Early English Printed Sermons


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 For what can be better in it self, than to side with the Spirit against the Flesh? with the Rational part in us against the Brutal? what more honourable, or noble, than to win a Victory over our selves? It was not near so great a Glory to the Young man of Macedon to have brought into Subjection all the Provinces of Asia, as it had been to have subdued at once his Avarice and his Ambition. For 'tis not the greatness of the Conquest, but the goodness of the fight, which yields an happiness to the Victor, and solid glory to his success. When Paul was ready to be offer'd, and at the Approach of his Departure, his chiefest Comfort and Honour stood both in This, That he had fought the good fight, that he had finished his Course, and had kept the Faith: For what can be better in it self, than to side with the Spirit against the Flesh? with the Rational part in us against the Brutal? what more honourable, or noble, than to win a Victory over our selves? It was not near so great a Glory to the Young man of Macedon to have brought into Subjection all the Provinces of Asia, as it had been to have subdued At once his Avarice and his Ambition. For it's not the greatness of the Conquest, but the Goodness of the fight, which yields an happiness to the Victor, and solid glory to his success. When Paul was ready to be offered, and At the Approach of his Departure, his chiefest Comfort and Honour stood both in This, That he had fought the good fight, that he had finished his Course, and had kept the Faith: p-acp q-crq vmb vbi j p-acp pn31 n1, cs p-acp n1 p-acp dt n1 p-acp dt n1? p-acp dt j vvb p-acp pno12 p-acp dt j? q-crq av-dc j, cc j, cs pc-acp vvi dt n1 p-acp po12 n2? pn31 vbds xx av-j av j dt n1 p-acp dt j n1 pp-f np1 pc-acp vhi vvn p-acp n1 d dt n2 pp-f np1, c-acp pn31 vhd vbn pc-acp vhi vvn p-acp a-acp po31 n1 cc po31 n1. p-acp pn31|vbz xx dt n1 pp-f dt n1, p-acp dt n1 pp-f dt vvi, r-crq vvz dt n1 p-acp dt n1, cc j vvb p-acp po31 n1. c-crq np1 vbds j pc-acp vbi vvn, cc p-acp dt n1 pp-f po31 n1, po31 js-jn vvi cc vvb vvd av-d p-acp d, cst pns31 vhd vvn dt j n1, cst pns31 vhd vvn po31 n1, cc vhd vvn dt n1:
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Adjacent References with Relevance: 2 Timothy 4.6; 2 Timothy 4.6 (Geneva); 2 Timothy 4.7; Galatians 5.17 (ODRV)
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Verse & Version Verse Text Text Is a Partial Textual Segment/Note Cosine Similarity Score Cross Encoder Score Okapi BM25 Score
2 Timothy 4.6 (Geneva) 2 timothy 4.6: for i am nowe readie to be offered, and the time of my departing is at hand. when paul was ready to be offer'd True 0.686 0.821 0.0
2 Timothy 4.6 (Tyndale) 2 timothy 4.6: for i am now redy to be offered and the tyme of my departynge is at honde. when paul was ready to be offer'd True 0.682 0.708 0.0
2 Timothy 4.6 (AKJV) 2 timothy 4.6: for i am now readie to bee offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. when paul was ready to be offer'd True 0.676 0.793 0.0
Galatians 5.17 (ODRV) - 0 galatians 5.17: for the flesh lusteth against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh: for what can be better in it self, than to side with the spirit against the flesh True 0.675 0.527 7.177
Galatians 5.17 (Geneva) galatians 5.17: for the flesh lusteth against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary one to another, so that ye can not doe the same things that ye would. for what can be better in it self, than to side with the spirit against the flesh True 0.634 0.318 6.295
2 Timothy 4.7 (AKJV) 2 timothy 4.7: i haue fought a good fight, i haue finished my course, i haue kept the faith. when paul was ready to be offer'd, and at the approach of his departure, his chiefest comfort and honour stood both in this, that he had fought the good fight, that he had finished his course, and had kept the faith True 0.631 0.925 11.283
Galatians 5.17 (AKJV) galatians 5.17: for the flesh lusteth against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that yee cannot doe the things that yee would. for what can be better in it self, than to side with the spirit against the flesh True 0.629 0.33 6.295
2 Timothy 4.7 (AKJV) 2 timothy 4.7: i haue fought a good fight, i haue finished my course, i haue kept the faith. he had fought the good fight True 0.628 0.894 4.716
2 Timothy 4.7 (Tyndale) 2 timothy 4.7: i have fought a good fight and have fulfilled my course and have kept the fayth. when paul was ready to be offer'd, and at the approach of his departure, his chiefest comfort and honour stood both in this, that he had fought the good fight, that he had finished his course, and had kept the faith True 0.624 0.827 8.142
2 Timothy 4.6 (ODRV) 2 timothy 4.6: for i am euen now to be sacrificed: and the time of my resolution is at hand. when paul was ready to be offer'd True 0.624 0.399 0.0
2 Timothy 4.7 (Tyndale) 2 timothy 4.7: i have fought a good fight and have fulfilled my course and have kept the fayth. he had fought the good fight True 0.623 0.854 5.235
2 Timothy 4.7 (ODRV) 2 timothy 4.7: i haue fought a good fight, i haue consummate my course, i haue kept the faith. when paul was ready to be offer'd, and at the approach of his departure, his chiefest comfort and honour stood both in this, that he had fought the good fight, that he had finished his course, and had kept the faith True 0.619 0.925 9.104
2 Timothy 4.7 (Geneva) 2 timothy 4.7: i haue fought a good fight, and haue finished my course: i haue kept the faith. when paul was ready to be offer'd, and at the approach of his departure, his chiefest comfort and honour stood both in this, that he had fought the good fight, that he had finished his course, and had kept the faith True 0.612 0.926 11.283
2 Timothy 4.7 (ODRV) 2 timothy 4.7: i haue fought a good fight, i haue consummate my course, i haue kept the faith. he had fought the good fight True 0.61 0.894 4.716




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Note 0 2 Tim. 4. 6, 7. 2 Timothy 4.6; 2 Timothy 4.7