Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Rev. William Richards, LL.D.: Who Died at Lynn, September 13, 1819 [i.e. 1818] in the Sixty-ninth Year of His Age : with Some Account of the Rev. Roger Williams, Founder of the State of Rhode Island, as Well as the First Assertor of Complete Religious Liberty in the United States of AmericaCharles Whittingham ... ; sold by Sherwood, Neely, and Jones ... T. Wiche ... and D. Eaton ..., London, 1810 - 396 pages |
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His ancestors ranked among the ejected ministers of the principality . Mr . Job
Orton having remarked , that “ wise and good men lay little stress on any
hereditary honours but those which arise from the piety and usefulness of their
ancestors ...
His ancestors ranked among the ejected ministers of the principality . Mr . Job
Orton having remarked , that “ wise and good men lay little stress on any
hereditary honours but those which arise from the piety and usefulness of their
ancestors ...
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Soon , however , the individuals constituting the church , knowing the talents and
piety of Mr . Richards , invited him to exercise bis gifts , which he did with
acceptance . This naturally led him on by degrees , and terminated in his
undertaking ...
Soon , however , the individuals constituting the church , knowing the talents and
piety of Mr . Richards , invited him to exercise bis gifts , which he did with
acceptance . This naturally led him on by degrees , and terminated in his
undertaking ...
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produced such a happy and admirable harmony in the primitive churches , and
conduced so powerfully to the advancement of their members in divine
knowledge , virtue , and piety ! Hence each of those churches , united to Christ as
its head ...
produced such a happy and admirable harmony in the primitive churches , and
conduced so powerfully to the advancement of their members in divine
knowledge , virtue , and piety ! Hence each of those churches , united to Christ as
its head ...
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In him were united good sense , benevoJence , and piety . His excellent
grandfather , Dr . Joseph Mason , was the beloved friend of Dr . Caleb Evans ,
who preached his funeral serman from Prov . xiv . 32 , the righteous hath hope in
his death .
In him were united good sense , benevoJence , and piety . His excellent
grandfather , Dr . Joseph Mason , was the beloved friend of Dr . Caleb Evans ,
who preached his funeral serman from Prov . xiv . 32 , the righteous hath hope in
his death .
Page 142
Though he approved of good sense , benevolence , and piety in all
denominations , he detested intolerance and bigotry . Wherever he thought the
religious as well as the civil rights of his countrymen were violated , he instantly
set himself to ...
Though he approved of good sense , benevolence , and piety in all
denominations , he detested intolerance and bigotry . Wherever he thought the
religious as well as the civil rights of his countrymen were violated , he instantly
set himself to ...
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| Title | Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Rev. William Richards, LL.D.: Who Died at Lynn, September 13, 1819 [i.e. 1818] in the Sixty-ninth Year of His Age : with Some Account of the Rev. Roger Williams, Founder of the State of Rhode Island, as Well as the First Assertor of Complete Religious ... |
| Author | John Evans |
| Publisher | Charles Whittingham ... ; sold by Sherwood, Neely, and Jones ... T. Wiche ... and D. Eaton ..., London, 1810 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 24 Jul 2008 |
| Length | 396 pages |
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