| William Cowper - English poetry - 1802 - 350 pages
...not careless hands On skulls that cannot teach, and will not learn. Would I describe a preacher, such as Paul, Were he on earth, would hear, approve, and own — Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express... | |
| William Cowper - 1803 - 386 pages
...prepared, by ignorance and floth, By infidelity and love of world, To make God's work a finecure; a flave To his own pleafures and his patron's pride : From...own, Paul fhould himfelf direct me. I would trace His mafter- ftrokes, and draw from his defign. I would exprefs him fimple, grave, fincere ; In do&rine... | |
| William Cowper - 1803 - 388 pages
...make God's work a finecure; a flave To his own pleafures and his patron's pride : From fuch apoltles, oh ye mitred heads, Preferve the church ! and lay...own, Paul fhould himfelf direct me. I would trace His mafter-ftrokes, and draw from his defign. I would exprefs him fimple, grave, fincere ; In doctrine... | |
| Readers - 1803 - 250 pages
...barbarous and unjuft ; wife men " have fiampt with diigrace thy impious imitators."—Mercier. CLERGYMAN. WOULD I defcribe a preacher, fuch as Paul, Were he...own, Paul fhould himfelf direct me. I would trace His matter ftrokes, and draw from his defign. 1 would exprefs him fimple, grave, fin cere ; In doctrine... | |
| William Cowper - 1803 - 362 pages
...ignorance and floth, By infidelity and love cf worlc(, To make God's work a finecure; a flave 'l'o his own pleafures and his patron's pride: From fuch apoftles, oh, ye mitred heads, I'referve the church ! and lay not carelefs hands On fculls that_cannot_teach, and^wili not learn.... | |
| 1803 - 818 pages
...Coincident, exhibit lucid proof That he is honest in the sacred cause. Would I describe a preacher, such as Paul, Were he on earth, would hear, approve, and own, Paul should himself direct me. I would trace as means of religious improvement which God has honoured, and... | |
| William Cowper - 1805 - 366 pages
...patron's pride From fuch apoftles, oh ye mitred heads, Preferve the church ! and lay not carelefs handt On fculls, that cannot teach, and will not learn....would hear, approve, and own, Paul fhould himfelf direft me. I would trace His mafter-ftr6kes, and draw from his defign. I would exprefs him fimple,... | |
| William Cowper - 1805 - 376 pages
...well-prepared, by ignorance and floth, By infidelity and love of world, To make God's work a finecure ; a Ilave To his own pleafures and his patron's pride From fuch...heads, Preferve the church ! and lay not carelefs handa On Iculls, that cannot teach, and will not leain. Would I defcribe a preacher, fuch as Paul,... | |
| William Cowper - 1806 - 300 pages
...careless hands On sculls, th.it cannot teach, and will not learn. "Would I describe a preacher, such as Paul, Were he on earth, would hear, approve, and own, Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 234 pages
...careless hands, On sculls, that cannot teach, and will not learn. Would I describe ap»eacher, such as Paul, Were he on earth, would hear, approve, and own, 'Paul should himself cyrect me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design* I would express... | |
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