 Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too ; affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well becomes A messenger of grace to guilty men.  Discourses on Religious Subjects - Page 20by Job Swift - 1805 - 300 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Parsons - Bradford (West Yorkshire, England) - 1834 - 528 pages
...church. According to the poet's description, he was " Simple, grave, sincere, in doctrine uncorrupt, In language plain, and plain in manner, Decent, solemn, chaste, and natural in gesture. Much impressed himself, as conscious Of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the charge he fed Might... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 362 pages
...master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine uncorrupt ; in language plain, And plain in manner ; decent, solemn,...Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too ; affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well... | |
 | Charles George Sommers - 1835 - 448 pages
...what," said Mr. P. is the reputation of the neit " Simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine (mcorrupt: in language plain, And plain in manner: decent, solemn,...Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he fed Might feel it too : affectionate in look And tender in address, as well... | |
 | Charles George Sommers - 1835 - 442 pages
...surmount. MEMOIR REV. JOHN WILLIAMS. " I would express him simple, grave, sincere, In doctrine uucorrupt; in language plain, And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture; much impressM Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 404 pages
...design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine uncorrupt ; in language plain ; 400 And plain in manner. Decent, solemn, chaste, And natural...gesture. Much impress'd Himself, as conscious of his aweful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too. Affectionate in look, 40.5... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 416 pages
...design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine uncorrupt ; in language plain ; 400 And plain in manner. Decent, solemn, chaste, And natural...gesture. Much impress'd Himself, as conscious of his aweful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too. Affectionate in look, 403... | |
 | China - 1836 - 604 pages
...Like Cowper's preacher, lie should be — * * * * u simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain, And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste, And natural in gesture; much imprees'd Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May... | |
 | Charles Prentice - Ordination sermons - 1836 - 54 pages
...The minister of Christ should announce his message with affectionate tenderness. "If much impressed himself as conscious of his awful charge, and anxious that the flock he feeds should feel it too," there •will be reason to expect that the truth through the energy of the... | |
 | Samuel Wilton RIX - 1837 - 280 pages
...despise. He was the counterpart of Cowper's " pastor," " Simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine uncorrupt ; in language plain, And plain in manner ; decent, solemn,...Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too : affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well... | |
 | Samuel Wilton Rix - 1837 - 278 pages
...despise. He was the counterpart of Cowper's " pastor," " Simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain, And plain in manner; decent, solemn,...Himself, as conscious of his awful charge, And anxious mainly that the flock he feeds May feel it too: affectionate in look, And tender in address, as well... | |
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