Ecclesiastical Biography: Or, Lives of Eminent Men, Connected with the History of Religion in England; from the Commencement of the Reformation to the Revolution, Volume 4F. & J. Rivington, 1853 - Christian biography |
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... received his baptism , and of which he profest himself a member ; and the occasion was this . There was one Andrew Melvin ' , a minister of the Scotch church , and rector of St. Andrew's , who , by a long and constant converse with a ...
... received his baptism , and of which he profest himself a member ; and the occasion was this . There was one Andrew Melvin ' , a minister of the Scotch church , and rector of St. Andrew's , who , by a long and constant converse with a ...
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... received so many , and so great blessings , by being born since the days of our Sa- viour , it must be an acceptable sacrifice to almighty God , for them to acknowledge those blessings daily , and stand up and wor- ship , and say as ...
... received so many , and so great blessings , by being born since the days of our Sa- viour , it must be an acceptable sacrifice to almighty God , for them to acknowledge those blessings daily , and stand up and wor- ship , and say as ...
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... received from almighty God ; and ( as reverend Mr. Hooker says ) to be the land - marks to distinguish times ; for by them we are taught to take notice how time passes by us ; and , that we ought not to let the years pass without a ce ...
... received from almighty God ; and ( as reverend Mr. Hooker says ) to be the land - marks to distinguish times ; for by them we are taught to take notice how time passes by us ; and , that we ought not to let the years pass without a ce ...
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... received his answer , gave him such rules for the trial of his sincerity , and for a practical piety , and in so loving and meek a manner , that the gentleman did so fall in love with him , and his discourse , that he would often ...
... received his answer , gave him such rules for the trial of his sincerity , and for a practical piety , and in so loving and meek a manner , that the gentleman did so fall in love with him , and his discourse , that he would often ...
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... received for tythe , and gave her power to dispose that to the poor of his parish , and with it a power to dispose a tenth part of the corn that came yearly into his barn ; which trust she did most faith- fully perform , and would often ...
... received for tythe , and gave her power to dispose that to the poor of his parish , and with it a power to dispose a tenth part of the corn that came yearly into his barn ; which trust she did most faith- fully perform , and would often ...
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Page 565 - THE righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: And merciful men are taken away, none considering That the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
Page 313 - Behold, here I am ; witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed ; whose ox have I taken ? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded ? whom have I oppressed ? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith ? and I will restore it you. And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.
Page 452 - Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
Page 228 - Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Page 519 - And the servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves, if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth...
Page 50 - I see that as my father and generation hath done before me, so I also shall now suddenly (with Job) make my bed also in the dark ; and I praise God I am prepared for it ; and I praise him, that I am not to learn patience, now I stand in such need of it ; and that I have practised mortification, and endeavoured to die daily, that I might not die eternally...
Page 291 - Every day is a little life; and our whole life is but a day repeated: whence it is. that old Jacob numbers his life by days ; and Moses desires to be taught this point of holy arithmetic, ' to number ' not his years, but
Page 90 - An ambassador is an honest man, sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.
Page 8 - ... and so much under her own eye, as to see and converse with him daily: but she managed this power over him without any such rigid sourness as might make her company a torment to her child; but with such a sweetness and compliance with the recreations and pleasures of youth, as did incline him willingly to spend much of his time in the company of his dear and careful mother; which was to her great content...
Page 396 - It is therefore fitting that you should by all means glorify Jesus Christ who hath glorified you ; that by a uniform obedience ye may be perfectly joined together in the same mind, and in the same judgment...