Some Meditations and Prayers Selected from The Way of Eternal Life: In Order to Illustrate and Explain the Pictures by Boetius a Bolswert for the Same Work : Translated from the Latin, and Adapted to the Use of the English ChurchJ.H. Parker, 1845 - 356 pages |
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... , though most grievously offended with my manifold offences , yet might pardon them , what wickedness would it be in me to be willing to be bad because He is good ? Holy Exercise for one who turns Himself to God . 18 ON TIMELY CONVERSION .
... , though most grievously offended with my manifold offences , yet might pardon them , what wickedness would it be in me to be willing to be bad because He is good ? Holy Exercise for one who turns Himself to God . 18 ON TIMELY CONVERSION .
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... Exercise for one who turns Himself to God . O wretched man that I am ! who shall deliver me from the body of this death ? Woe is me , for my pilgrimage is prolonged , that I am constrained to dwell and have my habitation among the tents ...
... Exercise for one who turns Himself to God . O wretched man that I am ! who shall deliver me from the body of this death ? Woe is me , for my pilgrimage is prolonged , that I am constrained to dwell and have my habitation among the tents ...
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... EXERCISE OF CONTRITION . FIRST , it is well to practise this especially in the morning , according to the advice of wise and religious men , that so when we have made our peace with God , our works , otherwise dead and unfruitful , may ...
... EXERCISE OF CONTRITION . FIRST , it is well to practise this especially in the morning , according to the advice of wise and religious men , that so when we have made our peace with God , our works , otherwise dead and unfruitful , may ...
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... exercise of prayer - is possessed by no vehement and glowing regard thereof , -at once I know that such an one has no eminent gifts of the Spirit . Again , when I behold any cleaving to , and never satisfied with the worship of God ...
... exercise of prayer - is possessed by no vehement and glowing regard thereof , -at once I know that such an one has no eminent gifts of the Spirit . Again , when I behold any cleaving to , and never satisfied with the worship of God ...
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... exercise , in order to spiritual tenderness and recollec- tion , to assume the character sometimes of a criminal at the bar , sometimes of a poor beggar . Humbleness and devotion of the outward bodily gesture con- duces too not a little ...
... exercise , in order to spiritual tenderness and recollec- tion , to assume the character sometimes of a criminal at the bar , sometimes of a poor beggar . Humbleness and devotion of the outward bodily gesture con- duces too not a little ...
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Angels art thou attainment behold beseech Thee blessed charity children of men Christ consider contrition creature death desire despise didst diligently Divine dost thou doth earth Ejaculations enemies eternal everlasting evil exercise faith Father Fifthly follow Thee Fourthly give thanks glory God's hand hath Heaven holy Holy Spirit honour hope infinite Isaiah Jesus judgment King King of kings knoweth labour light live Lord love Thee Meditation neighbour peace perfect praise pray Thee prayer present Psalm cxix righteous Saints saith salvation Secondly seek shew shouldst sins soul spirit suffer sweet things Thirdly thou art thou canst Thou hast thou mayst thou shalt thou wilt thou wouldst thoughts Thy grace Thy love Thy Majesty thy mind Thy Name Thy sake thyself tion truly truth unto Thee vanity vice virtue Vulg whole heart wicked wilt Thou Wisdom wise words worthy