2. In respect of Habitation; that sin is a mans own sin which he suffers to dwell in him. A man may lodge a stranger for a night or two, but none but his own fa∣mily will he suffer to dwell with him: A man may invite many Women to a din∣ner or a banquet, but he will suffer none but his own Wife to lye with him, 11. Luk. 7. so that sin that lies down with
Sincerity, or, The upright mans walk to heaven in two parts shewing I. that sincerity is the true way to happiness, II. that the keeping of our selves from our own iniquity is the true way to sincerity / delivered in several sermons in the parish church of St. Michael in Long-Stratton Norfolk by James Oldfield, late minister there.
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- Sincerity, or, The upright mans walk to heaven in two parts shewing I. that sincerity is the true way to happiness, II. that the keeping of our selves from our own iniquity is the true way to sincerity / delivered in several sermons in the parish church of St. Michael in Long-Stratton Norfolk by James Oldfield, late minister there.
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- 1687.
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"Sincerity, or, The upright mans walk to heaven in two parts shewing I. that sincerity is the true way to happiness, II. that the keeping of our selves from our own iniquity is the true way to sincerity / delivered in several sermons in the parish church of St. Michael in Long-Stratton Norfolk by James Oldfield, late minister there." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A53271.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 9, 2024.
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thee and riseth up with thee, that goes to Church with thee, that dines and sups with thee, that is with thee in thy trading and calling, that is most properly thy own sin. Sauls malice against David went with him wherever he went, 4. Jer. 14. they are thy vain thoughts if they lodge in thee, so that is thy sin, whatever it is, if thou give it house room and heart room.