The Plain Teacher: Shewing the Advantage of Man's Prudent and Pious Conduct, from Entering Into Business to His Leaving it Off ... |
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... rich ought to re- member that their comforts as much de- pend on the service of the poor , as the support of the poor does on their afflu ence or bounty ; so that " the eye can- not say to the hand , I have no need of thee ; nor the ...
... rich ought to re- member that their comforts as much de- pend on the service of the poor , as the support of the poor does on their afflu ence or bounty ; so that " the eye can- not say to the hand , I have no need of thee ; nor the ...
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... rich , the wealth you give them without an employment will only be fuel for their lusts and make their present folly the more conspicuous , and their eternal ruin the more inevitable . If you are poor , the injury you do to your ...
... rich , the wealth you give them without an employment will only be fuel for their lusts and make their present folly the more conspicuous , and their eternal ruin the more inevitable . If you are poor , the injury you do to your ...
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... its beauty in this respect should grow ; that by a sincere faith in Christ , and an humble repentance towards GOD , we should be made meet for final and everlasting glory ; and the lively expectation 20 Suggestions to the Rich ,
... its beauty in this respect should grow ; that by a sincere faith in Christ , and an humble repentance towards GOD , we should be made meet for final and everlasting glory ; and the lively expectation 20 Suggestions to the Rich ,
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... rich vessel guided by an unskilful pilot , in danger soon to be shipwrecked and lost . On the other hand , all masters should make conscience , ho- nestly and faithfully to instruct their ap- prentices in all the lawful and gainful mys ...
... rich vessel guided by an unskilful pilot , in danger soon to be shipwrecked and lost . On the other hand , all masters should make conscience , ho- nestly and faithfully to instruct their ap- prentices in all the lawful and gainful mys ...
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... rich friends , or some precarious contingency , in the imagination of which they neglect their proper busi- ness , live above their present estates , and like the dog in the fable , quit their présent possessions to catch at shadows ...
... rich friends , or some precarious contingency , in the imagination of which they neglect their proper busi- ness , live above their present estates , and like the dog in the fable , quit their présent possessions to catch at shadows ...
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Page 41 - And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind : for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Page 75 - He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Page 148 - He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
Page 189 - For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
Page 52 - If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of Hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings : yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
Page 202 - But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also, and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Page 40 - Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting, get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.
Page 32 - Teach me, my God and King, ^ In all things Thee to see, * And what I do in anything, To do it as for Thee. All may of Thee partake: Nothing can be so mean Which with this tincture (for Thy sake) Will not grow bright and clean. A servant with this clause Makes drudgery divine: Who sweeps a room as for Thy laws, Makes that and th
Page 173 - My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest, it shall lead thee ; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee ; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
Page 199 - It is not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it ? neither is it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it? but the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.