An Address to Persons of Fashion: Containing Some Particulars Relating to Balls: and a Few Occasional Hints Concerning Play-houses, Card-tables, Xc., in which is Introduced the Character of Lucinda, a Lady of the Very Best Fashion, and of Most Extraordinary Piety ... |
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... say , that I am forry you think the fhort time allotted you in this ftate of probation to prepare your Soul for Eternity , to be fo very cheap a drug that you will fell it for a trifle , when you are so folemnly called upon to redeem it ...
... say , that I am forry you think the fhort time allotted you in this ftate of probation to prepare your Soul for Eternity , to be fo very cheap a drug that you will fell it for a trifle , when you are so folemnly called upon to redeem it ...
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... say , because if I did not go to thefe places , others would . " It is not in my power to put a stop to fuch pro- " ceedings . ' But do not you by going do all in one person's power to countenance and encourage them ? And , on the ...
... say , because if I did not go to thefe places , others would . " It is not in my power to put a stop to fuch pro- " ceedings . ' But do not you by going do all in one person's power to countenance and encourage them ? And , on the ...
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... says one thing , he means another , otherwise , till it can be proved that this holy Apostle went to BALLS , ( the very idea of ... say , " Why , if this be the cafe , we must e'en feclude our- « felves from all fociety , bid farewel to ...
... says one thing , he means another , otherwise , till it can be proved that this holy Apostle went to BALLS , ( the very idea of ... say , " Why , if this be the cafe , we must e'en feclude our- « felves from all fociety , bid farewel to ...
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... say , that those perfons are utter ftrangers to true re- ligion , who look upon it as a melancholy service , or destructive of any focial duty whatever . Certain it is , that every real Chriftian must be serious and thoughtful , must ...
... say , that those perfons are utter ftrangers to true re- ligion , who look upon it as a melancholy service , or destructive of any focial duty whatever . Certain it is , that every real Chriftian must be serious and thoughtful , must ...
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... say , there are many Profeffors , few Chriftians ; if words and " forms might carry it , Chrift would have clients enough . " x6 1 Our bleffed Saviour affures us , that broad is the way , and wide is the gate , that leadeth to deftruc ...
... say , there are many Profeffors , few Chriftians ; if words and " forms might carry it , Chrift would have clients enough . " x6 1 Our bleffed Saviour affures us , that broad is the way , and wide is the gate , that leadeth to deftruc ...
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affures againſt alſo amongſt amuſements anſwer Apoſtle armour of God aſk becauſe bleffed cafe called Cards cauſe Chrift Chriftian Communion confequences confiftently conftant converſation cuſtom defire diverfion of BALLS drefs duties eſteem evil fafely faid fame faſhionable feem felves fenfible fhall fhew fhould fince firſt fo little fome fometimes fouls ftate fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofe fupport fure go to BALLS God's Gofpel heart herſelf heſitation himſelf holy inftead Jefus Chrift John ii juſt kingdom of heaven leaft live look Lord Lucinda Matt moft moſt muft muſt neceffity nevertheleſs obferved ourſelves paſs perfon Pfal piety PLAYS pleaſed pleaſures poffible Prayer prefent reaſon Religion Saviour ſay Scripture ſeriouſly ſhall ſhe ſhould ſpend Spirit St Paul ſtate ſuppoſe thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe thou unleſs unto uſe whereby whilft whofe whoſe wicked wickedneſs word worfe yourſelf
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Page 46 - And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by Him.
Page 51 - I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
Page 51 - Becaufe thou fayeft, I am rich, and increafed with goods, and have need of nothing: and knoweft not that thou art wretched, and miferable, and poor, and blind, and naked.
Page 34 - Let light shine out of darkness,' made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
Page 12 - For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly ; neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh : but he is a Jew who is one inwardly ; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter ; whose praise is not of men, but of God.
Page 57 - ... broad is the way, and wide is the gate that leadeth to destruction, and many there be that go in thereat...
Page 60 - It was to me a very terrible one, dwelling much on hell and judgment, and what a fearful thing it is to fall into the hands of the living God.
Page 62 - ... to fave to the uttermoft all that come unto God by him.
Page 31 - Methinks, we need not our short beings shun, And, thought to fly, contend to be undone. We need not buy our ruin with our crime, And give eternity to murder time. The love of gaming is the worst of ills ; With ceaseless storms the blacken'd soul it fills ; 1 Shakespeare VOL.
Page 33 - Chrift erects in the hearts of all his people, to make them meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the faints in light (d].