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 And that for this obliging reason, because thy happiness does depend on thy being Such? Wilt thou grumble at thy Physician, for being severely Faithful to thee, in using the means of thy Recovery? Or wilt thou not rather bethink thy self, with the Royal Psal mist, Quid Retribuam? What shall I render unto the Lord for all his Benefits and Blessings bestow'd upon me? If this Redeemer of thine is poor, (as in his Members indeed he is, ) wilt thou not give him an yearly Pension, (devote a Part of thy Revenue to Pious uses, ) as a small Token that thou resentest his Goodness to thee? or admit that He is Great, (as in Himself he is immensly and unspeakably such, ) wilt thou not Sacrifice unto him the constant Tribute of thy obedience, though he should rigidly command thee to fight with Anakims and Lyons, to fetch him Water from Bethleem, or Grapes from Canaan? Suppose he orders thee, (as he does,) to pluck out an Eye of Lust or Vanity; And that for this obliging reason, Because thy happiness does depend on thy being Such? Wilt thou grumble At thy physician, for being severely Faithful to thee, in using the means of thy Recovery? Or wilt thou not rather bethink thy self, with the Royal Psalm missed, Quid Retribuam? What shall I render unto the Lord for all his Benefits and Blessings bestowed upon me? If this Redeemer of thine is poor, (as in his Members indeed he is,) wilt thou not give him an yearly Pension, (devote a Part of thy Revenue to Pious uses,) as a small Token that thou resentest his goodness to thee? or admit that He is Great, (as in Himself he is immensely and unspeakably such,) wilt thou not Sacrifice unto him the constant Tribute of thy Obedience, though he should rigidly command thee to fight with Anakims and Lyons, to fetch him Water from Bethlehem, or Grapes from Canaan? Suppose he order thee, (as he does,) to pluck out an Eye of Lust or Vanity; cc cst p-acp d j-vvg n1, c-acp po21 n1 vdz vvi p-acp po21 n1 d? vm2 pns21 vvi p-acp po21 n1, p-acp vbg av-j j p-acp pno21, p-acp vvg dt n2 pp-f po21 n1? cc vm2 pns21 xx av-c vvb po21 n1, p-acp dt j np1 n1, fw-la fw-la? q-crq vmb pns11 vvi p-acp dt n1 p-acp d po31 n2 cc n2 vvn p-acp pno11? cs d n1 pp-f po21 vbz j, (c-acp p-acp po31 n2 av pns31 vbz,) vm2 pns21 xx vvi pno31 dt j n1, (vvb dt vvb pp-f po21 n1 p-acp j n2,) c-acp dt j n1 cst pns21 vv2 po31 n1 p-acp pno21? cc vvb d pns31 vbz j, (c-acp p-acp px31 pns31 vbz av-j cc av-j d,) vm2 pns21 xx vvi p-acp pno31 dt j n1 pp-f po21 n1, c-acp pns31 vmd av-j vvi pno21 p-acp vvb p-acp vvz cc n2, pc-acp vvi pno31 n1 p-acp np1, cc n2 p-acp np1? vvb pns31 n2 pno21, (c-acp pns31 vdz,) p-acp vvb av dt vvb pp-f n1 cc n1;




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Adjacent References with Relevance: Psalms 116.12 (Geneva); Romans 3.15 (AKJV)
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Psalms 116.12 (Geneva) psalms 116.12: what shall i render vnto the lord for all his benefites toward me? what shall i render unto the lord for all his benefits and blessings bestow'd upon me True 0.848 0.839 0.324
Psalms 116.12 (AKJV) psalms 116.12: what shall i render vnto the lord: for all his benefits towards mee? what shall i render unto the lord for all his benefits and blessings bestow'd upon me True 0.825 0.815 1.238
Psalms 115.3 (ODRV) psalms 115.3: what shal i render to our lord, for al thinges that he hath rendred to me? what shall i render unto the lord for all his benefits and blessings bestow'd upon me True 0.815 0.419 0.292




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