that is, in the Gospel of last Sunday, Your Majesties beheld him sending Embassadors to Jesus, to inquire whether he were the Messias, to convince those he sent of what he had Preach'd from the Wilderness to the Prison, and to shew, that if the Word of God cannot be bound, so neither can the Voice. John was in Chains,
that is, in the Gospel of last Sunday, Your Majesties beheld him sending ambassadors to jesus, to inquire whither he were the Messias, to convince those he sent of what he had Preached from the Wilderness to the Prison, and to show, that if the Word of God cannot be bound, so neither can the Voice. John was in Chains,
Priests, as Deputies of the Clergy; and Levites, their Attendants; selected Members of the Sanhedrim, and Representatives of the whole Body Ecclesiastick, with great Solemnity,
Priests, as Deputies of the Clergy; and Levites, their Attendants; selected Members of the Sanhedrim, and Representatives of the Whole Body Ecclesiastic, with great Solemnity,
and (as St. Augustine thinks) with no less Sincerity, address to him, with a Tu quis es? Who are you? In what Quality do you appear among us? By what Authority do you Preach Penance? And by what New Light do you foresee that the Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand? We are the Ordinary Dispensers of the Word;
and (as Saint Augustine thinks) with no less Sincerity, address to him, with a Tu quis es? Who Are you? In what Quality do you appear among us? By what authority do you Preach Penance? And by what New Light do you foresee that the Kingdom of Heaven is At Hand? We Are the Ordinary Dispensers of the Word;
and your exact Timing it with our Expectation of the Messias, the Sceptre being now wrested from the Royal Tribe, of Juda, by the Hands of a Stranger, and the 70 Weeks of Years, the Term assign'd by Daniel for the Messias 's Coming, being now expir'd, we begin to doubt,
and your exact Timing it with our Expectation of the Messias, the Sceptre being now wrested from the Royal Tribe, of Juda, by the Hands of a Stranger, and the 70 Weeks of years, the Term assigned by daniel for the Messias is Coming, being now expired, we begin to doubt,
but I am only an Index to point out to you what is already before your Eyes, to awaken your Attention, that There standeth one among you, whom you know not;
but I am only an Index to point out to you what is already before your Eyes, to awaken your Attention, that There Stands one among you, whom you know not;
so the Jew, so the Christian is commanded, so common Sence teacheth you, not to stop at the Voice, (a meer Shadow) but to carry your Attention to the Substance. So St. John, and so every one that after him announces JESƲS CHRIST, exhorts you not to be offended with the plain and unartful Delivery of the Preacher,
so the Jew, so the Christian is commanded, so Common Sense Teaches you, not to stop At the Voice, (a mere Shadow) but to carry your Attention to the Substance. So Saint John, and so every one that After him announces JESƲS CHRIST, exhorts you not to be offended with the plain and unartful Delivery of the Preacher,
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nor to expect that harmony of Words, those moving Gestures, those sweet Cadences in the Pulpit, which draw you to the Theatre, which are the Business, and make all the Beauty of the Stage.
nor to expect that harmony of Words, those moving Gestures, those sweet Cadences in the Pulpit, which draw you to the Theatre, which Are the Business, and make all the Beauty of the Stage.
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but to inforce his Doctrine, and as his Voice and Interpreter to carry home to you the bitter Reproach, that There standeth one in the midst of you whom you know not, that there is a God who is a consuming fire, who is a searcher of hearts, a God jealous of his Honor, and an Avenger of a Contempt to the Third and Fourth Generation;
but to enforce his Doctrine, and as his Voice and Interpreter to carry home to you the bitter Reproach, that There Stands one in the midst of you whom you know not, that there is a God who is a consuming fire, who is a searcher of hearts, a God jealous of his Honour, and an Avenger of a Contempt to the Third and Fourth Generation;
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your Knowledge serves only to make your neglect of him more criminal; and oh! I tremble to say it, without more then an ordinary Repentance, unpardonable.
your Knowledge serves only to make your neglect of him more criminal; and o! I tremble to say it, without more then an ordinary Repentance, unpardonable.
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and as an instance, when he came to destroy the Kingdom of Sin, he did not abhor a Virgins womb, the Angel Gabriel being the Praecursor, and especially in this Holy Time of Advent, warranting our repetition of his Message, Ave Maria.
and as an instance, when he Come to destroy the Kingdom of since, he did not abhor a Virgins womb, the Angel Gabriel being the Precursor, and especially in this Holy Time of Advent, warranting our repetition of his Message, Have Maria.
or when we have stept aside, to cast a rub in our way, and make us fall back by a timely Repentance, (the Subject of his Preaching) was to put us in mind, that God, whom we so supinely neglect,
or when we have stepped aside, to cast a rub in our Way, and make us fallen back by a timely Repentance, (the Subject of his Preaching) was to put us in mind, that God, whom we so supinely neglect,
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For the Omnipresence of God, or his being in all Places, is so necessarily included in the Notion which all Men have of the Deity, that a doubt of it wou'd sap the very Foundations of Religion,
For the Omnipresence of God, or his being in all Places, is so necessarily included in the Notion which all Men have of the Deity, that a doubt of it would sap the very Foundations of Religion,
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and yet if he were not Immense, the being in one Place wou'd exclude him from being in another. And, 2ly. That which is Immutable can never change, or shift its place;
and yet if he were not Immense, the being in one Place would exclude him from being in Another. And, 2ly. That which is Immutable can never change, or shift its place;
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yet if God were not Immense, that is, if he were confin'd to one determinate Space, he cou'd not be in another, without ceasing to be where he was before;
yet if God were not Immense, that is, if he were confined to one determinate Molle, he could not be in Another, without ceasing to be where he was before;
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and for whose sake he made all other things contain'd in that we call Place. For his Presence to other parts of the Creation, is only necessary in order to preserve them in Being; but his Presence to Man is necessary in order to his Well-being. Other Creatures operate by the Necessity of their Natures, Man by the Election and Liberty of his Will.
and for whose sake he made all other things contained in that we call Place. For his Presence to other parts of the Creation, is only necessary in order to preserve them in Being; but his Presence to Man is necessary in order to his Well-being. Other Creatures operate by the Necessity of their Nature's, Man by the Election and Liberty of his Will.
And therefore you must be often warned, that The rod is upon your back, (as the wise King speaks) or as the Baptist more forcibly, that The ax is laid to the root of the tree;
And Therefore you must be often warned, that The rod is upon your back, (as the wise King speaks) or as the Baptist more forcibly, that The ax is laid to the root of the tree;
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In the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be, saith the Preacher. In what place soever you meet this fatal Blow, your Eternity depends upon it; your Eternity, that's the Blow:
In the place where the tree falls, there it shall be, Says the Preacher. In what place soever you meet this fatal Blow, your Eternity depends upon it; your Eternity, that's the Blow:
'Tis the Hand of God that strikes, Death is the Ax, your selves are the Tree; and what is the End? In ignem mittetur, Cast the fruitless Tree into unquenchable Flames.
It's the Hand of God that strikes, Death is the Ax, your selves Are the Tree; and what is the End? In Ignem mittetur, Cast the fruitless Tree into unquenchable Flames.
Et quis poterit habitare de vobis cum igne devorante? And tell me, you that cannot endure the sight of a Mortification, the approach of an Affliction, the want of a Repast,
Et quis poterit habitare de vobis cum Ignite devorante? And tell me, you that cannot endure the sighed of a Mortification, the approach of an Affliction, the want of a Repast,
Who among you can dwell with the devouring fire? who among you can dwell with everlasting burnings? But what could raise the Indignation of our God to such a Flame against his Creature? against his own Likeness, the Likeness of a God, who cannot forget to be gracious, nor in his anger shut up his tender mercies;
Who among you can dwell with the devouring fire? who among you can dwell with everlasting burnings? But what could raise the Indignation of our God to such a Flame against his Creature? against his own Likeness, the Likeness of a God, who cannot forget to be gracious, nor in his anger shut up his tender Mercies;
But that we know him not, is the specifique Crime of Man, an Apostacy that discriminates you from all other Creatures, which by an in-born tendency to fulfil the Will of their Creator, who said, Let there be light, and there was light;
But that we know him not, is the specific Crime of Man, an Apostasy that discriminates you from all other Creatures, which by an inborn tendency to fulfil the Will of their Creator, who said, Let there be Light, and there was Light;
or by an Obediential Power, execute those Orders which they do not understand; as, The Ox knows his Owner, and the Ass the Crib of his Master; Israel autem non cognovit; but Israel knows not me:
or by an Obediential Power, execute those Order which they do not understand; as, The Ox knows his Owner, and the Ass the Crib of his Master; Israel autem non cognovit; but Israel knows not me:
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But if your Blindness and Insensibility rested there, I that can command light to shine out of darkness, might enlighten your Eyes, and melt down your Hearts:
But if your Blindness and Insensibility rested there, I that can command Light to shine out of darkness, might enlighten your Eyes, and melt down your Hearts:
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But that which raises your Crime to an unpardonable Enormity, is, that you are Israel, Populus meus, My People, my Inheritance, which I have separated from the rest of the World, chosen out of all Nations, seal'd with the Blood of the Testament, enrich'd with my Spirit;
But that which raises your Crime to an unpardonable Enormity, is, that you Are Israel, Populus meus, My People, my Inheritance, which I have separated from the rest of the World, chosen out of all nations, sealed with the Blood of the Testament, enriched with my Spirit;
I can no more, unless it be to cry to you like a Woman in travail, quasi parturiens loquar: And have I been silent? Have not I exalted my Voice like a Trumpet? And have you not stopp'd your Ears, either refusing to hear the voice calling after you, or churlishly replied to your God, Scientiam viarum tuarum nolumus; We will not the knowledge of thy ways;
I can no more, unless it be to cry to you like a Woman in travail, quasi parturiens loquar: And have I been silent? Have not I exalted my Voice like a Trumpet? And have you not stopped your Ears, either refusing to hear the voice calling After you, or churlishly replied to your God, Scientiam viarum tuarum nolumus; We will not the knowledge of thy ways;
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when your Heart is far from him? or, to hear his Word, like the Voice of an Inchanter, to go away pleas'd with the Harmony, without a design of submitting to the Doctrine? If you do not believe the Presence of your God in the midst of you, I must send you to the Heathen for Instruction:
when your Heart is Far from him? or, to hear his Word, like the Voice of an Enchanter, to go away pleased with the Harmony, without a Design of submitting to the Doctrine? If you do not believe the Presence of your God in the midst of you, I must send you to the Heathen for Instruction:
if you do not tremble, you do not repent; and if you do not repent, you do not believe either the Presence of God in you by the Immensity of his Nature,
if you do not tremble, you do not Repent; and if you do not Repent, you do not believe either the Presence of God in you by the Immensity of his Nature,
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The Presence of God in all Things, and all Places, prov'd from the Extent and Universality of his Operation, was judg'd by the great Apostle, of sufficient strength to level all Infidelity at a Blow, to convince the most haughty Spirit,
The Presence of God in all Things, and all Places, proved from the Extent and Universality of his Operation, was judged by the great Apostle, of sufficient strength to level all Infidelity At a Blow, to convince the most haughty Spirit,
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Therefore he put no other Argument to the People of Athens, and their Learned Bench of Judges in the Areopagus: for having found an Altar with this Inscription, To the unknown God, he reproaches their blindness,
Therefore he put no other Argument to the People of Athens, and their Learned Bench of Judges in the Areopagus: for having found an Altar with this Inscription, To the unknown God, he Reproaches their blindness,
while he preserves us in that Being (for Preservation is nothing, but the Creative Action continued) therefore, in ipso, in him, we live, we move, and have our Being:
while he preserves us in that Being (for Preservation is nothing, but the Creative Actium continued) Therefore, in ipso, in him, we live, we move, and have our Being:
For this wonderful Operation of God in all his Creatures, is still more admirable in Man, a Creature of such excellent Endowments that nothing under a God cou'd be its Original,
For this wondered Operation of God in all his Creatures, is still more admirable in Man, a Creature of such excellent Endowments that nothing under a God could be its Original,
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and so continually tending to Nothing, and concurring to its own Ruine, that no less then an omnipotent Hand can stop him short on the brink of the Precipice, whither he is running to Self-destruction, by the dissolution of the Elements which compound his Body,
and so continually tending to Nothing, and concurring to its own Ruin, that no less then an omnipotent Hand can stop him short on the brink of the Precipice, whither he is running to Self-destruction, by the dissolution of the Elements which compound his Body,
and repairing our Decays, Implens; Covering us with his Wings, and defending us from our selves, the worst of our Enemies, Protegens. Did he not sustain us, we shou'd at this instant return into our own Nothing, by the sole weight of our Infirmity;
and repairing our Decays, implements; Covering us with his Wings, and defending us from our selves, the worst of our Enemies, Protegens. Did he not sustain us, we should At this instant return into our own Nothing, by the sole weight of our Infirmity;
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Do not fear, says he by the Mouth of the Priest, when the Israelites were upon the point of engaging the Enemy, Dominus vester, in medio vestri est, Your God is in the midst of you,
Do not Fear, Says he by the Mouth of the Priest, when the Israelites were upon the point of engaging the Enemy, Dominus vester, in medio Yours est, Your God is in the midst of you,
Christians, I said you are gods, and all of you sons of the most High, the Image of his Likeness, the Master-piece of his Works, the Darling of his Providence, the Object of his Cares, of his Vigilancy, of his more then Paternal Solicitude.
Christians, I said you Are God's, and all of you Sons of the most High, the Image of his Likeness, the Masterpiece of his Works, the Darling of his Providence, the Object of his Cares, of his Vigilancy, of his more then Paternal Solicitude.
but when the Name of God happens to crowd in, (unless it be in Oaths and Imprecations;) when the Duties of Religion come into our Heads, (unless it be to ridicule and blaspheme them;) when the Terrors of Divine Justice present themselves before us, the Door is presently shut upon them;
but when the Name of God happens to crowd in, (unless it be in Oaths and Imprecations;) when the Duties of Religion come into our Heads, (unless it be to ridicule and Blaspheme them;) when the Terrors of Divine justice present themselves before us, the Door is presently shut upon them;
and if they forcibly press in, as sometimes they will, there is presently a damp upon our Spirits, we flie from the Reflection as from the face of a Serpent:
and if they forcibly press in, as sometime they will, there is presently a damp upon our Spirits, we fly from the Reflection as from the face of a Serpent:
Company, Divertisement, and even Debauchery, are sought to rescue us from the dangerous Temptation of remembring our Creator in the days of our youth.
Company, Divertisement, and even Debauchery, Are sought to rescue us from the dangerous Temptation of remembering our Creator in the days of our youth.
for having enumerated in the 22th Chapter of Ezekiel, all the crying Sins, and abominable Impieties of the City Jerusalem, he concludes the Tragical Description with the greatest, the source and original of all the rest, Meique oblita es, Thou hast forgotten me;
for having enumerated in the 22th Chapter of Ezekielem, all the crying Sins, and abominable Impieties of the city Jerusalem, he concludes the Tragical Description with the greatest, the source and original of all the rest, Meique oblita es, Thou hast forgotten me;
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and unbridled Liberties, I do not say among the Africans and Tartars, but within the Pale of Christianity, in the very Bowels of Religion, among the chosen Generation, the Royal Priesthood, the holy Nation, the peculiar People? what are the poisonous Springs of these Rivers of Death? but Meique oblita es; You have forgotten that your God is present to you, either by the Immensity of his Being,
and unbridled Liberties, I do not say among the Africans and Tartars, but within the Pale of Christianity, in the very Bowels of Religion, among the chosen Generation, the Royal Priesthood, the holy nation, the peculiar People? what Are the poisonous Springs of these rivers of Death? but Meique oblita es; You have forgotten that your God is present to you, either by the Immensity of his Being,
for since he is in all things, giving them existence and motion, we shou'd make him an irrational Agent, to question whether he knows the Works of his own Hands.
for since he is in all things, giving them existence and motion, we should make him an irrational Agent, to question whither he knows thee Works of his own Hands.
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But when he casts his Eyes towards us, and seems to attend to what we say or do, we cannot but have a greater concern upon us, we cannot but add more than an ordinary Solicitude,
But when he Cast his Eyes towards us, and seems to attend to what we say or do, we cannot but have a greater concern upon us, we cannot but add more than an ordinary Solicitude,
but when he sits upon the Judgment Seat, surrounded with all the Pomp, and Terror of Justice, observing all our Motions, studying our Looks, weighing our Words, canvassing our Actions, diving into our very Intentions, demanding account of the Talents left in our Hands,
but when he sits upon the Judgement Seat, surrounded with all the Pomp, and Terror of justice, observing all our Motions, studying our Looks, weighing our Words, Canvassing our Actions, diving into our very Intentions, demanding account of the Talents left in our Hands,
or wou'd you expose your self to his Indignation by foolish Dalliances, and Indecencies, in your Postures and Behaviour? But if the Prince shou'd bid you draw near,
or would you expose your self to his Indignation by foolish Dalliances, and Indecencies, in your Postures and Behaviour? But if the Prince should bid you draw near,
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This indeed the unprofitable Servant did, when in lieu of begging Pardon for neglecting to improve his Talent, he tells his Master, that he knew him to be an Austere Man, and as falsely,
This indeed the unprofitable Servant did, when in lieu of begging Pardon for neglecting to improve his Talon, he tells his Master, that he knew him to be an Austere Man, and as falsely,
what cou'd folly utter more absurd, or Impudence more provoking, or Ingratitude more injurious to his Lord? I know, Beloved Christians, you conceive the greatest indignation against such wretches, that you have already pronounced Sentence in your Heart upon them, To be bound Hand and Foot,
what could folly utter more absurd, or Impudence more provoking, or Ingratitude more injurious to his Lord? I know, beloved Christians, you conceive the greatest Indignation against such wretches, that you have already pronounced Sentence in your Heart upon them, To be bound Hand and Foot,
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For, pray what Perfection, or Advantage wou'd it be to God, if his Knowledge of our Actions were meerly speculative, without a Power to take an Account of them, to punish or reward them? Who of us wou'd not be glad to want such a steril Perfection? When Nature it self instructs every Creature to fly from that violence and Ill usage which we cannot remedy,
For, pray what Perfection, or Advantage would it be to God, if his Knowledge of our Actions were merely speculative, without a Power to take an Account of them, to Punish or reward them? Who of us would not be glad to want such a sterile Perfection? When Nature it self instructs every Creature to fly from that violence and Ill usage which we cannot remedy,
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And hence we conclude, that Epicure destroy'd the very Being of a God, when he limited His Concerns to the Heavens, without caring what pass'd in the neather World.
And hence we conclude, that Epicure destroyed the very Being of a God, when he limited His Concerns to the Heavens, without caring what passed in the nether World.
and sees your Wickedness in the Spring-head before it break out into Practice; there he passes the first Sentence, Nisi poenitentiam habueritis, omnes simul peribitis;
and sees your Wickedness in the Springhead before it break out into Practice; there he passes the First Sentence, Nisi poenitentiam habueritis, omnes simul peribitis;
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but also of every irreligious and indecent Thought, of every unlawful Desire, of every Unchristian Design, you shall inevitably perish. Faciam in medio tui Judicia;
but also of every irreligious and indecent Thought, of every unlawful Desire, of every Unchristian Design, you shall inevitably perish. Faciam in medio tui Judicia;
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and partly because in the very moment of its conception, it prides it self in the very Eyes of God, who dwells there, flies in his Face, wishes his Destruction, upbraids his Knowledge, defies his Thunder,
and partly Because in the very moment of its conception, it prides it self in the very Eyes of God, who dwells there, flies in his Face, wishes his Destruction, upbraids his Knowledge, defies his Thunder,
and in fine, ejects the presence of his Grace, and leaves only that of his Severity. And do you wonder that Patience thus provok'd can turn into Fury? As I live, saith the Lord God, surely because thou hast defiled thy Heart, my Sanctuary with all thy detestable things,
and in fine, ejects the presence of his Grace, and leaves only that of his Severity. And do you wonder that Patience thus provoked can turn into Fury? As I live, Says the Lord God, surely Because thou hast defiled thy Heart, my Sanctuary with all thy detestable things,
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Because tho' you knew I am always in the midst of you by the Immensity of my Nature, by the Extent and Concurrence of my Operations, by the Infinity of my Wisdom and Knowledge, yet you have so little respect for my Presence, that you have the Impudence to assault me upon my Throne,
Because though you knew I am always in the midst of you by the Immensity of my Nature, by the Extent and Concurrence of my Operations, by the Infinity of my Wisdom and Knowledge, yet you have so little respect for my Presence, that you have the Impudence to assault me upon my Throne,
as St. Augustine advises, Set our selves before our own Eyes, (it is the Business of this holy and penitential Time) and then we shall see our Gold turn'd into Dross, the most beautiful Creature distorted into the most hideous Deformity;
as Saint Augustine advises, Set our selves before our own Eyes, (it is the Business of this holy and penitential Time) and then we shall see our Gold turned into Dross, the most beautiful Creature distorted into the most hideous Deformity;
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And did God extract you out of Nothing for a meer Experiment, to try how Ungrateful you cou'd be? how much better had you never been? Do's he perpetuate your Being, meerly to exercise his Patience? how much better wou'd it be for you to perish this moment? But if you were made to Serve him,
And did God extract you out of Nothing for a mere Experiment, to try how Ungrateful you could be? how much better had you never been? Do's he perpetuate your Being, merely to exercise his Patience? how much better would it be for you to perish this moment? But if you were made to Serve him,
In fine, You are fully perswaded, that you not only live, and move in him, but also, that he is in the midst of you, as a King in the midst of his Dominions,
In fine, You Are Fully persuaded, that you not only live, and move in him, but also, that he is in the midst of you, as a King in the midst of his Dominions,
as a Judge in the midst of Criminals, not only discerning all your Proceedings, but nicely observing all your Motions, weighing every Circumstance in the Ballance of the Sanctuary, searching Jerusalem with Candles, numbring all the Hairs of your Head, and pronouncing upon every idle word; and that there is but a very small interval between the Sentence,
as a Judge in the midst of Criminals, not only discerning all your Proceedings, but nicely observing all your Motions, weighing every Circumstance in the Balance of the Sanctuary, searching Jerusalem with Candles, numbering all the Hairs of your Head, and pronouncing upon every idle word; and that there is but a very small interval between the Sentence,
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but if you Act thus, — I will not, I am ashamed to make the Inference to those who have the reputation of being Christians, and what is now a day's thought something more, Men of Reason. All that I desire of you, is to take St. Bernard 's Advice along with you, Ibi pecca, ubi nescis Deum esse, chuse that place to offend in, whence God is excluded;
but if you Act thus, — I will not, I am ashamed to make the Inference to those who have the reputation of being Christians, and what is now a day's Thought something more, Men of Reason. All that I desire of you, is to take Saint Bernard is advice along with you, There pecca, ubi Nescis God esse, choose that place to offend in, whence God is excluded;
an attention to whose most piercing Eyes will quench the most fiery Darts of the Enemy, a sense of whose adorable Presence will keep a Rein upon the most unruly Appetites,
an attention to whose most piercing Eyes will quench the most fiery Darts of the Enemy, a sense of whose adorable Presence will keep a Rein upon the most unruly Appetites,
and in fine, an apprehension of whose severe Judgments will make you conceive, and bring forth the Spirit of Salvation, which is to prepare a way for a Saviour, whose presence will be the comfort of this Life,
and in fine, an apprehension of whose severe Judgments will make you conceive, and bring forth the Spirit of Salvation, which is to prepare a Way for a Saviour, whose presence will be the Comfort of this Life,
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