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 Prosperity is a weapon, which hardly one in Ten Thousand hath ever known how to wield. No not Solomon the wise, in a state of Grace; no nor Adam the uncorrupt, in a state of Innocence; no nor Lucifer the Beatified, in a state of Glory. They that have so much Peace without, as to beget a stupefaction, call'd Peace within, who live at ease in their Possessions, and have a great Friendship with the World, will be rather lifted up, like the men of Ephraim, or fall a kicking, like Iesurun, or stretch themselves upon their Couches and drink Wine in Bowls, like the wantons in Zion of whom we read in the Prophet Amos, than let it enter into their Thoughts, That the Feet of those Darlings do lead to Death, Prosperity is a weapon, which hardly one in Ten Thousand hath ever known how to wield. No not Solomon the wise, in a state of Grace; not nor Adam the uncorrupt, in a state of Innocence; not nor Lucifer the Beatified, in a state of Glory. They that have so much Peace without, as to beget a stupefaction, called Peace within, who live At ease in their Possessions, and have a great Friendship with the World, will be rather lifted up, like the men of Ephraim, or fallen a kicking, like Jeshurun, or stretch themselves upon their Couches and drink Wine in Bowls, like the wantons in Zion of whom we read in the Prophet Amos, than let it enter into their Thoughts, That the Feet of those Darlings do led to Death, n1 vbz dt n1, r-crq av crd p-acp crd crd vhz av vvn c-crq pc-acp vvi. dx xx np1 dt j, p-acp dt n1 pp-f n1; xx ccx np1 dt j, p-acp dt n1 pp-f n1; xx ccx np1 dt vvd, p-acp dt n1 pp-f n1. pns32 d vhb av d n1 p-acp, a-acp pc-acp vvi dt n1, vvn n1 a-acp, r-crq vvb p-acp n1 p-acp po32 n2, cc vhb dt j n1 p-acp dt n1, vmb vbi av-c vvd a-acp, av-j dt n2 pp-f np1, cc vvi dt j-vvg, av-j vvi, cc vvb px32 p-acp po32 n2 cc vvi n1 p-acp n2, av-j dt n1 p-acp np1 pp-f ro-crq pns12 vvb p-acp dt n1 np1, cs vvb pn31 vvi p-acp po32 n2, cst dt n2 pp-f d n2-jn vdb vvi p-acp n1,
Note 0 Hos. 13. 6. Hos. 13. 6. np1 crd crd
Note 1 Deut. 23. 15. Deuteronomy 23. 15. np1 crd crd
Note 2 Amos 6. 4, 6. Amos 6. 4, 6. np1 crd crd, crd




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Note 0 Hos. 13. 6. Hosea 13.6
Note 1 Deut. 23. 15. Deuteronomy 23.15
Note 2 Amos 6. 4, 6. Amos 6.4; Amos 6.6