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 It is ordinarily counted a spice of Madness, for men to suffer any great Hardships in point of Conscience. So long as thou dost well unto thy self, men will speak good of thee, Psal. 49. 18. But He who will not be caught in the Devil's Net, and flies the Favours of the World which cannot honestly be injoy'd, However the greatness of his Soul does speak him no less than a lofty Eagle, yet he shall commonly be contemn'd as an arrant Goose. But this should teach us to loath the World so much the more, and the wisdom of the World, which is not Earthy only, and Sensual, but Devillish too, Iames 3. 15. Alas the Wisdom of the Serpent is a very foolish thing, wheresoever there is the Sting, and the Poyson too. It is ordinarily counted a spice of Madness, for men to suffer any great Hardships in point of Conscience. So long as thou dost well unto thy self, men will speak good of thee, Psalm 49. 18. But He who will not be caught in the Devil's Net, and flies the Favours of the World which cannot honestly be enjoyed, However the greatness of his Soul does speak him no less than a lofty Eagl, yet he shall commonly be contemned as an arrant Goose. But this should teach us to loath the World so much the more, and the Wisdom of the World, which is not Earthy only, and Sensual, but Devilish too, James 3. 15. Alas the Wisdom of the Serpent is a very foolish thing, wheresoever there is the Sting, and the Poison too. pn31 vbz av-j vvn dt n1 pp-f n1, p-acp n2 pc-acp vvi d j n2 p-acp n1 pp-f n1. av av-j c-acp pns21 vd2 av p-acp po21 n1, n2 vmb vvi j pp-f pno21, np1 crd crd p-acp pns31 r-crq vmb xx vbi vvn p-acp dt n1|vbz n1, cc vvz dt n2 pp-f dt n1 r-crq vmbx av-j vbb vvn, c-acp dt n1 pp-f po31 n1 vdz vvi pno31 av-dx av-dc cs dt j n1, av pns31 vmb av-j vbi vvd p-acp dt j n1. p-acp d vmd vvi pno12 p-acp j dt n1 av av-d dt av-dc, cc dt n1 pp-f dt n1, r-crq vbz xx j av-j, cc j, p-acp j av, np1 crd crd np1 dt n1 pp-f dt n1 vbz dt av j n1, c-crq pc-acp vbz dt n1, cc dt n1 av.
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Adjacent References with Relevance: Hebrews 11.26 (AKJV); James 3.15; James 3.15 (ODRV); Psalms 49.18; Psalms 49.18 (AKJV); Verse 26
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Psalms 49.18 (AKJV) - 1 psalms 49.18: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thy selfe. so long as thou dost well unto thy self, men will speak good of thee, psal True 0.782 0.782 0.368
James 3.15 (ODRV) james 3.15: for this is not wisedom descending from aboue: but earthly, sensual, diuelish. the wisdom of the world, which is not earthy only True 0.653 0.757 0.0
James 3.15 (Vulgate) james 3.15: non est enim ista sapientia desursum descendens: sed terrena, animalis, diabolica. the wisdom of the world, which is not earthy only True 0.642 0.331 0.0
James 3.15 (Geneva) james 3.15: this wisedome descendeth not from aboue, but is earthly, sensuall, and deuilish. the wisdom of the world, which is not earthy only True 0.626 0.837 0.0
James 3.15 (AKJV) james 3.15: this wisedome descendeth not from aboue, but is earthly, sensuall, deuilish. the wisdom of the world, which is not earthy only True 0.625 0.834 0.0
James 3.15 (Geneva) james 3.15: this wisedome descendeth not from aboue, but is earthly, sensuall, and deuilish. but this should teach us to loath the world so much the more, and the wisdom of the world, which is not earthy only, and sensual, but devillish too, iames 3 True 0.616 0.738 0.16
James 3.15 (AKJV) james 3.15: this wisedome descendeth not from aboue, but is earthly, sensuall, deuilish. but this should teach us to loath the world so much the more, and the wisdom of the world, which is not earthy only, and sensual, but devillish too, iames 3 True 0.613 0.726 0.16
James 3.15 (ODRV) james 3.15: for this is not wisedom descending from aboue: but earthly, sensual, diuelish. but this should teach us to loath the world so much the more, and the wisdom of the world, which is not earthy only, and sensual, but devillish too, iames 3 True 0.61 0.715 1.51
1 Corinthians 2.6 (ODRV) 1 corinthians 2.6: but the wisedom not of this world, neither of the princes of this world, that come to naught: the wisdom of the world, which is not earthy only True 0.603 0.603 1.863




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In-Text Psal. 49. 18. Psalms 49.18
In-Text Iames 3. 15. James 3.15
Note 0 James 3. 15. James 3.15