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, 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.

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

*Luk. 23. 43.

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S. ¹Lord, why did not the other Thief which hanged as near thee, obtain the like mercy? C. ²because I leave whom I will, to harden themselves in their lewdness, to destruction, that all should fear, and none presume.

1Luk. 23. 39.
2Rom. 9. 18.

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