The Works of Joseph Hall: Devotional works; Miscellaneous theologyTalboys, 1837 - Bishops |
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... Friend , and my Father ; the world , not my master , but my slave : I have friends , not many , but so tried , that I dare trust them ; an estate , not superfluous , not needy , yet nearer to de- fect than abundance ; a calling , if ...
... Friend , and my Father ; the world , not my master , but my slave : I have friends , not many , but so tried , that I dare trust them ; an estate , not superfluous , not needy , yet nearer to de- fect than abundance ; a calling , if ...
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... friends ? How can it be less in worth , than God is above his creatures , and God's friends better than his enemies ? I will not only be content , but de- sirous , to be dissolved . XXII . It is commonly seen , that boldness puts men ...
... friends ? How can it be less in worth , than God is above his creatures , and God's friends better than his enemies ? I will not only be content , but de- sirous , to be dissolved . XXII . It is commonly seen , that boldness puts men ...
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... and even reckonings make long friends . " . I will oft sum up my estate with God ; that I may know what I have to expect , and answer for . Neither shall my score run on so long with God , that I shall not know my debts , or fear.
... and even reckonings make long friends . " . I will oft sum up my estate with God ; that I may know what I have to expect , and answer for . Neither shall my score run on so long with God , that I shall not know my debts , or fear.
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... friends . For my part , I have learned more of God and myself , in one week's extremity , than all my whole life's prosperity had taught me afore . And , in reason and common experience , prosperity usually makes us forget our death ...
... friends . For my part , I have learned more of God and myself , in one week's extremity , than all my whole life's prosperity had taught me afore . And , in reason and common experience , prosperity usually makes us forget our death ...
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... friend checks me , I will respect it with thankfulness : when others flatter me , I will suspect it ; and rest in my ... friends . Worldly pleasures , like physicians , give us over , when once we lie a dying ; and yet the death - bed ...
... friend checks me , I will respect it with thankfulness : when others flatter me , I will suspect it ; and rest in my ... friends . Worldly pleasures , like physicians , give us over , when once we lie a dying ; and yet the death - bed ...
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affections angels Apostle beast beatifical behold better betwixt BISHOP OF NORWICH blessed body canst Christ Christian Church close to thee comfort creatures death desire divine doth earth earthly enemies enjoy eternal evil eyes faith Father favour fear feoffed flesh fool friends give glorious glory God's Gog and Magog grace gracious hand happy hath heart heaven heavenly hell holy honour hope infinite Israel Israelites Jerusalem Jesus John xvii JOSEPH HALL judgment King labour less light live look Lord Majesty miserable nature never ourselves peace pleasure present Psalm reign rich Saints saith Satan Saviour SECT servant shew sins sorrow soul spirits suffer sure Tertullian thee thine things thou art thou hast thou wouldest thoughts thousand thy mercy thyself tion torment true truth unpartially unto viii whereas wherein whereof wicked wisdom wise wonder xxiii
Popular passages
Page 459 - Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Page 389 - One thing have I desired of the LORD, which I will require, even that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the fair beauty of the LORD, and to visit his temple.
Page 476 - Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
Page 181 - Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
Page 332 - All they that see me laugh me to scorn: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head: Saying, "He trusted on the Lord that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
Page 457 - Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging : and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Page 458 - Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth ; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes : but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Page 451 - ... my son, walk not thou in the way with them ; refrain thy foot from their path : for their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Page 349 - Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave unto him the name which is above every name; that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven and things on earth and things under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Page 199 - Do not touch me, for I am not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my brethren, and say to them: I ascend to my Father and to your Father, to my God and your God.