Of Christian prudence, or, Religious wisdom not degenerating into irreligious craftiness in trying times

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Title
Of Christian prudence, or, Religious wisdom not degenerating into irreligious craftiness in trying times
Author
Kettlewell, John, 1653-1695.
Publication
London :: Printed for Jo. Hindmarsh,
1691.
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Subject terms
Christian life -- Anglican authors.
Conduct of life.
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"Of Christian prudence, or, Religious wisdom not degenerating into irreligious craftiness in trying times." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A47306.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 25, 2024.

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CHAP. XIII. Of Spiritual Prudence in Worldly Matters, or as over-ruling all other inferior Prudence about things of this Life. And of Solicitude.

The Rules of Religion, are the truest Wisdom for the Ends of this Life. When worldly Wisdom thwarts

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these Rules in pursuit of any Ends of this Life, it over-rules it in such Motions. Thus, when it is apt to transgress about Ends, or about Means. Some Rules for this. The point of Solicitude stated. Of fleshly Wisdom, are all so many Branches of Jesuits Morals, which are not to be taken up to drive out Popist Superstitions.

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