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 Of which I doubt there are but few that are True Believers, even of Them who do not doubt of their own Belief. So that there is not a greater Instance of the Deceitfulness of a man's Heart, than his Treacherous Belief that he does Believe; when yet he proves by all his Practice that he is either no Believer, or else no better than a Gamester when he believes that he shall win. How many Professors of Christianity who daily assent unto the Creed, do still confute their own Belief of the two last Articles, The Resurrection of the Body, and the Life Everlasting? For is it possible that a man should very seriously believe he shall last for ever, and not be vehemently solicitous, Of which I doubt there Are but few that Are True Believers, even of Them who doe not doubt of their own Belief. So that there is not a greater Instance of the Deceitfulness of a Man's Heart, than his Treacherous Belief that he does Believe; when yet he Proves by all his Practice that he is either no Believer, or Else no better than a Gamester when he believes that he shall win. How many Professors of Christianity who daily assent unto the Creed, do still confute their own Belief of the two last Articles, The Resurrection of the Body, and the Life Everlasting? For is it possible that a man should very seriously believe he shall last for ever, and not be vehemently solicitous, pp-f r-crq pns11 vvb pc-acp vbr p-acp d cst vbr j n2, av pp-f pno32 r-crq n1 xx vvi pp-f po32 d n1. av cst pc-acp vbz xx dt jc n1 pp-f dt n1 pp-f dt ng1 n1, cs po31 j n1 cst pns31 vdz vvi; c-crq av pns31 vvz p-acp d po31 vvi cst pns31 vbz d dx n1, cc av av-dx av-jc cs dt n1 c-crq pns31 vvz cst pns31 vmb vvi. q-crq d n2 pp-f np1 r-crq j vvi p-acp dt n1, vdb av vvi po32 d n1 pp-f dt crd ord n2, dt n1 pp-f dt n1, cc dt n1 j? c-acp vbz pn31 j cst dt n1 vmd av av-j vvb pns31 vmb vvi p-acp av, cc xx vbi av-j j,




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Adjacent References with Relevance: 1 John 2.25 (Vulgate); John 11.24 (AKJV); Luke 5.8; Luke 5.8 (AKJV); Psalms 138.8 (ODRV)
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1 John 2.25 (Vulgate) 1 john 2.25: et haec est repromissio, quam ipse pollicitus est nobis, vitam aeternam. the life everlasting True 0.681 0.231 0.0
1 John 2.25 (ODRV) 1 john 2.25: and this is the promise which he promised vs, life euerlasting. the life everlasting True 0.644 0.49 0.037




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