Memoirs of the Rev. John Rodgers, D. D.: Late Pastor of the Wall-street and Brick Churches in the City of New-YorkWhiting and Watson, theological and classical booksellers. J. Seymour, printer., 1813 - 432 pages |
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... impression , that it would be my own fault if I did not profit by the contemplation of the character exhibited in the following pages ; so I will also frankly confess , that I was not a little encourag- ed and animated by the hope ...
... impression , that it would be my own fault if I did not profit by the contemplation of the character exhibited in the following pages ; so I will also frankly confess , that I was not a little encourag- ed and animated by the hope ...
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... impressions , and evinced much thoughtfulness and concern respecting his eternal interest . At this time , he had fre- quent opportunities of attending on the ministry of the Reverend Mr. Whitefield , that " prince of " preachers ...
... impressions , and evinced much thoughtfulness and concern respecting his eternal interest . At this time , he had fre- quent opportunities of attending on the ministry of the Reverend Mr. Whitefield , that " prince of " preachers ...
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... on a journey from the southward , called at St. George's , in Delaware , where Mr. Rodgers was then settled in the Gospel ministry , The impressions thus begun , were confirmed and deepened , 14 Before his Ordination .
... on a journey from the southward , called at St. George's , in Delaware , where Mr. Rodgers was then settled in the Gospel ministry , The impressions thus begun , were confirmed and deepened , 14 Before his Ordination .
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... impressions thus begun , were confirmed and deepened , and resulted , in a short time af- terwards , as he hoped , when he was but little more than twelve years of age , in a saving know- ledge and acceptance of Jesus Christ as the only ...
... impressions thus begun , were confirmed and deepened , and resulted , in a short time af- terwards , as he hoped , when he was but little more than twelve years of age , in a saving know- ledge and acceptance of Jesus Christ as the only ...
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... attaining all these objects . He preached to great accept- ance and with much impression ; and formed a church which has continued to the present day . While these things were going on in one neighbourhood , 30 Before his Ordination .
... attaining all these objects . He preached to great accept- ance and with much impression ; and formed a church which has continued to the present day . While these things were going on in one neighbourhood , 30 Before his Ordination .
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Page 374 - For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, the mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, the captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.
Page 355 - And it came to pass, as they still went on and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof!
Page 382 - For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
Page 301 - And what shall I more say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthah; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets...
Page 363 - Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain : and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
Page 369 - And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
Page 378 - Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
Page 363 - Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
Page 47 - Governor's proclamation was, set up at our meetinghouse, strictly requiring all magistrates to suppress and prohibit, as far as they lawfully could, all itinerant preachers, &c., which occasioned us to forbear reading that day, till we had time to deliberate and consult what was expedient to do; but how joyfully were we surprised before the next Sabbath, when we unexpectedly heard that Mr. Davies was come to preach so long among us; and especially that he had qualified himself according to law and...
Page 368 - And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.