The works of ... Joseph Hall, with some account of his life and sufferings, written by himself, arranged and revised by J. Pratt, Volume 7 |
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... worthy to be pitied , and laughter worthy of tears , that is without this ! Go then , foolish man ; and , when thou feelest any check of thy sin , seek after thy jocundest companions ; deceive the time and thyself with merry purposes ...
... worthy to be pitied , and laughter worthy of tears , that is without this ! Go then , foolish man ; and , when thou feelest any check of thy sin , seek after thy jocundest companions ; deceive the time and thyself with merry purposes ...
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... worthy , not that you have , but that you deserve honour . Blood may be tainted : the opinion of the vulgar cannot be con- stant : only virtue is ever like itself ; and only wins reverence , even of those that hate it : without which ...
... worthy , not that you have , but that you deserve honour . Blood may be tainted : the opinion of the vulgar cannot be con- stant : only virtue is ever like itself ; and only wins reverence , even of those that hate it : without which ...
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... worthy of stripes for the wrong we do ourselves , than of pity for what we suffer . That we may and will not , in opportunity of hurting others , is noble and Christian ; but , in our own benefit sluggish , and savouring of the worst ...
... worthy of stripes for the wrong we do ourselves , than of pity for what we suffer . That we may and will not , in opportunity of hurting others , is noble and Christian ; but , in our own benefit sluggish , and savouring of the worst ...
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... worthy Chancellor of Paris make the first stair of his ladder of contemplation , Hum- ble Repentance . The cloth that is white , which is wont to be the colour of innocency , is capable of any die ; the black , of none other . Not that ...
... worthy Chancellor of Paris make the first stair of his ladder of contemplation , Hum- ble Repentance . The cloth that is white , which is wont to be the colour of innocency , is capable of any die ; the black , of none other . Not that ...
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... worthy of her flight : after this manner . " What wilt thou muse upon , O my soul ? Thou seest how little it availeth thee to wander and rove about in uncertainties . thou findest how little favour there is in these earthly things ...
... worthy of her flight : after this manner . " What wilt thou muse upon , O my soul ? Thou seest how little it availeth thee to wander and rove about in uncertainties . thou findest how little favour there is in these earthly things ...
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Page 365 - Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
Page 396 - Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.
Page 363 - The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
Page 461 - To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak. I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
Page 393 - There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
Page 502 - And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, saying, Amen: blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 467 - And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
Page 463 - I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich,) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
Page 366 - We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement ; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us : for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves...
Page 461 - For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more ; and unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews...