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A decad of caveats to the people of England of general use in all times, but most seasonable in these, as having a tendency to the satisfying such as are not content with the present government as it is by law establish'd, an aptitude to the setling the minds of such as are but seekers and erraticks in religion an aim at the uniting of our Protestant-dissenters in church and state : whereby the worst of all conspiracies lately rais'd against both, may be the greatest blessing, which could have happen'd to either of them : to which is added an appendix in order to the conviction of those three enemies to the deity, the atheist, the infidel and the setter up of science to the prejudice of religion / by Thomas Pierce ...

Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691
Publisher: Printed for Richard Davis bookseller in Oxford
Place of Publication: London
Publication Year: 1679
Approximate Era: CharlesII
TCP ID: A70803 ESTC ID: R18054 STC ID: P2196
Subject Headings: Christian life; Church and state -- England; Dissenters, Religious -- England;
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In-Text because they are apter than any other, first to lift up our heads, then to trip up our heeles, and to throw us down. Many stand, when at the lowest, stout and stedfast in the Faith, (as S. Peter speaks,) who being drunk with Prosperity, do quickly stagger. And then how easily do they fall, Even at every little thrust of Applause, or Plenty? Yea we may fall, without a Thrust, by the bare Treachery of the Ground upon which we stand. Some Parts of it being too slippery, and some too high, and very dangerous are the blocks which are laid in others. Now 'tis plain the more slippery the places are we stand in, by so much the apter we are to fall. Because they Are apter than any other, First to lift up our Heads, then to trip up our heals, and to throw us down. Many stand, when At the lowest, stout and steadfast in the Faith, (as S. Peter speaks,) who being drunk with Prosperity, do quickly stagger. And then how Easily do they fallen, Even At every little thrust of Applause, or Plenty? Yea we may fallen, without a Thrust, by the bore Treachery of the Ground upon which we stand. some Parts of it being too slippery, and Some too high, and very dangerous Are the blocks which Are laid in Others. Now it's plain the more slippery the places Are we stand in, by so much the apter we Are to fallen. c-acp pns32 vbr jc cs d n-jn, ord p-acp vvb a-acp po12 n2, av p-acp vvb a-acp po12 n2, cc p-acp vvb pno12 a-acp. d vvb, c-crq p-acp dt js, j cc j p-acp dt n1, (c-acp np1 np1 vvz,) r-crq vbg vvn p-acp n1, vdb av-j vvi. cc av c-crq av-j vdb pns32 vvi, av-j p-acp d j vvn pp-f n1, cc n1? uh pns12 vmb vvi, p-acp dt vvb, p-acp dt j n1 pp-f dt n1 p-acp r-crq pns12 vvb. d n2 pp-f pn31 vbg av j, cc d av j, cc av j vbr dt n2 r-crq vbr vvn p-acp n2-jn. av pn31|vbz j dt av-dc j dt n2 vbr pns12 vvb p-acp, p-acp av av-d dt jc pns12 vbr pc-acp vvi.




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