 | 1774 - 846 pages
...of chriftianity, (ludied with attention, made me a mod firm and perfuaded believer of the chriftian religion. I have made it the rule of my life, and...is the ground of my future hopes. I have erred and finned ; but have repented, and never indulged any vicious habit. In politics and public life, I have... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1782 - 278 pages
...doftrines of Christianity, stu' died with attention, made me a most firm and per' suaded believer of the Christian religion : I have ' made it the rule of...repented, and never indulged any vicious ' habit. In politicks and publick life I have made ' publick good the rule of my conduft. I never gave 'counsels... | |
 | SAMUEL johnson - 1781 - 292 pages
...Chriflianity, " ftudied with attention, made me a *' moft firm and perfuaded believer of " the Chriftian religion. I have made " it the rule of my life, and...the " ground of my future hopes. I have " erred and finned ; but have repented, " and never indulged any vicious habit. " In politicks, and publick life,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 294 pages
...Chriftianity, " ftudied with attention, made me a " moft firm and perfuaded believer of " the Chriftian religion. I have made " it the rule of my life, and...the " ground of my future hopes. I have " erred and finned; but have repented, " and never indulged any vicious habit. " In politicks, and publick life,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...Chrirrianity, " ftudied with attention, made me a moft " firm and perfuaded believer of the Chrif"" tian religion. I have made it the rule of " my life, and it is the ground of my fu" ture hopes. I have erred and 'fumed ; '* but have repented, and never indulged any <( vicious habit.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...Chriftianity, ftudiedwith attention, " made me a moft firm and perfuaded believer of the " Chriftian religion. I have made it the rule of my ** life, and...the ground of my future hopes. I ** have erred and finned ; but have repented, and never '* indulged any vicious habit. In politicks, and pub. " lick... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 676 pages
...Christianity, ftudied with, attention, *' made me a molt mm and perfuaded believer of the fe Chridian religion. I have made it the rule of my " life, and...the ground of my future hopes. I '' have erred and imned ; but have repented, and never " indulged any vicious habit. In politicks, and pub" lick life,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 650 pages
...me a moft firm and perfuaded believer of the " Chriftian religion. I have made it the rule of my (C life, and it is the ground of my future hopes. I " have erred and finned; but have repented, and never " indulged any vicious habit. In politicks, and pub" lick life,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 312 pages
...ftudied with atten" tion, made me a moft firm and perfuaded be" lievcr of the Chriftian religion. .1 have made " it the rule of my life, and it is the ground of " my future hopes. I have erred and finned ; " but have repented, and never indulged any " vicious habit. In politicks, and publick life,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 1036 pages
...with attention, made me a mod firm and perfuaded believer of the Chriftian religion. I have made ir. the rule of my life, and it is the ground of my future hopes. I have erred and finned ; but have repented, and never indulged any vicious habit. In politics and public life, I have... | |
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I had friends who endeavoured to shake my belief in the Christian religion. I saw difficulties which staggered me; but I kept my mind open to conviction. The evidences and doctrines of Christianity, studied with attention, made me a most firm and persuaded... 
