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 than at once with the Purity and the Salvation of our Souls. Be it Friend, or Profit, be it Pleasure, or Reputation, whatsoever we love as we love our Eyes, or think as useful to our purpose as hands and feet; yet if it entice us to any wickedness by which we Shipwrack our Conscience, or fall from the favour of our God, we must rather cut it off, and cast it from us, than indure to be captiv'd by its Allurements. If before we are aware we are surpriz'd with a Temptation, so as Lust does conceive and is impregn'd in the heart, we must destroy it in that Instant, e're it hath time to bring forth. Or if perhaps it hath brought forth the Act of Sin, we then must rob it of the all that may feed and nourish it, that so it may be no more than an Act of Sin; than At once with the Purity and the Salvation of our Souls. Be it Friend, or Profit, be it Pleasure, or Reputation, whatsoever we love as we love our Eyes, or think as useful to our purpose as hands and feet; yet if it entice us to any wickedness by which we Shipwreck our Conscience, or fallen from the favour of our God, we must rather Cut it off, and cast it from us, than endure to be captived by its Allurements. If before we Are aware we Are surprised with a Temptation, so as Lust does conceive and is impregned in the heart, we must destroy it in that Instant, ever it hath time to bring forth. Or if perhaps it hath brought forth the Act of since, we then must rob it of the all that may feed and nourish it, that so it may be no more than an Act of since; cs p-acp a-acp p-acp dt n1 cc dt n1 pp-f po12 n2. vbb pn31 n1, cc n1, vbb pn31 n1, cc n1, r-crq pns12 vvb c-acp pns12 vvb po12 n2, cc vvb p-acp j p-acp po12 n1 p-acp n2 cc n2; av cs pn31 vvi pno12 p-acp d n1 p-acp r-crq pns12 n1 po12 n1, cc vvb p-acp dt n1 pp-f po12 np1, pns12 vmb av-c vvn pn31 a-acp, cc vvd pn31 p-acp pno12, cs vvi pc-acp vbi vvn p-acp po31 n2. cs a-acp pns12 vbr j pns12 vbr vvn p-acp dt n1, av p-acp n1 vdz vvi cc vbz vvn p-acp dt n1, pns12 vmb vvi pn31 p-acp cst j-jn, av pn31 vhz n1 p-acp vvb av. cc cs av pn31 vhz vvn av dt n1 pp-f n1, pns12 av vmb vvi pn31 pp-f dt d cst vmb vvi cc vvb pn31, cst av pn31 vmb vbi dx dc cs dt n1 pp-f n1;




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Adjacent References with Relevance: James 1.15 (AKJV); James 1.15 (Vulgate); Matthew 18.9 (Geneva)
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James 1.15 (AKJV) - 0 james 1.15: then when lust hath conceiued, it bringeth forth sinne: as lust does conceive and is impregn'd in the heart, we must destroy it in that instant, e're it hath time to bring forth True 0.713 0.408 7.895
James 1.15 (Geneva) james 1.15: then when lust hath conceiued, it bringeth foorth sinne, and sinne when it is finished, bringeth foorth death. as lust does conceive and is impregn'd in the heart, we must destroy it in that instant, e're it hath time to bring forth True 0.686 0.285 4.343




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