An essay of particular advice to the young gentry, by the author of Youths grand concern [signed J.G.]. |
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... Improvement of the Advantages they enjoy beyond others . By the Author of Youths Grand Concern . LONDON : Printed for JOHN WYAT , at the Rofe in St. Paul's Church - Yard . MDCCXI . 1 } 1 To the Honourable Sir John Hobart , Lucy ) A -- N ...
... Improvement of the Advantages they enjoy beyond others . By the Author of Youths Grand Concern . LONDON : Printed for JOHN WYAT , at the Rofe in St. Paul's Church - Yard . MDCCXI . 1 } 1 To the Honourable Sir John Hobart , Lucy ) A -- N ...
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... Improvements fince your Perufal of that have ( I doubt not ) well difpo- fed you for reading this , not only with an equal Candor , but with the more distinguish- ing Tafte of a maturer Judgment . And tho ' the Counsel here given be not ...
... Improvements fince your Perufal of that have ( I doubt not ) well difpo- fed you for reading this , not only with an equal Candor , but with the more distinguish- ing Tafte of a maturer Judgment . And tho ' the Counsel here given be not ...
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... improved , and immenfe Re- wards to be won or loft , all which require Care and Conduct , Courage and Induftry , and will never be flighted or fupinely neglected by faga- cious , noble , and generous Minds . If you fhall be pleased to ...
... improved , and immenfe Re- wards to be won or loft , all which require Care and Conduct , Courage and Induftry , and will never be flighted or fupinely neglected by faga- cious , noble , and generous Minds . If you fhall be pleased to ...
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... Improvement of them , p . 152 In thefe Particulars there is the lefs need of enlarging , because they have been confidered by the pious , learned , and ingenuous Author of The Gentleman's Calling . They are here briefly treated of in a ...
... Improvement of them , p . 152 In thefe Particulars there is the lefs need of enlarging , because they have been confidered by the pious , learned , and ingenuous Author of The Gentleman's Calling . They are here briefly treated of in a ...
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... Improvement of them . 1 My attempting to give Advice to Perfons whofe Birth or Fortunes have placed them a- bove the rest of Mankind , may perhaps be look'd upon by fome as a confident Undertak ing . But I have not adventured upon it ...
... Improvement of them . 1 My attempting to give Advice to Perfons whofe Birth or Fortunes have placed them a- bove the rest of Mankind , may perhaps be look'd upon by fome as a confident Undertak ing . But I have not adventured upon it ...
Términos y frases comunes
Affections againſt alfo Allurements almoſt alſo becauſe Bishop bleffed Charity Chrift Chriftian Church Church of England confiderable conftant continu'd Converfation Defires Delights Devotion Difcourfe Divine Divine Grace Earthly efpecially Eftate Efteem eminent Enjoyments Eſtate excellent Exercifes faid Faith fame feem felf felves fent ferious ferve feve feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fincere firft fmall fome fometimes foon Friends ftill fuch fuffer fuitable Glory Grace greateſt Happineſs happy Heaven herſelf higheſt himſelf holy Honour Houfe Houſe illuftrious Inftance Inftructions juft King Lady laft lefs liv'd live Lord Love Mafter meaſure Mind moft moſt noble notwithſtanding obferve Occafions Paffions Perfons Piety pious Pleafures Poffeffions poffible Poor Prayers prefent Profperity publick Purpoſes Reafon refift Refolution Refpect Religion religious Riches Right Honourable Senfe Sermon ſhe Souls Spirit Temptations thefe themſelves thereof theſe Things thofe thoſe thought true unto uſeful Virtue Wealth whofe Wiſdom World Worſhip Young Youth
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Página 168 - He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Página 167 - Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy ; that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate, laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
Página 181 - Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
Página 3 - He made him ride on the high places of the earth, That he might eat the increase of the fields; And he made him to suck honey out of the rock, And oil out of the flinty rock...
Página 61 - I might not die eternally! and my hope is that I shall shortly leave this valley of tears, and be free from all fevers and pain; and, which will be a more happy condition, I shall be free from sin, and all the temptations and anxieties that attend it; and this being past, I shall dwell in the New Jerusalem; dwell there with men made perfect; dwell where these eyes shall see my Master and Saviour Jesus; and with Him see my dear mother and all my relations and friends.
Página 147 - It was ordained for the procreation of children, to be brought up in the fear and nurture of the Lord, and to the praise of his holy name.
Página 59 - Chrysostom to commend and declare it ; a life, that if it were related by a pen like his, there would then be no need for this age to look back into times past for the examples of primitive piety; for they might be all found in the life of George Herbert.
Página 56 - I need not their help, to reprove the vanity of those many love-poems that are daily writ and consecrated to Venus ; nor to bewail that so few are writ, that look towards God and heaven. For my own part, my meaning (dear mother) is in these sonnets, to declare my resolution to be, that my poor abilities in poetry shall be all and ever consecrated...
Página 60 - I beseech him that my humble and charitable life may so win upon others as to bring glory to my JESUS, whom I have this day taken to be my Master and Governor; and I am so proud of his service that I will always observe, and obey, and do his will; and always call him Jesus my Master...
Página 59 - Woodnot looked in at the churchwindow, and saw him lie prostrate on the ground before the altar: at which time and place (as he after told Mr. Woodnot) he set some rules to himself, for the future manage of his life; and then and there made a vow, to labour to keep them.