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 or treading them down under his Feet, he was intent upon Inquiring, as no ordinary Christian, (even before Christianity had got its Name, ) what he should do to get an interest and share in Heaven? How much soever he did abound in the things that are seen, which are temporal; He wholly directed his Ambition to the things that are not seen, which are Eternal. As the faster he ran to salute his Master, by so much the better he was in Breath; so the Lower he kneeled down, he lifted his Thoughts so much the Higher. Being mounted on the wings of an holy Zeal, His Soul had now taken a nobler Flight, than to Pearch upon any thing on this side Heaven. As if he had lost the consideration of all his Secular Concernments, such as Houses and Lands, Goods and good Name, Wife and Children, if he had any, or treading them down under his Feet, he was intent upon Inquiring, as no ordinary Christian, (even before Christianity had god its Name,) what he should do to get an Interest and share in Heaven? How much soever he did abound in the things that Are seen, which Are temporal; He wholly directed his Ambition to the things that Are not seen, which Are Eternal. As the faster he ran to salute his Master, by so much the better he was in Breath; so the Lower he kneeled down, he lifted his Thoughts so much the Higher. Being mounted on the wings of an holy Zeal, His Soul had now taken a Nobler Flight, than to Perch upon any thing on this side Heaven. As if he had lost the consideration of all his Secular Concernments, such as Houses and Lands, Goods and good Name, Wife and Children, if he had any, cc vvg pno32 a-acp p-acp po31 n2, pns31 vbds n1 p-acp vvg, c-acp dx j np1, (av p-acp np1 vhd vvn po31 vvb,) r-crq pns31 vmd vdi pc-acp vvi dt n1 cc n1 p-acp n1? c-crq av-d av pns31 vdd vvi p-acp dt n2 cst vbr vvn, r-crq vbr j; pns31 av-jn vvd po31 n1 p-acp dt n2 cst vbr xx vvn, r-crq vbr j. p-acp dt jc pns31 vvd pc-acp vvi po31 n1, p-acp av av-d dt jc pns31 vbds p-acp n1; av dt jc pns31 vvd a-acp, pns31 vvd po31 n2 av av-d dt jc. vbg vvn p-acp dt n2 pp-f dt j n1, po31 n1 vhd av vvn dt jc n1, cs p-acp n1 p-acp d n1 p-acp d n1 n1. c-acp cs pns31 vhd vvn dt n1 pp-f d po31 j n2, d c-acp n2 cc n2, n2-j cc j n1, n1 cc n2, cs pns31 vhd d,




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Adjacent References with Relevance: 2 Corinthians 4.18 (Geneva)
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2 Corinthians 4.18 (Geneva) - 2 2 corinthians 4.18: but the things which are not seene, are eternall. he wholly directed his ambition to the things that are not seen, which are eternal True 0.727 0.636 0.646
2 Corinthians 4.18 (ODRV) - 2 2 corinthians 4.18: but those that be not seen, are eternal. he wholly directed his ambition to the things that are not seen, which are eternal True 0.696 0.574 4.886
2 Corinthians 4.18 (AKJV) 2 corinthians 4.18: while we looke not at the things which are seene, but at th things which are not seene: for the things which are seene, are temporall, but the things which are not seene, are eternall. he wholly directed his ambition to the things that are not seen, which are eternal True 0.695 0.4 0.907
2 Corinthians 4.18 (Tyndale) 2 corinthians 4.18: whill we loke not on the thynges which are sene but on the thynges which are not sene. for thinges which are sene are temporall: but thynges which are not sene are eternall he wholly directed his ambition to the things that are not seen, which are eternal True 0.69 0.369 0.0




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