The Select Works of William Penn, Volume 3W. Phillips, 1825 |
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... given men plenty for such ends ? Or will this kind of improvement of their worldly talent give them peace in the day of judgment ? But that people should do this without shame , nay , glory in it too , is greatly to be lamented ; for it ...
... given men plenty for such ends ? Or will this kind of improvement of their worldly talent give them peace in the day of judgment ? But that people should do this without shame , nay , glory in it too , is greatly to be lamented ; for it ...
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... given , or is requisite , to the maintenance of the poor that are in it : and whether this be a thing practicable or no , it matters not , though I believe it is ; the very preventing of that excess which is amongst us , would be ...
... given , or is requisite , to the maintenance of the poor that are in it : and whether this be a thing practicable or no , it matters not , though I believe it is ; the very preventing of that excess which is amongst us , would be ...
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... given by God himself for the destruction of the old world . We have that example before our eyes , that a whole world has perished for its sin , its forgetfulness of God , and their duty to him ; one family only excepted . ' Gen. vi ...
... given by God himself for the destruction of the old world . We have that example before our eyes , that a whole world has perished for its sin , its forgetfulness of God , and their duty to him ; one family only excepted . ' Gen. vi ...
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... given of the weakness of pomp and luxury , than in the resistance made at Ther- mopolæ , where three hundred virtuous Spartans encoun- tered the vast army of Xerxes , consisting of no less than seventeen hundred thousand men . In short ...
... given of the weakness of pomp and luxury , than in the resistance made at Ther- mopolæ , where three hundred virtuous Spartans encoun- tered the vast army of Xerxes , consisting of no less than seventeen hundred thousand men . In short ...
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... given us of his care over us , notwithstanding all our re- peated provocations given to him , should break us into deep contrition . O let his long suffering prevail upon us to un- feigned repentance ! then shall we stand clear men ...
... given us of his care over us , notwithstanding all our re- peated provocations given to him , should break us into deep contrition . O let his long suffering prevail upon us to un- feigned repentance ! then shall we stand clear men ...
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Page 19 - And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue ; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented...
Page 88 - For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. 12 How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and...
Page 63 - And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas ; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
Page 483 - He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
Page 64 - The word is nigh thec, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart : that is, the word of faith which we preach ; that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness ; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
Page 73 - Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Page 481 - This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, That God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
Page 507 - And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia : but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more...
Page 609 - The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. 3 The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
Page 507 - But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you : but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.