Evangelical Biography: Or, An Historical Account of the Lives & Deaths of the Most Eminent and Evangelical Authors Or Preachers, Both British and Foreign, in the Several Denominations of Protestants, from the Beginning of the Reformation to the Present Time ...W. Baynes, 1816 - Christian biography |
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... was a great talker , particularly about himself , in matters of religion ; " but ( says he ) I heard but understood not , for they were far above my reach . ” Their talk was about about the new birth , the work of God in 8 BUNYAN .
... was a great talker , particularly about himself , in matters of religion ; " but ( says he ) I heard but understood not , for they were far above my reach . ” Their talk was about about the new birth , the work of God in 8 BUNYAN .
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... matters , which were above him ; but that the bonest people of the land took their ancient monarchy to be a blessing and not an evil , and humbly craved his patience , that he might ask him how they had for- feited that blessing , and ...
... matters , which were above him ; but that the bonest people of the land took their ancient monarchy to be a blessing and not an evil , and humbly craved his patience , that he might ask him how they had for- feited that blessing , and ...
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... matters of another world , he was very desirous to communicate those apprehensions to such ignorant , careless , presumptuous sinners , as the world abounds with . Although therefore he had his discourage- ments , through his sense of ...
... matters of another world , he was very desirous to communicate those apprehensions to such ignorant , careless , presumptuous sinners , as the world abounds with . Although therefore he had his discourage- ments , through his sense of ...
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... matter , it is necessary to transcribe this famous oath at large ; whence it will appear why some very honest men scrupled it , and why some as honest men took it without scruple . It runs thus : I A. B. do swear , that I do approve the ...
... matter , it is necessary to transcribe this famous oath at large ; whence it will appear why some very honest men scrupled it , and why some as honest men took it without scruple . It runs thus : I A. B. do swear , that I do approve the ...
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... matter out of all question is this , that , after the severe treatment he met with in the reign of King James , which might easily have soured his spirit , and after the Revolution , when he was under no necessity of keep- ing terms ...
... matter out of all question is this , that , after the severe treatment he met with in the reign of King James , which might easily have soured his spirit , and after the Revolution , when he was under no necessity of keep- ing terms ...
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Page 372 - Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering. Forbearing one another and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Page 249 - The mother of Sisera looked out at a window and cried through the lattice Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
Page 191 - I am now ready to be offered up, and the time of my departure is at hand.
Page 260 - And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
Page 206 - ... in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Besides those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak ? who is offended, and I burn not?
Page 408 - It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted by many persons, that Christianity is not so much as a subject of inquiry, but that it is now at length discovered to be fictitious. And accordingly they treat it as if, in the present age, this were an agreed point among all people of discernment...
Page 7 - And all these things I do plainly and sincerely acknowledge and swear, according to these express words by me spoken, and according to the plain and common sense and understanding of the same words, without any equivocation or mental evasion or secret reservation whatsoever: And I do make this recognition and acknowledgment heartily, willingly, and truly, upon the true faith of a Christian, So help me God.
Page 245 - My beloved is mine, and I am his: He feedeth among the lilies. Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe Or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.
Page 254 - He was, as he hints in his Miscellanies, a maker of verses from fifteen to fifty, and in his youth he appears to have paid attention to Latin poetry. His verses to his brother, in the glyconick measure, written when he was seventeen, are remarkably easy and elegant.
Page 265 - The stone which the builders refused is become the head-stone of the corner. This is the Lord's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.