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"Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of Thy countenance. In Thy name shall they rejoice all the day" Psalm 89:15,16. "Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart" Psalm 97:11. "I am the Light of the world: he that followe... Lee mas

All Friends every where, who are gathered in the name of Jesus Christ, that never fell [1 Pet 2:22] nor changed [Heb 13:8], yea, into him that never fell being gathered ye will see over all the gatherings of Adam and Eve in the fall, from the garden of God, and the blessed state, and from the image ... Lee mas

My friends, that are gone, and are going over to plant, and make outward plantations in America, keep your own plantations in your hearts, with the spirit and power of God, that your own vines and lilies be not hurt [Hos 14:5,7/Rev 6:6?]. And in all places where you do outwardly live and settle, inv... Lee mas

A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 1—Chapter 12 OF CONTENTMENT OF MIND Contentment of mind naturally follows upon Joy and Peace; where joy abounds, and peace rules in the heart, contentment is; it is nowhere to be found but in a godly man; in Christians of the first rank and class: the heathens talke... Lee mas

A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 1—Chapter 21 OF GODLY SINCERITY Sincerity stands opposed to hypocrisy; than which nothing is more detestable to God; and nothing is more agreeable to him than uprightness and integrity: this is called "godly sincerity," eilikrineia qeou, "sincerity of God" (2 Cor. 1... Lee mas

A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 1—Chapter 10 OF SPIRITUAL JOY Joy is a fruit of the Spirit, which follows love; "The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy" (Gal. 5:22), it attends faith and hope; and as these graces are in exercise, and increase, so does spiritual joy; hence we read of "the joy of fait... Lee mas

A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 1—Chapter 13 OF THANKFULNESS TO GOD Thankfulness follows contentment: a discontented man is not thankful for anything; but a contented man is thankful for everything. Thankfulness is a branch of godliness; none but a godly man is truly a thankful man: there are some... Lee mas

A Body of Doctrinal Divinity Book 3—Chapter 2 OF THE CREATION OF ANGELS. From considering the creation in general, I descend to particulars; not to all the creatures that are made; to treat of the nature, form, figure, and qualities of every creature in heaven, earth, and sea, would be a work too la... Lee mas

A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 1—Chapter 5 OF THE FEAR OF GOD The fear of God has so great a concern in divine worship, that it is sometimes put for the whole of it; and a worshipper of God is frequently described in scripture by one that fears him; and particularly internal worship, or experimen... Lee mas

A Body of PRACTICAL Divinity Book 1—Chapter 9 OF THE GRACE OF LOVE After faith and hope follows love; for in this order they stand, "now abide faith, hope, charity," or love, "these three" (1 Cor. 13:13), "but the greatest of these is charity," or "love;" not that it is of greater use than the other... Lee mas