure Praife Prayers prefent Promife Purpoſes Reafon refigned Refolutions Refpect reft Sacrament Senfe Soul Spirit Sufferings Temptations thee thefe themſelves theſe thine Things thofe thoſe thou art thy Grace thy Mercy thyfelf tion Truft Truth underſtand unto Vanity Virtue whofe Wifdom worfe World wretched yourſelf Zeal