 | 1806 - 504 pages
...P. I beg leave lo submit to his further consideration, whether two are necessary. When we say that it hath pleased Almighty God to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother, we assert no more than the author of Ecclesiastes does of all in general, viz. thai when the body returns... | |
 | John Whitehead - 1805 - 570 pages
...with great caution, yet a considerable number of persons attended at that early hour. The late Rev. Mr. Richardson, who now lies with him in the same...manner that made it peculiarly affecting : when he ca:ne to that part of it, " Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God to take unto himself the soul... | |
 | George Bourne - Funeral sermons - 1807 - 366 pages
...spoken of with great caution, yet a considerable number of persons attended at that early hour. The Jatc Mr. Richardson, who now lies with him in the same vault, read the funeral service. When he came to that part, " For as much as it hath pleased Almighty God to take unto himself the soul... | |
 | John Wesley - Methodist Church - 1817 - 276 pages
...alteration whatever was made in the service, except when he read that solemn depositure — " For as much as it hath pleased Almighty God to take unto himself...the soul of our dear brother," &c. he substituted the epithet Father in its stead, which had a visible effect upon the audience. The funeral was conducted... | |
 | 1824 - 604 pages
...by Mr. Richardson, who had been a preacher nearly thirty years. On coming to that part which says, " Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother," his voice faltered, and, after a momentary pause, he substituted the word "father." The effect was... | |
 | 1820 - 856 pages
...service, had been one of his preachers almost thirty years. When he came to that part of the service, ' Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother, his voice changed, and he substituted the word father; and the feeling with which he did this was such,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1820 - 866 pages
...service, had been one of his preachers almost thirty years. AVhen he came to that part of the service, • Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother,' his voice changed, and he substituted the word father ; and the feeling with which he did this was... | |
 | Robert Southey - Evangelists - 1820 - 642 pages
...service, had been one of his preachers almost thirty years. When he came to that part of the service, " Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother," his voice changed, and he substituted the word ^father ; and the feeKng with which he did this was... | |
 | Robert Southey - Methodism - 1820 - 856 pages
...service, had been one of his preachers almost thirty years. When he came to that part of the service, " Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother" his voice changed, and he substituted the word father; and the feeling with which * he did this was... | |
 | Robert Southey - Methodism - 1820 - 516 pages
...been one of his preachers almost thirty yeers. When be came to that part of the service, " i'orasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother," his voice changed, and he substituted the word father ; and the feeling with which he did this was... | |
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