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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... doth a shadow ! Do thou then attentively observe the vanity of all things , as thou plainly seest it in that abyss of nothingness ; -that thou thyself and all things else were once nothing ; that thou couldest not have been , and when ...
... doth a shadow ! Do thou then attentively observe the vanity of all things , as thou plainly seest it in that abyss of nothingness ; -that thou thyself and all things else were once nothing ; that thou couldest not have been , and when ...
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... doth it become him who is set over the corporeal frame of this creation , to be in some degree like unto it ; but thou hast also somewhat far higher , nor art thou to be compared in any wise with the other creatures . Consider , thirdly ...
... doth it become him who is set over the corporeal frame of this creation , to be in some degree like unto it ; but thou hast also somewhat far higher , nor art thou to be compared in any wise with the other creatures . Consider , thirdly ...
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... doth not become at the last ap- plicable to thy case : thou that forgettest God in life and health , in death mayst forget both thyself and Himh . Then more than ever h Augustin . Psalm cxxxvii . 9 . will the enemy sharply set upon thee ...
... doth not become at the last ap- plicable to thy case : thou that forgettest God in life and health , in death mayst forget both thyself and Himh . Then more than ever h Augustin . Psalm cxxxvii . 9 . will the enemy sharply set upon thee ...
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... doth it profit the poor wretches to be admired where they are not , and tormented where they are ? In the next place , consider how many good deeds , tending to the glory of God , thyself or any like thee might accomplish , if thou ...
... doth it profit the poor wretches to be admired where they are not , and tormented where they are ? In the next place , consider how many good deeds , tending to the glory of God , thyself or any like thee might accomplish , if thou ...
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... doth it profit a man , if he sinner . shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul ? " Nay , is it possible , that I should have preferred and sought after such things as these , and which yet I could neither obtain , nor if I had ...
... doth it profit a man , if he sinner . shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul ? " Nay , is it possible , that I should have preferred and sought after such things as these , and which yet I could neither obtain , nor if I had ...
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Angels art thou 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 knowest labour light live Lord love Thee Meditation neighbour peace perfect praise pray Thee prayer presence Psalm cxix rejoice righteous Saints saith sake salvation Secondly seek shew shouldst sins soul spirit suffer sweet thine eyes 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 thyself tion truly truth UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY unto Thee vanity vice virtue Vulgate whole heart wicked wilt Thou Wisdom words wouldst thou