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A persuasive to a holy life, from the happiness that attends it both in this world and in the world to come by John Ray ...
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Ray, John, 1627-1705.
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in_o all_o his_o work_n or_o two_o his_o glorious_a majesty_n which_o manifest_v itself_o in_o all_o excellency_n and_o perfection_n infinite_a wisdom_n infinite_a power_n and_o may_v sovereign_a dominion_n over_o all_o thing_n in_o respect_n whereof_o he_o be_v worthy_a of_o all_o praise_n and_o worship_n so_o that_o holy_a be_v often_o equivalent_a to_o great_a and_o great_o to_o be_v fear_v and_o have_v in_o reverence_n of_o all_o that_o draw_v nigh_o to_o he_o in_o this_o sense_n god_n be_v often_o in_o scripture_n call_v the_o holy_a one_o of_o israel_n that_o be_v that_o venerable_a deity_n who_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v by_o a_o transcendent_a and_o incommunicable_a worship_n and_o his_o name_n to_o be_v invoke_v with_o the_o most_o profound_a reverence_n and_o devotion_n when_o holiness_n be_v attribute_v to_o other_o thing_n beside_o god_n it_o signify_v either_o 1._o a_o relative_a or_o outward_a holiness_n which_o result_v from_o a_o separation_n from_o common_a and_o profane_a use_n and_o application_n to_o a_o religious_a god_n be_v the_o sovereign_a lord_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o himself_o holy_a whatever_o be_v in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n relate_v to_o he_o and_o appertain_v to_o his_o worship_n and_o service_n whether_o person_n or_o thing_n have_v a_o kind_n of_o relative_a holiness_n and_o upon_o account_n thereof_o a_o esteem_n and_o respect_n be_v due_a to_o it_o or_o 2._o a_o inherent_a or_o inward_a holiness_n or_o perfect_a conformity_n of_o heart_n and_o life_n to_o the_o law_n and_o will_n of_o god_n which_o kind_n of_o holiness_n be_v proper_a only_o to_o rational_a being_n you_o will_v say_v if_o holiness_n be_v such_o a_o perfect_a conformity_n etc._n etc._n then_o no_o man_n ever_o be_v be_v or_o shall_v be_v holy_a in_o this_o mortal_a life_n do_v not_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o 1_o king_n 8.46_o there_o be_v no_o man_n that_o sin_v not_o and_o eccles_n 7.20_o for_o there_o be_v not_o a_o just_a man_n upon_o earth_n that_o do_v good_a and_o sin_v not_o prov._n 20.9_o who_o can_v say_v i_o have_v make_v my_o heart_n clean_o i_o be_o pure_a from_o my_o sin_n james_n 3.2_o in_o many_o thing_n we_o offend_v all_o 1_o john_n 1.8_o if_o we_o say_v that_o we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o deceive_v ourselves_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v not_o in_o we_o and_o a_o heathen_a man_n can_v say_v nemo_fw-la invenitur_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la possit_fw-la absolvere_fw-la &_o innocentem_fw-la cuique_fw-la se_fw-la dicit_fw-la respiciens_fw-la testem_fw-la non_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la there_o be_v no_o man_n to_o be_v find_v that_o can_v absolve_v himself_o and_o he_o that_o say_v he_o be_v innocent_a must_v respect_v a_o witness_n not_o his_o own_o conscience_n i_o answer_v it_o be_v true_a that_o perfect_a and_o sinless_a holiness_n be_v not_o attainable_a by_o mortal_a man_n in_o this_o present_a life_n and_o therefore_o god_n be_v please_v to_o accept_v of_o sincerity_n of_o obedience_n instead_o of_o perfection_n and_o so_o we_o may_v define_v holiness_n so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v attainable_a in_o this_o imperfect_a state_n to_o be_v a_o sincere_a and_o constant_a desire_n and_o endeavour_v to_o obey_v god_n in_o all_o his_o command_n more_o than_o this_o we_o can_v perform_v and_o less_o than_o this_o god_n will_v not_o accept_v 1._o this_o obedience_n must_v be_v universal_a without_o reserve_n or_o exception_n of_o any_o command_n whatsoever_o we_o shall_v be_v convince_v to_o be_v god_n will_n and_o our_o duty_n we_o must_v set_v about_o it_o and_o do_v it_o be_v it_o never_o so_o uneasy_a to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n whatsoever_o we_o shall_v be_v convince_v to_o be_v contrary_a thereto_o though_o never_o so_o please_a never_o so_o customary_a to_o we_o we_o must_v resolute_o shun_v and_o avoid_v it_o god_n must_v have_v the_o whole_a heart_n he_o admit_v no_o rival_n zeal_n for_o one_o commandment_n will_v not_o compensate_a for_o the_o breach_n of_o another_o we_o must_v with_o the_o psalmist_n psal_n 119.128_o esteem_v all_o his_o precept_n concern_v all_o thing_n to_o be_v right_a and_o hate_v every_o false_a way_n 2._o this_o desire_n and_o endeavour_n must_v be_v sincere_a and_o hearty_a we_o must_v not_o harbour_v or_o entertain_v any_o secret_a inclination_n to_o any_o evil_a way_n we_o must_v withdraw_v all_o degree_n of_o affection_n from_o whatever_o be_v sinful_a or_o unlawful_a or_o prohibit_v by_o god_n the_o love_n or_o like_n of_o any_o sin_n or_o even_o wish_v it_o be_v lawful_a can_v consist_v with_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o spring_n and_o source_n of_o sincere_a obedience_n quis_fw-la coram_fw-la deo_fw-la innocens_fw-la invenitur_fw-la qui_fw-la vellet_fw-la fieri_fw-la quod_fw-la vetatur_fw-la si_fw-la subtrahas_fw-la quod_fw-la timetur_fw-la ac_fw-la per_fw-la hoc_fw-la in_o ipsa_fw-la voluntate_fw-la reus_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la vult_fw-la facere_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la fieri_fw-la augustin_n epist_n 121._o who_o can_v be_v find_v innocent_a before_o god_n who_o wish_v that_o may_v be_v do_v which_o be_v forbid_v and_o will_v do_v it_o be_v it_o not_o for_o fear_v of_o punishment_n etc._n etc._n chap._n iii_o what_o happiness_n be_v happiness_n in_o general_n may_v be_v define_v to_o be_v the_o secure_a and_o constant_a presence_n and_o enjoyment_n of_o whatsoever_o be_v real_o good_a desirable_a and_o delightful_a together_o with_o the_o absence_n of_o whatever_o be_v afflictive_a and_o torment_a it_o be_v describe_v by_o boetius_fw-la to_o be_v status_fw-la omnium_fw-la bonorum_fw-la aggregatione_fw-la perfectus_fw-la a_o estate_n perfect_a by_o the_o confluence_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n and_o by_o cicero_n secretis_fw-la malis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la cumulate_v bonorum_fw-la possessio_fw-la a_o accumulate_v possession_n of_o good_a thing_n all_o evil_a thing_n be_v withdraw_v the_o holy_a psalmist_n himself_o make_v the_o happiness_n of_o the_o beatific_a vision_n to_o consist_v in_o fullness_n of_o joy_n and_o eternal_a pleasure_n psal_n 17._o ult_n in_o thy_o presence_n there_o be_v fullness_n of_o joy_n and_o at_o thy_o right_a hand_n there_o be_v pleasure_n for_o evermore_o and_o by_o our_o bless_a saviour_n the_o happiness_n of_o heaven_n be_v call_v the_o joy_n of_o the_o lord_n matth._n 25._o 21_o and_o 23._o happiness_n be_v usual_o distinguish_v into_o objective_n and_o formal_a objective_a happiness_n be_v that_o object_n or_o thing_n which_o render_v we_o happy_a formal_a happiness_n be_v the_o union_n with_o or_o enjoyment_n of_o that_o object_n the_o supreme_a objective_n happiness_n of_o man_n his_o chief_a good_a or_o last_o end_n be_v the_o ever_o bless_a deity_n his_o formal_a happiness_n be_v the_o enjoyment_n of_o the_o object_n which_o consist_v in_o the_o knowledge_n and_o love_n of_o god_n and_o that_o joy_n and_o delectation_n which_o natural_o and_o necessary_o flow_v therefrom_o john_n 17.3_o and_o this_o be_v life_n eternal_a that_o they_o may_v know_v 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which_o be_v most_o grateful_a and_o acceptable_a to_o the_o belove_a now_o our_o only_a way_n of_o do_v thing_n grateful_a to_o god_n be_v our_o perform_v what_o he_o command_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v consequent_a that_o our_o obedience_n to_o the_o will_n or_o command_n of_o god_n in_o the_o high_a and_o most_o perfect_a manner_n be_v style_v the_o love_a of_o he_o be_v indeed_o the_o prime_n if_o not_o only_a way_n of_o demonstrate_v our_o love_n to_o he_o john_n 14.21_o he_o that_o have_v my_o commandment_n and_o keep_v they_o he_o it_o be_v that_o love_v i_o and_o ver_fw-la 23._o if_o any_o man_n love_v i_o he_o will_v keep_v my_o word_n and_o 1_o john_n 2.5_o he_o that_o keep_v his_o word_n in_o he_o be_v the_o love_n of_o god_n make_v perfect_a etc._n etc._n another_o notion_n there_o be_v of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n viz_o a_o desire_n of_o union_n and_o near_a conjunction_n with_o he_o but_o this_o but_o seldom_o look_v upon_o in_o
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more_o proud_a the_o cruel_a more_o fierce_a and_o inhuman_a the_o spiteful_a more_o malignant_a and_o mischievous_a much_o more_o he_o have_v worth_a the_o read_n for_o which_o i_o refer_v to_o the_o book_n errata_fw-la page_n 7._o for_o cuâ—ulâ—te_v read_v cumulatum_fw-la p._n 36._o l._n 15._o after_o call_v insert_v it_o p._n 66._o l._n 28._o for_o as_o read_v â—s_n p._n 23._o l._n 25._o for_o that_o read_v the._n p._n 69._o l._n 9_o for_o the_o read_v they_o several_a book_n write_v by_o mr._n john_n ray_n fellow_n of_o the_o royal_a society_n and_o sell_v by_o sam._n smith_n and_o benj._n walford_n at_o the_o prince_n arm_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n catalogus_fw-la plantarum_fw-la circa_fw-la cantabrigiam_fw-la nascentium_fw-la oct._n 1660._o catalogus_fw-la plantarum_fw-la angliae_fw-la &_o insularum_fw-la adjacentium_fw-la oct._n 1670._o 1677._o catalogus_fw-la stirpium_fw-la in_o exteris_fw-la regionibus_fw-la a_o nobis_fw-la observatarum_fw-la oct._n 1670._o 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willoughbeii_fw-la historia_fw-la piscium_fw-la cum_fw-la figuris_fw-la recognovit_fw-la digessit_fw-la supplevit_fw-la j._n raius_n oxon_n fol._n 1686._o synopsis_fw-la methodica_fw-la animalium_fw-la quadrupedum_fw-la &_o serpentini_fw-la generis_fw-la 1693._o a_o collection_n of_o english_a and_o other_o proverb_n oct._n 1672._o 1678._o observation_n make_v in_o a_o journey_n through_o most_o part_n of_o europe_n 1673._o a_o collection_n of_o unusual_a english_a word_n with_o a_o account_n of_o prepare_v our_o english_a mineral_n in_o 120_o 1674_o 1691._o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n manifest_v in_o the_o work_v of_o the_o creation_n in_o two_o part_n viz._n the_o heavenly_a body_n element_n meteor_n fossiles_n vegetable_n animal_n beast_n bird_n fish_n and_o infect_v more_o particular_o in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o earth_n its_o figure_n motion_n and_o consistency_n and_o in_o the_o admirable_a structure_n of_o the_o body_n of_o man_n and_o other_o animal_n as_o also_o in_o their_o generation_n etc._n etc._n 3d_o edition_n much_o enlarge_v three_o physico-theological_a discourse_n concern_v 1._o the_o primitive_a chaos_n and_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n 2._o the_o general_a deluge_n its_o cause_n and_o effect_n 3._o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o world_n and_o future_a conflagration_n 2d_o edition_n enlarge_v 1693._o a_o collection_n of_o curious_a voyage_n and_o travel_n by_o d._n rauwolfe_n with_o catalogue_n of_o such_o tree_n shrub_n and_o herb_n as_o grow_v in_o the_o levant_n oct._n 1693._o several_a other_o book_n print_v for_o s._n smith_n and_o b._n walford_n dr_n richard_n lucas_n practical_a christianity_n or_o a_o account_n of_o the_o holiness_n which_o the_o gospel_n enjoin_v with_o motive_n to_o it_o and_o the_o remedy_n propose_v against_o temptation_n with_o a_o prayer_n conclude_v each_o distinct_a duty_n in_o 8_o o_o price_n 3_o s._n 6_o d._n his_o enquiry_n after_o happiness_n in_o three_o part_n in_o 8_o vo_z vol._n i._o of_o the_o 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in_o our_o power_n but_o may_v forcible_o be_v take_v away_o from_o we_o and_o shall_v they_o continue_v with_o we_o during_o life_n at_o death_n we_o must_v necessary_o part_v with_o they_o 2._o they_o make_v we_o not_o better_o be_v common_a to_o good_a and_o bad_a now_o if_o bad_a man_n may_v possess_v they_o they_o can_v render_v we_o happy_a because_o as_o the_o poet_n true_o say_v nemo_fw-la malus_fw-la felix_fw-la no_o wicked_a man_n can_v be_v happy_a 3._o they_o can_v satisfy_v the_o vast_a desire_n or_o fill_v the_o capacity_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v spiritual_a and_o immortal_a and_o therefore_o bodily_a pleasure_n or_o temporal_a enjoyment_n be_v no_o way_n suitable_a to_o it_o nor_o of_o answerable_a duration_n my_o business_n in_o the_o follow_a discourse_n shall_v be_v to_o prove_v that_o a_o holy_a life_n be_v the_o only_a happy_a life_n even_o in_o this_o world_n advance_v we_o to_o as_o high_a a_o degree_n of_o happiness_n as_o we_o be_v capable_a of_o in_o this_o imperfect_a state_n and_o the_o only_a preparatory_a to_o a_o state_n of_o eternal_a felicity_n in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v before_o i_o proceed_v to_o prove_v this_o it_o will_v be_v requisite_a to_o explain_v the_o term_n 1._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o holiness_n 2._o what_o by_o happiness_n chap._n ii_o what_o holiness_n be_v holiness_n as_o i_o have_v show_v in_o a_o former_a treatise_n be_v a_o word_n of_o various_a signification_n in_o scripture_n when_o it_o be_v attribute_v to_o god_n it_o signify_v as_o dr._n owtram_n well_o 1._o well_o lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr sacrific_a chap._n 1._o observe_v either_o 1._o his_o transcendent_a purity_n or_o constant_a and_o immutable_a volition_n of_o that_o which_o be_v right_a and_o good_a which_o the_o apostle_n peter_n propose_v to_o our_o imitation_n 1_o pet._n 1.15_o as_o he_o that_o have_v call_v you_o be_v holy_a so_o be_v you_o holy_a in_o all_o manner_n of_o conversation_n because_o it_o be_v write_v be_v you_o holy_a for_o i_o be_o holy_a 1_o john_n 3.3_o and_o every_o man_n that_o have_v this_o hope_n in_o he_o purify_v himself_o as_o he_o be_v pure_a psal_n 145._o 17._o the_o lord_n be_v righteous_a in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o holy_a