A collection of sermons upon several occasions by Thomas Pierce ...

Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691
Publisher: Printed by W Hall for Ric Royston and Ric Davis
Place of Publication: Oxford
Publication Year: 1671
Approximate Era: CharlesII
TCP ID: A54829 ESTC ID: R33403 STC ID: P2167
Subject Headings: Sermons, English -- 17th century;
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In-Text not as the greatest Good Thing, but the lesser Evil? not as better and more desirable than the Injoyments of the Earth, but as preferrable at least to the Pains of Hell? It cannot possibly be our vertue, to be forsaken of our Sins, or rather bereaved of our strength whereby to be vigorously Sinfull, and without which we can no longer be sturdy Sinners. So again, (in proportion to this Discourse,) 'Tis not enought that we present him with the Labour of our Lipps, and that a little towards Night, to make our Time the more supportable; (which is to make our better Actions a meer Divertisement to our worse;) But we must Sacrifice to our God, the very best of our Day, which is our Morning; the very best of our Years, which is our Youth; the very best of our Body, which is our Heart; the very best of our Being, which is our Soul. Our Body must be the Temple, our Heart the Altar, our Sincerity the Priest, our Devotion the Fire, our blessed Saviour must be the God, and our Soul the Sacrifice. not as the greatest Good Thing, but the lesser Evil? not as better and more desirable than the Enjoyments of the Earth, but as preferable At least to the Pains of Hell? It cannot possibly be our virtue, to be forsaken of our Sins, or rather bereft of our strength whereby to be vigorously Sinful, and without which we can no longer be sturdy Sinners. So again, (in proportion to this Discourse,) It's not enough that we present him with the Labour of our Lips, and that a little towards Night, to make our Time the more supportable; (which is to make our better Actions a mere Divertisement to our Worse;) But we must Sacrifice to our God, the very best of our Day, which is our Morning; the very best of our years, which is our Youth; the very best of our Body, which is our Heart; the very best of our Being, which is our Soul. Our Body must be the Temple, our Heart the Altar, our Sincerity the Priest, our Devotion the Fire, our blessed Saviour must be the God, and our Soul the Sacrifice. xx p-acp dt js j n1, cc-acp dt jc n-jn? xx p-acp j cc av-dc j cs dt n2 pp-f dt n1, p-acp c-acp j p-acp ds p-acp dt n2 pp-f n1? pn31 vmbx av-j vbi po12 n1, pc-acp vbi vvn pp-f po12 n2, cc av-c vvn pp-f po12 n1 c-crq pc-acp vbi av-j j, cc p-acp r-crq pns12 vmb av-dx av-jc vbi j n2. av av, (p-acp n1 p-acp d n1,) pn31|vbz xx d cst pns12 vvb pno31 p-acp dt vvb pp-f po12 n2, cc d dt j p-acp n1, pc-acp vvi po12 n1 dt av-dc j; (r-crq vbz pc-acp vvi po12 jc n2 dt j n1 p-acp po12 av-jc;) p-acp pns12 vmb vvi p-acp po12 n1, dt j js pp-f po12 n1, r-crq vbz po12 n1; dt j js pp-f po12 n2, r-crq vbz po12 n1; dt j js pp-f po12 n1, r-crq vbz po12 n1; dt j js pp-f po12 vbg, r-crq vbz po12 n1 po12 n1 vmb vbi dt n1, po12 n1 dt n1, po12 n1 dt n1, po12 n1 dt n1, po12 j-vvn n1 vmb vbi dt np1, cc po12 n1 dt n1.




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