The practice of piety directing a Christian how to walk, that he may please…

Name: The practice of piety directing a Christian how to walk, that he may please…
Author: Lewis Bayly

The practice of piety directing a Christian how to walk, that he may please God / amplified by the author

Lewis Bayly d. 1631London: printed for Edward Brewster, 1695

[17], 566 p. · 116k words · Wing B1502 · ESTC R29026

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THE PRACTICE OF PIETY. › A Divine Colloquy betwixt the Soul and her Saviour, concerning the…: A Divine Colloquy betwixt the Soul and her Saviour, concerning the effectual merits of…

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S. Lord, wherefore was there such a general ^cdarkness when thou didst suffer and cry out on the Cross? C. That thou mightest see an Image of those hellish pains which I suffered, to deliver thee from the endless pains of Hell, and everlasting chains of darkness.

cMat. 27. 45.

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S. Lord, why wouldest thou have thine arms nailed abroad? C. ¹That I might embrace thee more lovingly, my sweet Soul.

S. Lord, why would'st thou have thine arms nailed abroad? C. ¹That I might embrace thee more lovingly, my sweet Soul.

12 Pet. 2. 4. Jude v. 6.

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S. Lord, why did the Thief, that ^*never wrought good before, obtain Paradise upon so short repentance? C. That thou mayest see the power of my death to forgive them that repent, that no sinner needs despair.

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