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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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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.
14. Ill affections do as often divide us as ill Opinions, and distempered Spirits occasion distracted times, wars come from our Lusts, Jam. 4. 1.
15. Too many men make Idols of their own conceptions, and love an Opinion, not because 'tis true, but because 'tis theirs.