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A96335 An essay to promote virtue by example in a collection of excellent sayings (divine and moral) of devout & learned men, in all ages, from the apostles time, to this present year, 1689 / By William Whitcombe, gent. Whitcombe, William. 1689 (1689) Wing W1743B; ESTC R42718 61,072 231

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god_n for_o godliness_n sake_n the_o saint_n for_o saintships_n sake_n this_o be_v a_o sure_a testimony_n of_o our_o christianity_n a_o sinner_n can_v love_v a_o saint_n quatenus_fw-la a_o saint_n neither_o can_v a_o saint_n love_v a_o sinner_n quatenus_fw-la a_o sinner_n john_n 15.19_o psal_n 57.4_o it_o be_v a_o true_a rule_n that_o love_n be_v ever_o reward_v either_o in_o the_o recipoque_fw-fr or_o with_o a_o inward_a or_o secret_a contempt_n watch_v against_o all_o secret_a pleasure_n in_o the_o lessen_v of_o another_o for_o advance_v of_o thyself_o divine_a love_n say_v basil_n be_v a_o never_o fail_a treasure_n he_o that_o have_v it_o be_v rich_a and_o he_o that_o want_v it_o be_v poor_a chrisostom_n say_v a_o bulwark_n of_o adamant_n be_v not_o more_o impregnable_a than_o the_o love_n of_o brethren_n
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with_o himself_o when_o he_o go_v against_o the_o light_n of_o his_o own_o mind_n neglect_v his_o duty_n or_o do_v that_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o it_o tillotson_n on_o psal_n 159.156_o o_o how_o good_a be_v it_o and_o tend_v to_o peace_n to_o be_v silent_a of_o other_o fault_n and_o not_o to_o believe_v promiscuous_o of_o they_o all_o that_o be_v say_v nor_o easy_o to_o repeat_v what_o we_o have_v hear_v to_o lay_v ourselves_o open_a to_o fear_n de_fw-fr kempis_n 257._o use_v not_o animosity_n and_o contention_n in_o any_o matter_n that_o may_v be_v bring_v to_o a_o good_a issue_n in_o the_o way_n of_o peace_n we_o be_v apt_a to_o hinder_v our_o peace_n by_o dread_v and_o fear_v those_o trouble_n it_o may_v be_v he_o never_o intend_v to_o bring_v upon_o we_o mr._n butler_n our_o minister_n he_o that_o seek_v liberty_n and_o ease_n shall_v ever_o live_v in_o disquiet_n for_o one_o thing_n or_o other_o will_v displease_v he_o de_fw-fr rempis_n 82._o as_o far_o as_o be_v lawful_a 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to_o the_o penitent_a soul_n void_a of_o hypocrisy_n psal_n 32.2_o blessed_n be_v the_o man_n to_o who_o the_o lord_n impute_v not_o iniquity_n and_o in_o who_o spirit_n there_o be_v no_o guile_n that_o walk_v before_o he_o know_v his_o infirmity_n and_o together_o with_o confidence_n know_v god_n mercy_n and_o the_o certainty_n of_o his_o promise_n peter_n du_n moulin_n 65._o our_o confidence_n in_o god_n by_o the_o merit_n of_o his_o belove_a son_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o peace_n and_o content_a but_o that_o confidence_n be_v feed_v by_o work_n we_o bear_v testimony_n by_o our_o faith_n as_o by_o the_o respiration_n we_o know_v that_o a_o man_n be_v alive_a so_o the_o exercise_n of_o good_a work_n be_v together_o the_o work_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o way_n to_o maintain_v the_o spiritual_a life_n doctor_n edward_n fox_n discourse_v one_o day_n when_o ambassador_n of_o term_n of_o peace_n he_o say_v honourable_a one_o last_v long_o but_o dishonourable_a one_o no_o long_o than_o 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