A sermon at the consecration of ... William lord bishop of Chester1708 |
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Apoftle recommends becauſe cafe Caufes Cenfures Chriftian Church concern'd Confciences create grief defign defire difcourage Difcourfe Divifions Doctrine eafy efteemed endeavours expofed faid fame feem felf felves fence fenfible ferve fhall fhew fhould fome Forbearing any thing forcible Reaſon fpeak ftand fters fufficient fupport the Honour give any fuch give juft Occafion give no juft give no Offence giving Offence Guides and Governors hath Holy Offices holy things Infirmities inftruct Intereft leaft fecure leaſt lefs Liberty Mankind minifter in Holy Minifters of Chrift Miniftry moft moleft moſt muft muſt Myfteries neceffary needlefs nefs Occafion of Offence Occation of Offence offered himſelf Oppofition Ordained to Holy otherwife Paftors Patience Perfons pleafe pleaſe Your Grace prevent blame Prophets refift refolution refpect reprefent Reproach and Contempt Scandal Seafon Senfe Souls Succefs take Offence thefe themſelves thing the Apoftle thofe trouble truth Tryals Univerfal Wifdom words
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Seite 11 - Prov- *"• is (not only in himself, but in common esteem) more excellent than his neighbour. Power may be dreaded, riches may be courted, wit and knowledge may be admired; but only goodness is truly esteemed and honoured*.
Seite 3 - Religion in particular, are fenfible, they cannot undermine it, while its Minifters are held in efteem and honour, and therefore it is they rail, and ragefo much againft them. Bnt as this is no unufual or ftrange thing, fo whofoever are employ' d in Holy Offices, ihould not fat leaft upon their own Accounts) be greatly concern'd, and troubled at it.
Seite 4 - In which words you . may pleafe to obierve thele three things. I. The Duty, which the Apoftle recommends to us, from his own Example, which is due care to give no Offence. II. The Univerfality, or Extent, of the Duty. Give nt tfftna in any tiling III. The Kealon of both, flat thi Minißry be ntt, blamed. Now tho...
Seite 5 - Here I muft do my Duty, and if Offence come upon my fo doing, it is an Offence taken, and not given, and He who takes it muft anfwer for ir.
Seite 12 - ... doing them in an obliging way, and with a willing mind, and in a graceful and becoming manner. And who fees not how...
Seite 9 - Oftence, than the time will permit me to fpeak to : Some of which, may be peculiar to the Apoftolic Age, fome necelTary in all Ages, and with your ?atie:ice. I would by a few of theie bsfore you, rather pointing al-,
Seite 12 - How eafy are men's Confciences, when they know they are under the conduct of fuch Guides! How chearfully do they go on, in their way, when...
Seite 5 - I am concern'd, forbear the Occafion of it. If, indeed, I am under the reftraint of any Divine Precept, or any juft Command of my Lawful...
Seite 4 - The one is, the unneceflary and caulelefs, grieving,, mokfting, or troubling of him. The Other is, the leading, or tempting of him, to any Sin, от Error in faith or praftice.
Seite 6 - God : than which a more hit;h , honourable , and beneficial truft, cannot be committed to Men. They are the Builders of his Houle, ehe Stewards ef hi...