Early English Printed Sermons


The law and equity of the gospel, or, The goodness of our Lord as a legislator delivered first from the pulpit in two plain sermons, and now repeated from the press with others tending to the same end ... by Thomas Pierce ...

Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691
Publisher: Printed by S Roycroft for Robert Clavell
Place of Publication: London
Publication Year: 1686
Approximate Era: JamesII
TCP ID: A54843 ESTC ID: R38205 STC ID: P2185
Subject Headings: Christian life; Providence and government of God;
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In-Text Next our Rich men must learn, from the example of this Inquirer, that the greater their Riches are, the greater Necessity lyes upon them to fly for Sanctuary to Christ. It being as difficult for a Rich man to enter Heaven, as for a Camel to find a passage through the Eye of a Needle. And so there is need that they run to Christ, that Christ may shew them the Danger of being Rich, Next our Rich men must Learn, from the Exampl of this Inquirer, that the greater their Riches Are, the greater Necessity lies upon them to fly for Sanctuary to christ. It being as difficult for a Rich man to enter Heaven, as for a Camel to find a passage through the Eye of a Needle. And so there is need that they run to christ, that christ may show them the Danger of being Rich, ord po12 j n2 vmb vvi, p-acp dt n1 pp-f d vvi, cst dt jc po32 n2 vbr, dt jc n1 vvz p-acp pno32 pc-acp vvi p-acp n1 p-acp np1. pn31 n1 p-acp j p-acp dt j n1 p-acp vvb n1, a-acp p-acp dt n1 pc-acp vvi dt n1 p-acp dt vvb pp-f dt n1. cc av pc-acp vbz n1 cst pns32 vvb p-acp np1, cst np1 vmb vvi pno32 dt n1 pp-f vbg j,




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Adjacent References with Relevance: Luke 18.25 (AKJV)
Only the top predictions per textual unit are considered for adjacency. An adjacent reference is located either in the same or an immediately neighboring segment/note as a given query reference. A reference is relevant to the query if they are identical, parallel texts of each other, or one is a known cross references of the other.
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Luke 18.25 (AKJV) luke 18.25: for it is easier for a camel to goe thorow a needles eye, then for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of god. it being as difficult for a rich man to enter heaven, as for a camel to find a passage through the eye of a needle True 0.727 0.839 1.388
Luke 18.25 (Geneva) luke 18.25: surely it is easier for a camel to go through a needles eye, then for a riche man to enter into the kingdome of god. it being as difficult for a rich man to enter heaven, as for a camel to find a passage through the eye of a needle True 0.725 0.847 1.432
Luke 18.25 (Tyndale) luke 18.25: it is easyer for a camell to goo thorow a nedles eye then for a ryche man to enter into the kyngdome of god. it being as difficult for a rich man to enter heaven, as for a camel to find a passage through the eye of a needle True 0.725 0.632 1.041
Luke 18.25 (ODRV) luke 18.25: for it is easier for a camel to passe through the eye of a nedle, then for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of god. it being as difficult for a rich man to enter heaven, as for a camel to find a passage through the eye of a needle True 0.717 0.839 1.432
Matthew 19.24 (ODRV) matthew 19.24: and againe i say to you, it is easier for a camel to passe through the eye of a needle, then for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heauen. it being as difficult for a rich man to enter heaven, as for a camel to find a passage through the eye of a needle True 0.711 0.894 2.239
Matthew 19.24 (AKJV) matthew 19.24: and againe i say vnto you, it is easier for a camel to goe thorow the eye of a needle, then for a rich man to enter into the kingdome of god. it being as difficult for a rich man to enter heaven, as for a camel to find a passage through the eye of a needle True 0.709 0.874 2.112
Matthew 19.24 (Geneva) matthew 19.24: and againe i say vnto you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, then for a rich man to enter into ye kingdome of god. it being as difficult for a rich man to enter heaven, as for a camel to find a passage through the eye of a needle True 0.707 0.872 2.173
Matthew 19.24 (Tyndale) matthew 19.24: and moreover i saye vnto you: it is easier for a camell to go through the eye of a nedle then for a ryche man to enter into the kyngdome of god. it being as difficult for a rich man to enter heaven, as for a camel to find a passage through the eye of a needle True 0.707 0.724 1.041
Luke 18.25 (Vulgate) luke 18.25: facilius est enim camelum per foramen acus transire quam divitem intrare in regnum dei. it being as difficult for a rich man to enter heaven, as for a camel to find a passage through the eye of a needle True 0.67 0.283 0.0
Luke 18.25 (Wycliffe) luke 18.25: for it is liyter a camel to passe thorou a nedlis iye, than a riche man to entre in to the kyngdom of god. it being as difficult for a rich man to enter heaven, as for a camel to find a passage through the eye of a needle True 0.647 0.566 0.694
Matthew 19.24 (Vulgate) matthew 19.24: et iterum dico vobis: facilius est camelum per foramen acus transire, quam divitem intrare in regnum caelorum. it being as difficult for a rich man to enter heaven, as for a camel to find a passage through the eye of a needle True 0.636 0.362 0.0




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