The Great Importance of a Religious Life Considered: To which are Added, Some Morning and Evening PrayersW. Ginger, and sold, 1787 - 145 pages |
À l'intérieur du livre
Résultats 1-5 sur 26
Page iii
... - velation hath graciously prefcribed . He poffeffed by Temper every moral Virtue ; by Religion every Chriftian Grace . He had a Humanity that melted at every Diftrefs ; a a 3 Cha- [ * ] Charity which not only thought no Evil A SHORT.
... - velation hath graciously prefcribed . He poffeffed by Temper every moral Virtue ; by Religion every Chriftian Grace . He had a Humanity that melted at every Diftrefs ; a a 3 Cha- [ * ] Charity which not only thought no Evil A SHORT.
Page v
... Religion and a true Concern for the Intereft of their immortal Souls : a Defign , at all Times feasonable and neceffary , but more especially at this Time , when we fee fuch Numbers of Perfons carried away with the Love of Pleafure ...
... Religion and a true Concern for the Intereft of their immortal Souls : a Defign , at all Times feasonable and neceffary , but more especially at this Time , when we fee fuch Numbers of Perfons carried away with the Love of Pleafure ...
Page vi
... Religion , which is fo vifible amongst us . Whether any Thing that is here offered , will be effectual to draw Men off from the Love of those deceitful Varities , I cannot fay : but fure I am ( if the Scripture is to be the Rule of our ...
... Religion , which is fo vifible amongst us . Whether any Thing that is here offered , will be effectual to draw Men off from the Love of those deceitful Varities , I cannot fay : but fure I am ( if the Scripture is to be the Rule of our ...
Page vii
... Religion : However , the diffi- culty of the Work bould not difcourage any one from attempting it . I have therefore endea- voured , according to my Ability , to lay before the Reader , in the following pages , the Ad vantages attending ...
... Religion : However , the diffi- culty of the Work bould not difcourage any one from attempting it . I have therefore endea- voured , according to my Ability , to lay before the Reader , in the following pages , the Ad vantages attending ...
Page 9
... Religion . 1 II . That as Religion is the only Thing that can make us happy while we live , fo there is nothing but a good Life can give us any comfortable Profpect , when we come to die . III . That a confcientious Obfervance of а the ...
... Religion . 1 II . That as Religion is the only Thing that can make us happy while we live , fo there is nothing but a good Life can give us any comfortable Profpect , when we come to die . III . That a confcientious Obfervance of а the ...
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The Great Importance of a Religious Life Considered: To which are Added ... William Melmoth Affichage du livre entier - 1849 |
The Great Importance of a Religious Life Considered: To which are Added ... William Melmoth Affichage du livre entier - 1849 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
Affiftance affured amifs behold beseech thee bleffed Saviour cern chear Children of Men chooſes Chrift Jefus Chriftian Comfort Confcience confider Death defire dreadful Duty Endeavour endleſs eternal everlasting Evil faithful Father Favour Fear fecure felf fend ferve fhall fhort fhould fincere folid Folly and Madneſs fome ftand fuch fuffer fufficient fure give Glory Gofpel Goodneſs gracious grant greateſt Happineſs happy hath Heart Heaven himſelf Holy Spirit Hopes humbly immortal infinite Intereft Irreligion itſelf Jefus Chrift juft Labours laft lefs ligion live Lord Love Majefty ment Mercy Mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nefs Number Obfervance ourſelves Peace Perfon perfuaded Pfalmift Pleafures pleaſed praiſe PRAYER prefent preferved promiſed Reaſon Reft Religion Repentance Righteous Salvation Senfe ſhall Sinner Sins Soul tender Mercies thefe themſelves theſe Things thofe thoſe thou thou haft thy bleffed thy Grace thy Holy tion Truft unto whofe wicked Wiſdom World Wrath
Fréquemment cités
Page 26 - Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his mercy ; To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.
Page 21 - Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies : and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Length of days is in her right hand : and in her left hand riches and honour. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Page 105 - And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie : but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
Page 66 - Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me : for that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord : they would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Page 6 - God; who will render to every man according to his deeds: To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil...
Page 54 - ... meet to be a partaker of the inheritance of the saints in light.
Page 84 - God and man, who did humble himself even to the death upon the Cross, for us miserable sinners; who lay in darkness and the shadow of death, that he might make us the children of God, and exalt us to everlasting life.
Page 116 - God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto thee; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in thy Name thou wilt grant their requests...
Page 29 - How happy therefore is an intellectual being, who, by prayer and meditation, by virtue and good works, opens this communication between God and his own soul ! Though...
Page 29 - ... him. He knows that his helper is at hand, and is always nearer to him than any thing else can be, which is capable of annoying or terrifying him.