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 2F. C. and J. Rivington, 1818 - Christian biography |
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... soule . And whan they were goynge , there came two aungels , and rebuked the fendes , why they were so bolde for to take the soule , without dome . Than sayd the fendes , ther nedeth none " ( no doom ) ; " she dyde never good dede ...
... soule . And whan they were goynge , there came two aungels , and rebuked the fendes , why they were so bolde for to take the soule , without dome . Than sayd the fendes , ther nedeth none " ( no doom ) ; " she dyde never good dede ...
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... soule . in one yeere to go forward toward heaven , and that in thine age , as much as thou wentest backwards from heaven towards hell in sixty yeeres ? Is not this think you a goodly argument ? Is this the preaching of repentance in the ...
... soule . in one yeere to go forward toward heaven , and that in thine age , as much as thou wentest backwards from heaven towards hell in sixty yeeres ? Is not this think you a goodly argument ? Is this the preaching of repentance in the ...
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... soule ! ) in his first epistle to Timothy and first chapter ; It is a true saying and worthie of all men to be imbraced , that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners , of whom I am the chiefe and principall . This one sentence ...
... soule ! ) in his first epistle to Timothy and first chapter ; It is a true saying and worthie of all men to be imbraced , that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners , of whom I am the chiefe and principall . This one sentence ...
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... soule , if hee so continued . Among whom , first were sent to him of the bishop , doctour Call minister , ( as they call him ) or provinciall of the Gray friers , and doctor Stokes an Augustine frier , who lay with him in prison in ...
... soule , if hee so continued . Among whom , first were sent to him of the bishop , doctour Call minister , ( as they call him ) or provinciall of the Gray friers , and doctor Stokes an Augustine frier , who lay with him in prison in ...
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... soule and spirit shall be purged thereby ; a paine for the time , whereon notwithstanding followeth joy un- speakable . " And heere he much entreated of this place of Scripture , ( Esay 43. ) Feare not , for I have redeemed thee , and ...
... soule and spirit shall be purged thereby ; a paine for the time , whereon notwithstanding followeth joy un- speakable . " And heere he much entreated of this place of Scripture , ( Esay 43. ) Feare not , for I have redeemed thee , and ...
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Page 2 - Unless thou shew to us thine own true way No man can find it: Father! thou must lead. Do Thou, then, breathe those thoughts into my mind...
Page 240 - I defer to speak at this time and understood at the last not only that there was no room in my lord of London's palace to translate the new testament, but also that there was no place to do it in all England, as experience doth now openly declare.
Page 428 - But martyrs struggle for a brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim — Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies.
Page 68 - ... his opinion, and then he is bound to give it honestly. The justice or injustice of the cause is to be decided by the judge. Consider, sir, what is the purpose of courts of justice. It is that every man may have his cause fairly tried by men appointed to try causes. A lawyer is not to tell what he knows to be a lie ; he is not to produce what he knows to be a false deed...
Page 47 - When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
Page 68 - Johnson), a Lawyer has no business with the justice or injustice of the cause which he undertakes, unless his client asks his opinion, and then he is bound to give it honestly. The justice or injustice of the cause is to be decided by the judge. Consider Sir; what is the purpose of courts of justice ? It is that every roan may have his cause fairly tried, by men appointed to try causes.
Page 68 - There must always be some advantage, on one side or other ; and it is better that advantage should be had by talents than by chance. If lawyers were to undertake no causes till they were sure they were just, a man might be precluded altogether from a trial of his claim, though, were it judicially examined, it might be found a very just claim.
Page 467 - Kingston, that death is bitter and life is sweet ; but, alas ! consider that the death to come is more bitter, and the life to come is more sweet. Therefore, for the desire and love I have to the one, and the terror and fear of the other, I do not so much...
Page 233 - Wales, and brought up from a child in the university of Oxford, where he, by long continuance, grew up, and increased as well in the knowledge of tongues and other liberal arts as especially in the knowledge of the scriptures, whereunto his mind was singularly addicted...
Page 516 - At which sight the sheriff wept apace, and so did divers others of the company. After they had prayed, he rose up and kissed his wife, and shook her by the hand, and said : Farewell, my dear wife, be of good comfort, for I am quiet in my conscience. God shall stir up a father for my children.