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 even the purity of their Essence did give occasion to their defilement; Their very Height and Eminence was that that helpt to pull them down; and one reason of their falling was, that they stood so firmly. For though they were free from that Lust, which is the Pollution of the Flesh; yet they were lyable to Ambition, which is the Filthiness of the Spirit. As if their Plethory of Goodness had made them Wantons, or the Unweildiness of their Glory had made them Proud; 'twas from a likeness to their Creator, that they aspir'd to an Equality; and so they were the first of all the Creatures, even the purity of their Essence did give occasion to their defilement; Their very Height and Eminence was that that helped to pull them down; and one reason of their falling was, that they stood so firmly. For though they were free from that Lust, which is the Pollution of the Flesh; yet they were liable to Ambition, which is the Filthiness of the Spirit. As if their Plethory of goodness had made them Wantons, or the Unwieldiness of their Glory had made them Proud; 'twas from a likeness to their Creator, that they aspired to an Equality; and so they were the First of all the Creatures, av dt n1 pp-f po32 n1 vdd vvi n1 p-acp po32 n1; po32 j n1 cc n1 vbds d cst vvd p-acp vvb pno32 a-acp; cc crd n1 pp-f po32 vvg vbds, cst pns32 vvd av av-j. c-acp cs pns32 vbdr j p-acp cst n1, r-crq vbz dt n1 pp-f dt n1; av pns32 vbdr j p-acp n1, r-crq vbz dt n1 pp-f dt n1. c-acp cs po32 np1 pp-f n1 vhd vvn pno32 n2-jn, cc dt n1 pp-f po32 n1 vhd vvn pno32 j; pn31|vbds p-acp dt n1 p-acp po32 n1, cst pns32 vvn p-acp dt n1; cc av pns32 vbdr dt ord pp-f d dt n2,




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