A sermon preached at the funeral of the most reverend Father in God, John, by the divine providence, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, primate and metropolitan of all England, who died at Lambeth the 22nd day of November, in the 65th year of his age, and was buried at St. Lawrence Jewry, in London, on the 30th of that month, Anno Dom. 1694 by ... Gilbert, Lord Bishop of Sarum.
A SERMON Preached at the Funeral of the Most Reverend Father in God IOHN Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. II Tim. 4. 7. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the Faith.
A SERMON Preached At the Funeral of the Most Reverend Father in God JOHN Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. II Tim. 4. 7. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the Faith.
every one here present will readily agree with me, that this is a time to weep: But it will look like the venturing on a Paradox, to say that it is also a time to rejoyce, which on this occasion seems to bear a harsh and uncouth sound.
every one Here present will readily agree with me, that this is a time to weep: But it will look like the venturing on a Paradox, to say that it is also a time to rejoice, which on this occasion seems to bear a harsh and uncouth found.
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Notwithstanding all the tenderness that this melancholy Solemnity inspires, I must still say that we ought to rejoyce, that to all those convincing Arguments, by which he so often and so clearly proved the Truth and Excellency of our Holy Faith, he has added this plain and sensible demonstration, letting the World see in himself what a sort of a Man a Christian is.
Notwithstanding all the tenderness that this melancholy Solemnity inspires, I must still say that we ought to rejoice, that to all those convincing Arguments, by which he so often and so clearly proved the Truth and Excellency of our Holy Faith, he has added this plain and sensible demonstration, letting the World see in himself what a sort of a Man a Christian is.
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And since great Examples give the clearest and most effectual instruction, and afford both the pleasantest and usefullest Entertainment, I will now endeavour,
And since great Examples give the Clearest and most effectual instruction, and afford both the Pleasantest and usefullest Entertainment, I will now endeavour,
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According then to that Stile, the Importance of which was at that time well understood, St. Paul here comforts himself with this, That he had fought a good fight, or rather the good fight, which he elsewhere calls, the good fight of faith:
According then to that Style, the Importance of which was At that time well understood, Saint Paul Here comforts himself with this, That he had fought a good fight, or rather the good fight, which he elsewhere calls, the good fight of faith:
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but by the mighty Hand of God he was delivered from both; and afterwards he preached that Faith which he had formerly persecuted; but with another Spirit;
but by the mighty Hand of God he was Delivered from both; and afterwards he preached that Faith which he had formerly persecuted; but with Another Spirit;
But tho he became all things to all men, yet when the Truth or Honour of the Christian Religion was concerned, he gave them not place by subjection (he yielded no ground to them) no not for an hour.
But though he became all things to all men, yet when the Truth or Honour of the Christian Religion was concerned, he gave them not place by subjection (he yielded no ground to them) no not for an hour.
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For tho he had large Thoughts concerning the Idol Feasts, and Meats offered to Idols, yet he could not bear with those that were the Enemies of the Cross of Christ,
For though he had large Thoughts Concerning the Idol Feasts, and Meats offered to Idols, yet he could not bear with those that were the Enemies of the Cross of christ,
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and tho in meekness he instructed those that opposed themselves, yet when occasion required it, he asserted the Dignity of his Character with great Boldness,
and though in meekness he instructed those that opposed themselves, yet when occasion required it, he asserted the Dignity of his Character with great Boldness,
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He durst make his Appeals to all the Churches where he had laboured, as well as to God, who knew how holily, justly, and unblameably, he had behaved himself among them. He wrought with his own hands, to support himself, that so his Labours in the Gospel might be the more successful,
He durst make his Appeals to all the Churches where he had laboured, as well as to God, who knew how holily, justly, and unblamably, he had behaved himself among them. He wrought with his own hands, to support himself, that so his Labours in the Gospel might be the more successful,
He went about laying himself out wholly in that Work, Preaching in season, and out of season, and as he himself said, publickly and from house to house: yet he was all the while reviled to the degree of being esteemed as the filth and the offscourings of the earth: and we have a large Catalogue given us of the Imprisonments, Whippings, Stonings,
He went about laying himself out wholly in that Work, Preaching in season, and out of season, and as he himself said, publicly and from house to house: yet he was all the while reviled to the degree of being esteemed as the filth and the offscourings of the earth: and we have a large Catalogue given us of the Imprisonments, Whippings, Stonings,
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and other Persecutions, through which he past. His Body was exhausted with his constant Labours; and his Zeal for all the Churches burnt him up inwardly;
and other Persecutions, through which he passed. His Body was exhausted with his constant Labours; and his Zeal for all the Churches burned him up inwardly;
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yet through all this he went, undaunted and unshaken, and was so unstained in the whole Course of his Ministry, that he knew he could with assurance appeal to what his Companions in Labour had observed of his manner of Life.
yet through all this he went, undaunted and unshaken, and was so unstained in the Whole Course of his Ministry, that he knew he could with assurance appeal to what his Sodales in Labour had observed of his manner of Life.
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So far I have opened the Importance and Extent of the words of my Text. They carry in them a threefold Character of the Struglings and Difficulties, of the Life and Labours,
So Far I have opened the Importance and Extent of the words of my Text. They carry in them a threefold Character of the Strugglings and Difficulties, of the Life and Labours,
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So I hope it will not seem to derogate from the dignity of this Apostle of the Gentiles, if Modern Examples are proposed to you, that so you may learn to follow them as they followed the Apostles of Christ;
So I hope it will not seem to derogate from the dignity of this Apostle of the Gentiles, if Modern Examples Are proposed to you, that so you may Learn to follow them as they followed the Apostles of christ;
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I do now return to the sad Occasion of this present Assembly, to consider how truly these words give us the Character of him over whom we do now mourn, and upon whose account we ought also to rejoice. His first Education and Impressions were among those who were then called Puritans; but of the best sort.
I do now return to the sad Occasion of this present Assembly, to Consider how truly these words give us the Character of him over whom we do now mourn, and upon whose account we ought also to rejoice. His First Education and Impressions were among those who were then called Puritans; but of the best sort.
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and by the strength of his Reason, together with the clearness of his Principles, he brought over more serious Persons from their Scruples to the Communion of the Church,
and by the strength of his Reason, together with the clearness of his Principles, he brought over more serious Persons from their Scruples to the Communion of the Church,
As he got into a true method of study, so he entred into friendships with some great men, which contributed not a little to the perfecting his own mind.
As he god into a true method of study, so he entered into friendships with Some great men, which contributed not a little to the perfecting his own mind.
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But that which gave him his last finishing, was his close and long Friendship with Bishop Wilkins. He went into all the best things that were in that Great man,
But that which gave him his last finishing, was his close and long Friendship with Bishop Wilkins. He went into all the best things that were in that Great man,
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and of making themselves find out that which might be amiss in them, though the Gentleness and Modesty of his Temper had not so well fitted him for the rough Work of Reproving.
and of making themselves find out that which might be amiss in them, though the Gentleness and Modesty of his Temper had not so well fitted him for the rough Work of Reproving.
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Having dedicated himself to the Service of the Church, and being sensible of the great Good that might be done by a plain and edifying way of Preaching, he was very little disposed to follow the Patterns then set him,
Having dedicated himself to the Service of the Church, and being sensible of the great Good that might be done by a plain and edifying Way of Preaching, he was very little disposed to follow the Patterns then Set him,
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Upon these Preparations he set himself to compose the greatest Variety of Sermons, and on the best Subjects, that perhaps any one Man has ever yet done.
Upon these Preparations he Set himself to compose the greatest Variety of Sermons, and on the best Subject's, that perhaps any one Man has ever yet done.
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His joining with Bishop Wilkins in pursuing the Scheme of an Universal Character, led him to consider exactly the Truth of Language and Stile, in which no Man was happier,
His joining with Bishop Wilkins in pursuing the Scheme of an Universal Character, led him to Consider exactly the Truth of Language and Style, in which no Man was Happier,
tempering these so equally together, that neither did his Thoughts sink, nor his Stile swell: keeping always the due Mean between a low Flatness and the Dresses of false Rhetorick.
tempering these so equally together, that neither did his Thoughts sink, nor his Style swell: keeping always the due Mean between a low Flatness and the Dresses of false Rhetoric.
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Whether he explained Points of Divinity, Matters of Controversy, or the Rules of Morality, on which he dwelt most copiously, there was something peculiar in him on them all, that conquered the Minds,
Whither he explained Points of Divinity, Matters of Controversy, or the Rules of Morality, on which he dwelled most copiously, there was something peculiar in him on them all, that conquered the Minds,
When he saw that Popery was at the root of this, and that the Design seemed to be laid, to make us first Atheists, that we might be the more easily made Papists,
When he saw that Popery was At the root of this, and that the Design seemed to be laid, to make us First Atheists, that we might be the more Easily made Papists,
He looked on the whole Complex of Popery as such a Corruption of the whole Design of Christianity, that he thought it was incumbent on him, to set himself against it, with the Zeal and Courage which became that Cause,
He looked on the Whole Complex of Popery as such a Corruption of the Whole Design of Christianity, that he Thought it was incumbent on him, to Set himself against it, with the Zeal and Courage which became that Cause,
and that their Cruelty was such a Contradiction to the Meekness of Christ, and to that Love and Charity which he made the Character and Distinction of his Disciples and Followers, that he resolved to sacrifice every thing,
and that their Cruelty was such a Contradiction to the Meekness of christ, and to that Love and Charity which he made the Character and Distinction of his Disciples and Followers, that he resolved to sacrifice every thing,
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His Enemies soon saw how much he stood in their way, and were not wanting in the Arts of Calumny, to disable him from opposing them with that great Success which his Writings and Sermons had on the Nation.
His Enemies soon saw how much he stood in their Way, and were not wanting in the Arts of Calumny, to disable him from opposing them with that great Success which his Writings and Sermons had on the nation.
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So regular a Piety, such an unblemished Probity, and so extensive and tender a Charity, together with his great and constant Labours, both in private and publick, set him above Reproach.
So regular a Piety, such an unblemished Probity, and so extensive and tender a Charity, together with his great and constant Labours, both in private and public, Set him above Reproach.
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His endeavouring to make out every thing in Religion from clear and plain Principles, and with a Fulness of demonstrative Proof, was laid hold on to make him pass for one that could believe nothing that lay beyond the Compass of humane Reason:
His endeavouring to make out every thing in Religion from clear and plain Principles, and with a Fullness of demonstrative Proof, was laid hold on to make him pass for one that could believe nothing that lay beyond the Compass of humane Reason:
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And his tender Method of treating with Dissenters, his Endeavours to extinguish that Fire, and to unite us among our selves, against those who understood their own Interest well,
And his tender Method of treating with Dissenters, his Endeavours to extinguish that Fire, and to unite us among our selves, against those who understood their own Interest well,
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But how unhappily successful soever they might be, in infusing those Jealousies of him, into some warm and unwary Men, he still went on in his own way:
But how unhappily successful soever they might be, in infusing those Jealousies of him, into Some warm and unwary Men, he still went on in his own Way:
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He thought the Openness of his Temper, the Course of his Life, his Sincerity, and the visible Effects of his Labours, which had contributed so much to turn the greatest Part of this vast City to a hearty Love of the Church,
He Thought the Openness of his Temper, the Course of his Life, his Sincerity, and the visible Effects of his Labours, which had contributed so much to turn the greatest Part of this vast city to a hearty Love of the Church,
or being either startled or fretted by the Peevishness which is raised and kept up by Contradiction or disputing, in which, without derogating from other Mens Labours, no Man had a larger Share than himself;
or being either startled or fretted by the Peevishness which is raised and kept up by Contradiction or disputing, in which, without derogating from other Men's Labours, no Man had a larger Share than himself;
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yet neither that, nor the Narrowness of his Fortune, while he needed Supports, and saw what was the shortest way to arrive at them, could make him change his strain.
yet neither that, nor the Narrowness of his Fortune, while he needed Supports, and saw what was the Shortest Way to arrive At them, could make him change his strain.
I need not tell you for how many Years, and with what Labour and Success he divided himself between that Society and this Place. I am confident you have profited so much by it, that you will remember it long;
I need not tell you for how many years, and with what Labour and Success he divided himself between that Society and this Place. I am confident you have profited so much by it, that you will Remember it long;
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he was still so affable and humble, so modest, and so ready to serve the youngest and meanest in it, that such as saw all that, must needs feel the Impressions of it go deep, and stick long with him.
he was still so affable and humble, so modest, and so ready to serve the youngest and Meanest in it, that such as saw all that, must needs feel the Impressions of it go deep, and stick long with him.
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Those great Preferments to which his extraordinary Worth seemed to have forced some who had no Kindness to him, to advance him afterwards, had no other Effect on him,
Those great Preferments to which his extraordinary Worth seemed to have forced Some who had no Kindness to him, to advance him afterwards, had no other Effect on him,
and all that he desired upon this Happy Revolution, was such a Change as did considerably lessen his Income, but delivered him from the invidious load of having two Dignities.
and all that he desired upon this Happy Revolution, was such a Change as did considerably lessen his Income, but Delivered him from the invidious load of having two Dignities.
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How fatally this grew to be hearkned to, and how much it was entertained, I chuse rather to suppress than to lament, that so this Discourse may have the more of his own Air in it:
How fatally this grew to be hearkened to, and how much it was entertained, I choose rather to suppress than to lament, that so this Discourse may have the more of his own Air in it:
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he could not but observe those amasing Steps of Providence that accompanied it, and hoped it was a beginning to great Blessings that were to follow it.
he could not but observe those amassing Steps of Providence that accompanied it, and hoped it was a beginning to great Blessings that were to follow it.
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And some in high Stations of the Church would neither openly declare for it, nor act against it, according to the Authority of their Characters: One of which they certainly ought to have done.
And Some in high Stations of the Church would neither openly declare for it, nor act against it, according to the authority of their Characters: One of which they Certainly ought to have done.
If they did then judge it so unlawful as they would now represent it, they ought to have thundered both with their Sermons and Censures against it, especially in the first fermentation,
If they did then judge it so unlawful as they would now represent it, they ought to have thundered both with their Sermons and Censures against it, especially in the First fermentation,
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when a vigorous Opposition might have had considerable Effects; and would have made them look like Confessors indeed, to which they afterwards pretended. They did it not:
when a vigorous Opposition might have had considerable Effects; and would have made them look like Confessors indeed, to which they afterwards pretended. They did it not:
And therefore the same Authority mdae their Sees void, that had displaced the Non-conformists in 61, and the Popish Bishops in the beginnings of Queen Elizabeth's Reign.
And Therefore the same authority mdae their Sees void, that had displaced the nonconformists in 61, and the Popish Bishops in the beginnings of Queen Elizabeth's Reign.
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That which went the deepest in his own mind, and which he laid out the most earnestly before Their Majesties, was, That those groundless prejudices with which his Enemies had loaded him, had been so industriously propagated,
That which went the Deepest in his own mind, and which he laid out the most earnestly before Their Majesties, was, That those groundless prejudices with which his Enemies had loaded him, had been so industriously propagated,
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while they were neglected by himself, that he believed, that he, who (as his Humility made him think) could at no time do any great Service, was less capable of it, now than ever.
while they were neglected by himself, that he believed, that he, who (as his Humility made him think) could At no time do any great Service, was less capable of it, now than ever.
The one was, That whensoever the state of their Majestie's Affairs was such that he could hope to be dismist from that Post, he would become a most importunate Suitor to be delivered from it.
The one was, That whensoever the state of their Majesty's Affairs was such that he could hope to be dismissed from that Post, he would become a most importunate Suitor to be Delivered from it.
how much he applied himself to it, and how faithfully he went thro' it, and how constantly he proposed and promoted all good designs in it, is so well known, that I need not enlarge upon it.
how much he applied himself to it, and how faithfully he went through it, and how constantly he proposed and promoted all good designs in it, is so well known, that I need not enlarge upon it.
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But in his last Years the Post he held, and the place he lived in, set him more at liberty, from that Croud, which he had suffered to break in upon him formerly.
But in his last years the Post he held, and the place he lived in, Set him more At liberty, from that Crowd, which he had suffered to break in upon him formerly.
since the other was only Personal, and so was less regarded by one that considered himself very little, was that he perceived in them, such serious Designs,
since the other was only Personal, and so was less regarded by one that considered himself very little, was that he perceived in them, such serious Designs,
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And yet how false soever these were generally known to be, the Confidence with which they were averred, joined with the envy that accompanies a high Station, had a greater operation than could have been imagined;
And yet how false soever these were generally known to be, the Confidence with which they were averred, joined with the envy that Accompanies a high Station, had a greater operation than could have been imagined;
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so many Services to so many Persons, without ever once doing an ill Office, or a hard thing to any one Person, who had a sweetness and gentleness in him, that seemed rather to lean to excess, should yet meet with so much Unkindness and Injustice.
so many Services to so many Persons, without ever once doing an ill Office, or a hard thing to any one Person, who had a sweetness and gentleness in him, that seemed rather to lean to excess, should yet meet with so much Unkindness and Injustice.
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praying for those who despitefully used him, and upon all occasions doing them good for Evil. Nor had this any other effect on him, either to change his Temper or his Maxims,
praying for those who despitefully used him, and upon all occasions doing them good for Evil. Nor had this any other Effect on him, either to change his Temper or his Maxims,
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He was so exactly true in all the representations of Things or Persons, that he laid before Their Majesties, that he neither rais'd the Character of his Friends,
He was so exactly true in all the representations of Things or Persons, that he laid before Their Majesties, that he neither raised the Character of his Friends,
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nor sunk that of those that deserved not so well of him, (I love not to say Enemies) but offer'd every thing to Them with that sincerity that did so well become him:
nor sunk that of those that deserved not so well of him, (I love not to say Enemies) but offered every thing to Them with that sincerity that did so well become him:
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that Truth and Candor was almost perceptible in every thing he said or did: his Looks and whole Manner seemed to take away all suspicion concerning him.
that Truth and Candor was almost perceptible in every thing he said or did: his Looks and Whole Manner seemed to take away all suspicion Concerning him.
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In his Domestick Relations, in his Friendships, in the whole commerce of Business, he was always a Pattern, easie and humble, frank and open, tender-hearted and bountiful, kind and obliging, in the greatest as well as in the smallest Matters:
In his Domestic Relations, in his Friendships, in the Whole commerce of Business, he was always a Pattern, easy and humble, frank and open, tender-hearted and bountiful, kind and obliging, in the greatest as well as in the Smallest Matters:
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But if by keeping the faith, be to be understood the preserving and handing down the sacred Trust of the Christian Doctrine, this he maintained pure and undefiled.
But if by keeping the faith, be to be understood the preserving and handing down the sacred Trust of the Christian Doctrine, this he maintained pure and undefiled.
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Even in his younger days when he had a great Liveliness of thought, and finess of Imagination, he avoided the disturbing the Peace of the Church with particular Opinions,
Even in his younger days when he had a great Liveliness of Thought, and finess of Imagination, he avoided the disturbing the Peace of the Church with particular Opinions,
And in an Age of such great Dissolution, as this is, he judged that the best way to put a stop to growing Impiety, was first to establish the Principles of natural Religion,
And in an Age of such great Dissolution, as this is, he judged that the best Way to put a stop to growing Impiety, was First to establish the Principles of natural Religion,
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Therefore he was in great doubt, whither the surest way to perswade the World, to the belief of the sublime Truths that are contained in the Scriptures, concerning God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, and concerning the Person of Christ, was to enter much into the discussing of those Mysteries:
Therefore he was in great doubt, whither the Surest Way to persuade the World, to the belief of the sublime Truths that Are contained in the Scriptures, Concerning God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, and Concerning the Person of christ, was to enter much into the discussing of those Mysteres:
He thought the maintaing these Doctrines as they are proposed in the Scriptures, without entring too much into Explanations or Controversies, would be the most effectual way to preserve the Reverence that was due to them,
He Thought the maintaining these Doctrines as they Are proposed in the Scriptures, without entering too much into Explanations or Controversies, would be the most effectual Way to preserve the reverence that was due to them,
But when he was desired by some, and provoked by others, and saw just Occasions moving him to it, he asserted those great Mysteries with that Strength and Clearness, that was his peculiar Talent.
But when he was desired by Some, and provoked by Others, and saw just Occasions moving him to it, he asserted those great Mysteres with that Strength and Clearness, that was his peculiar Talon.
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He indeed judged that the great design of Christianity was the reforming Mens Natures, and governing their Actions, the restraining their Appetites, and Passions, the softning their Tempers,
He indeed judged that the great Design of Christianity was the reforming Men's Nature's, and governing their Actions, the restraining their Appetites, and Passion, the softening their Tempers,
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as one of the chief practices of the Powers of Darkness, to defeat the true ends for which the Son of God came into the World, and that they did lead Men into much dry and angry work, who while they were hot in the making Parties,
as one of the chief practices of the Powers of Darkness, to defeat the true ends for which the Son of God Come into the World, and that they did led Men into much dry and angry work, who while they were hight in the making Parties,
while we are in this our Pilgrimage, that when the Terrours of Death may overtake us, the prospect of a Blessed Immortality beyond it, may so support us, that we may not only overcome all those darkning and oppressive Fears,
while we Are in this our Pilgrimage, that when the Terrors of Death may overtake us, the prospect of a Blessed Immortality beyond it, may so support us, that we may not only overcome all those darkening and oppressive Fears,
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but may finish our Course with Joy, and pass into that State, of Life and Glory, where with Angels and Saints we shall always behold the Face of our Heavenly Father, and we shall be ever with the Lord:
but may finish our Course with Joy, and pass into that State, of Life and Glory, where with Angels and Saints we shall always behold the Face of our Heavenly Father, and we shall be ever with the Lord:
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