The Christian's pattern: or, A treatise of the imitation of Jesus Christ, in four books, by Thomas à Kempis, render'd into Engl. To which are added, Meditations and prayers, for sick persons. By G. Stanhope. [Another]1733 |
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Common terms and phrases
Affections Afflictions Aſſiſtance becauſe beſt Bleffed Bleſſed Buſineſs Cafe Cauſe CHAP Chrift Chriſtian chuſe Comforts Confcience confider Confideration conſtant Converſation Courſe Croſs Defires Delight deſerve Deſign deſpiſe Difciple diſpoſed Diſpoſition Divine Divine Grace eaſy Eſteem Eternal Exerciſes falſe fame Favour firſt Fleſh fome freſh fuch fure Glory Happiness hath Heart Heaven Heavenly holy Honour humble Inſtructions Jeſus juſt Labour laſt leſs Lord loſe Love Meaſures Mercy mighty Mind Miſeries moſt muſt neceſſary neſs never obſerve Occafions Paſſions Patience Peace perfect Perſon Pfal Piety pleaſed Pleaſure Praiſe Prayers preſent Purpoſes raiſe Reaſon Reſolutions Reſpect reſt ſay ſelf ſelves Senſe ſenſible ſerve ſet ſhall ſhalt ſhort ſhould ſome Soul Spirit ſtand ſtill ſubmit ſuch Sufferings ſupport ſuppoſe ſure ſweet Temptations thee themſelves theſe Things thoſe thou art thou hast Thoughts thy felf thy Grace true Truth unto uſe Vanity Virtue whoſe World wretched Zeal
Popular passages
Page 11 - Through thee have I been holden up ever since I was born : thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb : my praise shall be always of thee.
Page 34 - I was in trouble. 13 I will offer unto thee fat burnt-sacrifices, with the incense of rams ; I will offer bullocks and goats. 14 O come hither, and hearken, all ye that fear God ; and I will tell you what he hath done for my soul.
Page 34 - O spare me a little, that I may recover my strength : before I go hence, and be no more seen.
Page 233 - ... benefit. Caution in crediting, reserve in speaking, and revealing one's self to very few, are the best securities both of peace and a good understanding with the world, and of the inward peace of our own minds. Endeavouring to approve...
Page 34 - For the grave cannot praise Thee, death cannot celebrate Thee : they that go down to the pit cannot hope for Thy truth. The living, the living, he shall praise Thee, as I do this day : the father to the children shall make known Thy truth.
Page 34 - Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame : and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a cloke. 29 As for me, I will give great thanks unto the Lord with my mouth : and praise him...
Page 23 - Lord ; and the more the outward man decayeth, strengthen him, we beseech thee, so much the more continually with thy grace and Holy Spirit in the inner man.
Page 276 - Thou art the end, the sum, the source of all good ; the perfection of life, the depth of wisdom and knowledge ; and hope in Thee is the surest, the most sensible support Thy servants can have in the miseries of this mortal life. To Thee therefore lift I up my eyes, O Father of Mercies, and lover of men. Comfort my soul in trouble, and purify it with Thy grace, that it may be a clean and holy habitation such as Thy glorious Majesty does not disdain to dwell in. Let no impurity be left in this temple...
Page 307 - As I live, faith the Lord, I have no pleafure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way, and live : Turn ye, turn ye from your wil -ways j for why -will ye die, O houfe of Ifrael.
Page 78 - If a man love Me, he will keep My words : and My Father will love him, and "We will come and make Our abode with him.