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... Communion of the Church whereof we are members , p . 336 , 337 , & c . fixthly , that we should not ftint our Progres in Religion , ( out of a fond Opinion that we are good enough already ) to any determi nate Degrees or Measures of ...
... Communion of the Church whereof we are members , p . 336 , 337 , & c . fixthly , that we should not ftint our Progres in Religion , ( out of a fond Opinion that we are good enough already ) to any determi nate Degrees or Measures of ...
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... Communion I fhould have in the Joys of my Master , would be a kind of Heaven at Second - hand to me , and my Soul would be wondrous Happy by Sympathizing with him in his Felicity and Advancement . But Oh ! when that Bleffed Perfon fhall ...
... Communion I fhould have in the Joys of my Master , would be a kind of Heaven at Second - hand to me , and my Soul would be wondrous Happy by Sympathizing with him in his Felicity and Advancement . But Oh ! when that Bleffed Perfon fhall ...
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... Communion of Natures . But O ! mu h better were it for us to be fhut up all alone for ever in fome dark Hole of the World , where we might converfe only with our own melancho- ly Thoughts , and never hear of any other being put our ...
... Communion of Natures . But O ! mu h better were it for us to be fhut up all alone for ever in fome dark Hole of the World , where we might converfe only with our own melancho- ly Thoughts , and never hear of any other being put our ...
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... Communion . And now , O ! the bleffed State we shall be in , when being ftripped of all Partiality and unjust Defire , of all Infincerity and Craftines of Temper , we fhall be admitted into a Nation of juft and righteous People , where ...
... Communion . And now , O ! the bleffed State we shall be in , when being ftripped of all Partiality and unjust Defire , of all Infincerity and Craftines of Temper , we fhall be admitted into a Nation of juft and righteous People , where ...
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... Communion of Natures . And O ! what a dreadful thing muft it be , to be forced to spend an Eternity in fuch Wretched Company ! Verily me- thinks the most horrid and frightful Idea I canform in my own Mind , is , that of a company of ...
... Communion of Natures . And O ! what a dreadful thing muft it be , to be forced to spend an Eternity in fuch Wretched Company ! Verily me- thinks the most horrid and frightful Idea I canform in my own Mind , is , that of a company of ...
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Page 358 - But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
Page 367 - Let him that stole steal no more; but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
Page 388 - For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
Page 388 - For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
Page 37 - Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Page 347 - If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, fulfil ye my joy, that ye be like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind...
Page 247 - Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghoft : teaching them to obferve all things whatfoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.
Page 242 - ... strengths and capacities, and, like Jacob, hath marched softly and in evenness with the children and the cattle, to entertain us by the comforts of his company, and the influence of a perpetual guide. He that gives alms to the poor takes Jesus by the...
Page 136 - Means of which we can exprefs our Thoughts, and maintain a mutual Intelligence of Minds, with one another ; and thereby divert our Sorrows, mingle our Mirth, impart our Secrets, communicate our Counfels, and make mutual Compacts and Agreements to fupply and affift each other.
Page 247 - Authority to send others, and with a Promise that he would be with them to the End of the World.