Meditations and Contemplations, Volume 1J. Rivingston, 1779 - Devotional literature |
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... , W. STRAHAN , T. CASLON , S. CROW G. KEITH , B. LAW , E. AND C. DILLY , J , T. BECKET , G. ROBINSON , R , BALDWIN , T. EVANS , AND W. STUARTER MDCCLXXIX . PATRIK ADVERTISEMENT то THE THIRD EDITION . I MUST entreat the MEDITATIONS.
... , W. STRAHAN , T. CASLON , S. CROW G. KEITH , B. LAW , E. AND C. DILLY , J , T. BECKET , G. ROBINSON , R , BALDWIN , T. EVANS , AND W. STUARTER MDCCLXXIX . PATRIK ADVERTISEMENT то THE THIRD EDITION . I MUST entreat the MEDITATIONS.
Page iii
James Hervey. ADVERTISEMENT то THE THIRD EDITION . I MUST entreat the Purchafers of the former Editions , to excufe the Freedom I have taken , in making feveral confiderable Additions to this . It has been done at the Perfuafion of fome ...
James Hervey. ADVERTISEMENT то THE THIRD EDITION . I MUST entreat the Purchafers of the former Editions , to excufe the Freedom I have taken , in making feveral confiderable Additions to this . It has been done at the Perfuafion of fome ...
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... must all Sweetnefs and all Beauty yield , Idume's Grove , and Sharon's flow'ry Field , ' Compar'd with JESUS : Meanly , meanly shows The brighteft Lily , faint the lovelieft Rofe . Divine Inftructor ! lead thro ' midnight Glooms , To ...
... must all Sweetnefs and all Beauty yield , Idume's Grove , and Sharon's flow'ry Field , ' Compar'd with JESUS : Meanly , meanly shows The brighteft Lily , faint the lovelieft Rofe . Divine Inftructor ! lead thro ' midnight Glooms , To ...
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... must one Day fade , ( may it prove fome very remote Period ! ) like the mournful Objects of the other . This Confideration will prompt You to go on , as you have begun , in ad- ding the Meekness of Wisdom , and all the Beauties of ...
... must one Day fade , ( may it prove fome very remote Period ! ) like the mournful Objects of the other . This Confideration will prompt You to go on , as you have begun , in ad- ding the Meekness of Wisdom , and all the Beauties of ...
Page xxv
... must be fenfible , that this is the House appointed for all Living and that they themselves , are fhortly to remove into the fame folemn Manfions .--- And who would not turn afide , for a while , from the most favourite Amusements , to ...
... must be fenfible , that this is the House appointed for all Living and that they themselves , are fhortly to remove into the fame folemn Manfions .--- And who would not turn afide , for a while , from the most favourite Amusements , to ...
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adore Æther alfo almoſt amiable amidſt Beauties becauſe behold bleffed JESUS Blifs blooming Breaft Breath Charms chearful Chriftian CHRIST Circumftance Confideration Death defcend Defign Defire delightful Divine Duft Earth eternal everlaſting exalted facred fafe Faith fame fays feems fhall fhine fhould filent fingle flain Fleſh Flowers folemn fome foon ftand ftill fuch fuperior fure Glory Goodneſs Grace Hand Happineſs Heart Heaven Himſelf holy Honour Houſes inſpired itſelf juft laft laſt leaſt lefs live loft LORD Love Luftre ment moft Mortals moſt muft muſt myſelf Nature nefs Number Obfervation ourſelves paffed Paffion Parterre Perfon pleafing pleaſing Pleaſure prefent Purpoſe raiſe Redeemer Reft rich rife Senfe ſhall Skies Soul Spect Spirit ſpread ſtand ſuch thee thefe themſelves theſe Things thofe thoſe thou Thoughts thouſand tion tranfient Treaſures truſt ture univerfal unto uſe vaft VIRG whofe whole Wiſdom World