 | William Allen - 1683 - 436 pages
...thereby. By By invifible Chriftianity, I mean thofe inward afts and affeftions of foul, by which men abhor that which is evil , and cleave to that which is good, which are wrought by a ferious aflent of the mind unto the truth of the dodtrine and great motives... | |
 | Anthony Horneck - 1705 - 608 pages
...Men's Good, of the Good of their Souls and Bodies: Oh, make me conformable to thy Goodnefs ! Let roe abhor that which is evil, and cleave to that which is good. Let thy Goodnefs be my Pattern, and let me ever rejoyce in thy Goodnefs. Make me fteadiSy and invincibly... | |
 | Anthony Horneck - 1706 - 484 pages
...fettle a Peace betwixt God and yon, till you change your Lives, and makeGonfcience of your Ways, and abhor that which is evil, and cleave to that which is good. Then indeed were your Sins as Crimfon,they lhall be as Wooll, were they of a fcarlet Dye, they lhall... | |
 | Benjamin Jenks - 1757 - 180 pages
...deformity and danger of the evil that we may never yield to it nor be overcome by it, but fliil may abhor that which is evil, and cleave to that which is good, however we may be tempted to take other meafures. O give us, Lord, the uprightnefs and zeal which fhall... | |
 | Cheyney Hart - 1761 - 274 pages
...of Mind : for the Lord refifteth the proud, tmt giveth Grace to the meek and" -humble. (g) M. Let us abhor that which is evil, and cleave to that which is good ; and lay afide the Sin .that moft eafi. ly .b.ifctteth. us ; and run- with Patience the Race that... | |
 | Thomas Bowman - 1790 - 260 pages
...fhould be nothing on earth that we defire in comparifon of God ; and inftead of delighting in, we fhould abhor that which is evil, and cleave •to that which is good. In a word, whereas our will and affeftions are naturally prone to to that which is evil, fuch a change... | |
 | Luke Booker - 1794 - 340 pages
...againft our Enemies—a peaceable and virtuous behaviour In ourfelves:—- in Apoftolical language, to abhor that -which is evil, and cleave to that which is good; to feek Peace, and enfue it; to do violence to no man; but, as much as lleth In us, to live peaceably... | |
 | Devout monitor - 1795 - 282 pages
...family of heaven, that the word of God and his doŁtrine be not blafphemed through my means ; may I abhor that which is evil, and cleave to that which is good; may I excel in virtue, and be ready to perform every good work; enable me to glorify my Father which... | |
 | Thaddeus Mason Harris - 1801 - 356 pages
...Finally : May we all be accepted of GOD ; workmen that need not to be afhamed, rightly difcharging the duties of life. May we abhor that which is evil, and cleave to that which is good ; approving ourfelves to evry man's confcience in the fight of God : and be continually making approaches to that... | |
 | Joseph Lathrop - 1801 - 624 pages
...to the myftery of God's will, which js made known to us ; prove what is acceptable ii} his fight ; abhor that which is evil ; and cleave to that which is good. s We may remark, 2. That God has made known to us his will, according to ike goad pleafure, winch he... | |
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