The Letters that Passed Between Theodosius and Constantia: After She Had Taken the Veil |
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affift affliction againſt Almighty amuſement aſk becauſe cauſe Chriftian circumftance confcience confequence confider Conftantia CONSTANTIA to THEODOSIUS creatures Daugh death difpenfation diſcharge diſpenſation divine divine grace doctrine duty everlaſting exiſtence facred facrifice fafe faid falvation fame Father Francis favour fenfible fentiments feven fhall fhould fions firſt fome foon forrow foul friendſhip ftantia ftill fubject fuch fufferings fufficient fupport fure goodneſs grace happineſs hath heart heaven himſelf holy hope inftructions itſelf laft laſt leaſt letter Lord meaſure mind miſtaken moft moral moral agency moſt muft muſt myſelf neceffary nefs obferve paffage paffed paffions painful peace phatical pleaſure praiſe prefent preſent puniſhment purpoſe reaſon refignation reflection reft religion religious repentance ſay ſhall ſhe ſome ſpirit ſtate ſtill ſuch thefe Theodofius THEODOSIUS to CONSTANTIA theſe thofe thoſe thou tion truth tural underſtanding univerfal unto uſe virtue whofe whoſe wiſdom wiſh worſhip
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Page 117 - O God of our salvation ; Thou that art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of them that remain in the broad sea.
Page 118 - I shall find trouble and heaviness, and I will call upon the Name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
Page 132 - Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. 15 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! 16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.
Page 117 - The Lord is high above all heathen, and his glory above the heavens. . 5 Who is like unto the Lord our God, who hath his dwelling so high...
Page xix - Heaven only knows how dear he was to me whilft he lived, and how bitter the remembrance of him has been to me fince his death. She here paufed and lifted up her eyes that ftreamed with tears towards the father ; who was fo moved with the fenfe of her...
Page 138 - And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation; 37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.
Page 147 - without mercy, under two or three witnef" fes. Of how much forer punifhment, fup" pofe ye, fhall he be thought worthy, who "' hath trodden under foot the Son of God,. " and hath counted the blood of the covenant, " wherewith he was fanctified, an unholy **- thing, and hath done defpite to the Spirit «- of grace...
Page xxv - They were lovely in their lives, and in their deaths they were not divided.
Page 151 - Redeemer while he was perfonally prefent with them. " O THAT thou hadft known, even thou, '' in this thy day, the things that belong
Page 146 - it is impoffible for thofe who were once enlightened, " and have tafted of the heavenly gift, and were made " partakers of the Holy Ghoft, and have tafted the " good word of God and the powers of the world to " come, if they fhall fall away, to renew them again " unto repentance ; feeing they crucify to themfelves " the Son of God afrefh, and put him to an open