§. 3.
O thou Mirror of Meekness, who 〈◊〉〈◊〉 rather submit to the common Remedy of with-draw∣ing from the impendent Storm, than use a Miracl either to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Purpos or withstand the
The soul's communion with her savior. Or, The history of our Lord Jesus Christ, written by the four evangelists digested into devotional meditations. The first part.
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- The soul's communion with her savior. Or, The history of our Lord Jesus Christ, written by the four evangelists digested into devotional meditations. The first part.
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- Traherne, Philip, d. ca. 1725.
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- London :: printed for W. Crooke at the Green Dragon nigh Devereux-Court without Temple-Bar,
- 1685.
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- Jesus Christ -- Biography -- Early works to 1800.
- Jesus Christ -- Devotional literature -- Early works to 1800.
- Bible. -- N.T. -- Gospels -- Early works to 1800.
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"The soul's communion with her savior. Or, The history of our Lord Jesus Christ, written by the four evangelists digested into devotional meditations. The first part." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A63045.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2025.
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Power of Herod, by any irresistibl Influence of thine own:
I prais and magnify thy Name,
For thine exemplary Subje∣ction to Civil Magistrats, being quietly submissiv not only to the Good and Gentl, but even to the froward. Let the Respect thou barest them in thy Peaceableness and Patience under the grossest Abuse of their Authority and Jurisdiction, quicken and con∣firm in me the Principls of an inviolabl Loyalty, that I resist not evil (tho unjustly inflicted by the higher Pow∣ers) but rather shun the In∣convenience by a timely Re∣treat than presume to disturb their Government, or oppose their Authority, by any un∣warrantabl and contumacious Practices; for, whosoever resist∣eth the Power, resisteth the Or∣dinance
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of God: and they that resist shal receiv to themselvs Damnation.