A89507:13
Words of peace or, Dr. Manton's last sayings many of them taken from him…Words of peace or, Dr. Mantons last sayings many of them taken from him…
Words of peace or, Dr. Manton's last sayings many of them taken from him on his death-bed, or observed on other remarkable occasions; tending very much to the edification of Christians.Words of peace or, Dr. Mantons last sayings many of them taken from him on his death-bed, or observed on other remarkable occasions; tending very much to the edification of Christians.
London: printed by A.P. and T.H. for P. Brooksby, 1677
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10. Men of Lucians temper, by jesting against received Rites, insensibly lose all sense and awe of Religion, and by Scoffing at False Gods, come the less to Dread the True.
11. They are Guilty of a strange Unfaithfulness, in point of Stewardship towards God, who do not employ their Superfluities in the Relief of the Poor and Miserable.
11. They are Guilty of a strange Unfaithfulness, in point of Stewardship towards God, who do not imploy their Superfluities in the Relief of the Poor and Miserable.
12. A good man may be Innocently revenged of his Enemies, by persisting in well-doing, and a bad man by reforming his life.
12. A good man may be Innocently reveng'd of his Enemies, by persisting in well-doing, and a bad man by reforming his life.
13. Pride is a vice insupportable in the rich, but absolutely abominable in the poor, it renders one a Fool, the other a Brute.