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and this in its growth and ways of highest improvement, when all things else were verging to their Set, and Period. But alas, the Tongue was the most, if not the only religious Member. And many of the Pretenders, like the Aegyptian Temples, were fair without, but Beasts and Serpents, and Crocodiles within. Or like the Bird of Paradise, they had Wings to flye in the Clouds of Imagination, but no Feet to walk on the Ground of a vertuous practice. Yea, some had found the way to swim to Heaven in the Current of their appetites, and to reconcile Covetousness, Rapine, Cruelty, and Spiritual Pride, with the glorious names of the Elect, the People of God, the Church of Christ, and the good Party: Religion with Rebellion; and Sacriledge with Saintship. Men had learnt to be godly, without goodness; and Christians without Christianity. |
and this in its growth and ways of highest improvement, when all things Else were verging to their Set, and Period. But alas, the Tongue was the most, if not the only religious Member. And many of the Pretenders, like the Egyptian Temples, were fair without, but Beasts and Serpents, and Crocodiles within. Or like the Bird of Paradise, they had Wings to fly in the Clouds of Imagination, but no Feet to walk on the Ground of a virtuous practice. Yea, Some had found the Way to swim to Heaven in the Current of their appetites, and to reconcile Covetousness, Rapine, Cruelty, and Spiritual Pride, with the glorious names of the Elect, the People of God, the Church of christ, and the good Party: Religion with Rebellion; and Sacrilege with Saintship. Men had learned to be godly, without Goodness; and Christians without Christianity. |
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