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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 The best of Men are but Men, and therefore at their best will still be subject to Corruption. Some Canaanites will be left in the holiest Land. S. Paul himself had fears and fightings, as well within as without. And notwithstanding his Abundance, as well of Grace, as of Revelations, he had a thorn in the Flesh, which did exceedingly terrifie and wound his Spirit. Nor was David more afflicted by envious Saul, than his inward man was vexed by the hostilities of the outward. When our Spirits are most willing to do the will of our Lord, we are forced to complain that our Flesh is weak; and in that very weakness does one of its chiefest strengths lie. The best of Men Are but Men, and Therefore At their best will still be Subject to Corruption. some Canaanites will be left in the Holiest Land. S. Paul himself had fears and fightings, as well within as without. And notwithstanding his Abundance, as well of Grace, as of Revelations, he had a thorn in the Flesh, which did exceedingly terrify and wound his Spirit. Nor was David more afflicted by envious Saul, than his inward man was vexed by the hostilities of the outward. When our Spirits Are most willing to do the will of our Lord, we Are forced to complain that our Flesh is weak; and in that very weakness does one of its chiefest strengths lie. dt av-js pp-f n2 vbr p-acp n2, cc av p-acp po32 av-js vmb av vbi j-jn p-acp n1. d np2 vmb vbi vvn p-acp dt js n1 n1 np1 px31 vhn n2 cc n2-vvg, c-acp av p-acp c-acp p-acp. cc p-acp po31 n1, c-acp av pp-f n1, c-acp pp-f n2, pns31 vhd dt n1 p-acp dt n1, r-crq vdd av-vvg vvi cc vvb po31 n1. ccx vbds np1 av-dc vvn p-acp j np1, cs po31 j n1 vbds vvn p-acp dt n2 pp-f dt j. c-crq po12 n2 vbr av-ds j pc-acp vdi dt n1 pp-f po12 n1, pns12 vbr vvn pc-acp vvi cst po12 n1 vbz j; cc p-acp d j n1 vdz pi pp-f po31 js-jn n2 vvb.




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