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... published a short abstract of it in his first volume ( p . 432 , ed . of 1837 , ) but his antagonist , Dr. Grey , charges it with omissions of some note . Bradshaw likewise wrote , Dissertatio de Justifica- tione , published at Leyden ...
... published a short abstract of it in his first volume ( p . 432 , ed . of 1837 , ) but his antagonist , Dr. Grey , charges it with omissions of some note . Bradshaw likewise wrote , Dissertatio de Justifica- tione , published at Leyden ...
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... published several important 29 works . On Stratford's death , the mouks of Canterbury chose Bradwardin arch- bishop . The king , however , interposed his authority to annul the election , alleging , as his reason , an unwillingness to ...
... published several important 29 works . On Stratford's death , the mouks of Canterbury chose Bradwardin arch- bishop . The king , however , interposed his authority to annul the election , alleging , as his reason , an unwillingness to ...
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... published by sub- scription in the year of his death . But neither this , nor the Psalms which he undertook in conjunction with Tate , nor a tragedy that he wrote , has advanced his fame with posterity . There are also six volumes of ...
... published by sub- scription in the year of his death . But neither this , nor the Psalms which he undertook in conjunction with Tate , nor a tragedy that he wrote , has advanced his fame with posterity . There are also six volumes of ...
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... published in 1822 , by Sereno Edwards Dwight , concluding his journal . Mr. Edwards had omitted the already printed journals , which had been published in two parts ; the first , from June 19 , to Nov. 4 , 1745 , entitled Mirabilia Dei ...
... published in 1822 , by Sereno Edwards Dwight , concluding his journal . Mr. Edwards had omitted the already printed journals , which had been published in two parts ; the first , from June 19 , to Nov. 4 , 1745 , entitled Mirabilia Dei ...
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... published in two volumes , 4to . On his ordination he was presented to the curacy of Cramlington , in Newcastle ; and in 1784 he was presented , by the duke of Northumberland , to the rectory of St. Mary - at - Hill , London ; and in ...
... published in two volumes , 4to . On his ordination he was presented to the curacy of Cramlington , in Newcastle ; and in 1784 he was presented , by the duke of Northumberland , to the rectory of St. Mary - at - Hill , London ; and in ...
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Page 57 - Chemistry, Meteorology, and the Function of Digestion, considered with reference to Natural Theology.
Page 56 - On the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God, as manifested in the Creation ; illustrating such work by all reasonable arguments ; as for instance the variety and formation of God's creatures in the animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms ; the effect of digestion, and thereby of conversion ; the construction of the hand of man, and an infinite variety of other arguments ; as also by discoveries ancient and modern, in arts, sciences, and the whole extent of literature.
Page 271 - Wilson's Illustration of the Method of explaining the New Testament, by the early opinions of Jews and Christians concerning Christ.
Page 248 - The allied powers having proclaimed that the Emperor Napoleon is the only obstacle to the re-establishment of peace in Europe, the Emperor Napoleon, faithful to his oath, declares that he renounces for himself and his heirs, the thrones of France and Italy, and that there is no personal sacrifice, even that of life, •which he is not ready to make for the interests of France.
Page 115 - His style is, indeed, a tissue of many languages ; a mixture of heterogeneous words, brought together from distant regions, with terms originally appropriated to one art, and drawn by violence into the service of another.
Page 219 - HE appeared in countenance to be of a stern and rough temper; but in his conversation mild and affable; not given to loquacity, or much discourse in company, unless some urgent occasion required it; observing never to boast of himself, or his parts, but rather seem low in his own eyes, and submit himself to the judgment of others...
Page 115 - ... and his combinations uncouth. He fell into an age in which our language began to lose the stability which it had obtained in the time of Elizabeth ; and was considered by every writer as a subject on which he might try his plastic skill, by moulding it according to his own fancy.
Page 49 - Reasons of the present judgment of the university of Oxford, concerning the solemn league and covenant, the negative oath, and the ordinances concerning discipline and worship, approved by general consent in a full convocation, June 1, 1647; an abstract of which I shall now set before the reader.
Page 83 - You will feel it as a compliment if I say that the result of our meeting may be the most grateful service I can render to my country; and I doubt not that you, equally confident of success, will feel convinced that it is only by repeated triumphs, in even combats, that your little navy can now hope to console your country for the loss of that trade it can no longer protect. Favour me with a speedy reply. We are short of provisions and water, and cannot stay long here.
Page 181 - Essays on the Lives and Writings of Fletcher of Saltoun and the Poet Thomson: Biographical, critical, and political.