The Works of Thomas Secker...J. Dickson, 1792 - Sermons, English |
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... ftill more defirable treasure , their good opinion . They will plainly perceive , that we neither hate , nor despise them ; that if we find it needful to restrain their industry in fome things , we excite , aid and direct it in others ...
... ftill more defirable treasure , their good opinion . They will plainly perceive , that we neither hate , nor despise them ; that if we find it needful to restrain their industry in fome things , we excite , aid and direct it in others ...
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... ftill more difcouraging . We fee re vealed religion , as well as natural , profeffedly fcorned by many , and seriously regarded by very few . Yet , though it hath but little influence , were all that influence good , there would ftill ...
... ftill more difcouraging . We fee re vealed religion , as well as natural , profeffedly fcorned by many , and seriously regarded by very few . Yet , though it hath but little influence , were all that influence good , there would ftill ...
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... ftill ; the same coun- cil gives to all , who , taking upon them the badge of the cross , fhall fight against heretics , the same spiritual privileges and indulgences , as if they fought against infidels . For making war on the latter ...
... ftill ; the same coun- cil gives to all , who , taking upon them the badge of the cross , fhall fight against heretics , the same spiritual privileges and indulgences , as if they fought against infidels . For making war on the latter ...
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Thomas Secker. nefs ! Of that indeed there is little hope . Yet ftill let us con- tinue to act , as Chriftians ought ; and add to the public leni- ty of our superiors , every prudent inftance of kind behaviour in private life ; never ...
Thomas Secker. nefs ! Of that indeed there is little hope . Yet ftill let us con- tinue to act , as Chriftians ought ; and add to the public leni- ty of our superiors , every prudent inftance of kind behaviour in private life ; never ...
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... ftill , having recourfe to violent measures would bring on fo many obvious mifchiefs , and for the most part fuch multitudes of unforeseen ones too , with fo much uncer- tainty of making things better , and fo dreadful a chance of ...
... ftill , having recourfe to violent measures would bring on fo many obvious mifchiefs , and for the most part fuch multitudes of unforeseen ones too , with fo much uncer- tainty of making things better , and fo dreadful a chance of ...
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abfolutely againſt alfo almoſt alſo amongſt anſwer baptifm becauſe befides beſt Biſhop bleffed cafe catechifm caufe cauſe Chrift Chriftian church Church of England commandment confequence confiderable defign defire Diffenters doth duty eſpecially eſtabliſhed exprefs facrament fafe faid faith fame fcripture felves fenfe fervants ferve feveral fhall fhow fince firft firſt fome fons foon fouls ftill fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofing fupport furely give God's happineſs hath himſelf holy honour increaſe inftruction intereft itſelf Jefus juſt laſt leaft leaſt lefs leſs Lord means miffionaries minifters moft moſt muft muſt neceffary obferve occafion ourſelves perfons Pfal pleaſed pleaſure poffible prayers prefent preferve promiſed puniſhment purpoſe raiſed reaſon reft religion reſpect Saviour ſay ſenſe ſeveral ſhall ſhould ſhow ſome ſpeak Spirit ſtate ſtill ſuch thefe themſelves ther theſe things thofe thoſe tion underſtand unleſs unto uſe words worfe worſhip
Popular passages
Page 315 - Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight : but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Page 305 - If I take the wings of the morning, and remain in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there also shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.
Page 368 - Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
Page 368 - And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Page 317 - Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of Him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
Page 392 - Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
Page 303 - I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. And now, O Father, glorify thou me, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
Page 493 - The body and blood of Christ which are verily and indeed taken and received by the faithful in the Lord's Supper.
Page 428 - And the judges shall make diligent inquisition ; and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother, then shall ye do unto him as he had thought to have done unto his brother : so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.
Page 284 - Let this mind be in you, which was alfo in Chrift Jefus : who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God : but made himfelf of no reputation, and took upon him the form* of a fervant, and was made in the likenefs of men. And being found in fafhion as a man, he humbled himfelf, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the crofs.