 | Zachary Grey - England - 1736 - 450 pages
...!>'.»,,•., in the Preface to the i'i^£i. nor eminent for either Piety or Knowledge above others Irfc out ; only as each Member of Parliament in his private Fancy thought fir, fo elected one by one. The moft part of them were fuch, as had preach'd and cry'd down, with great... | |
 | William Harris - Great Britain - 1762 - 544 pages
...neither chofen by any rule or cuftom ecclefiaf* tical, nor eminent for either piety or knowledge above 4 others left out, only as each member of parliament, ' in his private fancy, thought fit, fo elected one by 1 one. The moft part of them were fuch as had preach ' ed and cried down, with great... | |
 | John Milton, Charles Symmons - 1806 - 602 pages
...of divines were called, neither chosen by any rule or custom ecclesiastical, nor eminent for either piety or knowledge above others left out; only as...were such as had preached and cried down, with great show of zeal, the avarice and pluralities of bishops and prelates; that one cure of souls was a full... | |
 | William Oldys, John Malham - Great Britain - 1810 - 634 pages
...before long ashamed to confess bankrupt. And now, besides the sweetness of bribery, and other gain, wnh the love of rule, their own guiltiness, and the dreaded...one by one. The most part of them were such, as had prrached and cried down, with great shew of zeal, the avarice and pluralities of bishops and pluralities... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1810 - 690 pages
...of divines were called, neither chosen by any rule or custom ecclesiastical, nor eminent for either piety or knowledge above others left out; only as...were such as had preached and cried down, with great show of zeal, the avarice and pluralities of bishops and prelates; that one cure of souls was a full... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1810 - 684 pages
...others left 'out ; only as each m«mber of parliament in his private fancy thought fit, so elected1 one by one. The most part of them were such as had of reformation, nor more cause of blaspheming given to the enemies of God and truth, since the first... | |
 | William Harris - 1814 - 546 pages
...of divines were called ; neither chosen by any rule or custom ecclesiastical, nor eminent for either piety or knowledge above others left out, only as...zeal, the avarice and pluralities of bishops •and prelates ; that one cure of souls was a full employment fipr one spiritual pastor, how able soever,... | |
 | Francis Maseres - Great Britain - 1815 - 478 pages
...ecclesiastical, nor eminent for either piety " or knowledge above others left-out ; only as each mem" ber of parliament in his private fancy thought fit, so...elected one by one. The most part of them were such, as ft had preached and cried-down, with great shew of zeal the ** avarice and pluralities of bishops and... | |
 | Robert Southey - Clergy - 1820 - 562 pages
...of divines were called, neither chosen by any rule or custom ecclesiastical, nor eminent for either piety or knowledge above others left out ; only as...and cried down, with great shew of zeal, the avarice of bishops, and pluralities; that one cure of souls was a full employment for one spiritual pastor,... | |
 | Robert Southey - Clergy - 1820 - 560 pages
...of divines were called, neither chosen by any rule or custom ecclesiastical, nor eminent for either piety or knowledge above others left out ; only as...and cried down, with great shew of zeal, the avarice of bishops, and pluralities; that one cure of souls was a full employment for one spiritual pastor,... | |
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And if the state were in this plight, religion was not in much better ; to reform which, a certain number of divines were called, neither chosen by any rule or custom ecclesiastical, nor eminent for either piety or knowledge above others left out ; only... 
