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... Friends might flatter , prudent Foes forbear . Yet what I can I must ; it were profane To quench a Glory lighted at the Skies , And caft in Shadows his illuftrious Clofe ! Night - Thoughts , No. 2 . THE SECOND EDITION . SALOP : Printed ...
... Friends might flatter , prudent Foes forbear . Yet what I can I must ; it were profane To quench a Glory lighted at the Skies , And caft in Shadows his illuftrious Clofe ! Night - Thoughts , No. 2 . THE SECOND EDITION . SALOP : Printed ...
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... Friends and the Admirers of his Writings ; among which the principal was , their Apprehenfion of its Usefulness to the World . Upon the whole , he thought thought it better to expofe himself to Cenfure for attempting iv The PREFACE .
... Friends and the Admirers of his Writings ; among which the principal was , their Apprehenfion of its Usefulness to the World . Upon the whole , he thought thought it better to expofe himself to Cenfure for attempting iv The PREFACE .
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... Friends may think me too particular in the Vindication of his Character from fome Afper- fions , which were thrown upon it . But as I know that Prejudices against it are ftill propagated , to the Hindrance of the Credit and Ufefulness ...
... Friends may think me too particular in the Vindication of his Character from fome Afper- fions , which were thrown upon it . But as I know that Prejudices against it are ftill propagated , to the Hindrance of the Credit and Ufefulness ...
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... Friends to attempt to re- gain it ; but thro ' an Apprehenfion of the great Hazard and Expence attending the Attempt , he chofe * He was born at or near Barnftable , in Devonshire , and educated at Exeter - College , in Oxford ; from ...
... Friends to attempt to re- gain it ; but thro ' an Apprehenfion of the great Hazard and Expence attending the Attempt , he chofe * He was born at or near Barnftable , in Devonshire , and educated at Exeter - College , in Oxford ; from ...
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... Friends apprehenfive , that his B 3 thrown it away and could not recollect where . After having told her , that he had a great Value for his old Belt , that it would be very useful to him in the long Journey he had before him , and ...
... Friends apprehenfive , that his B 3 thrown it away and could not recollect where . After having told her , that he had a great Value for his old Belt , that it would be very useful to him in the long Journey he had before him , and ...
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Page 168 - And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
Page 6 - July 17, 17IS, upon which he made this reflection. " God is an immortal father. My soul rejoiceth in him. He has hitherto helped me and provided for me. May it be my study to approve myself a more affectionate, grateful, dutiful child !" That his mother likewise died when he was young, appears from a passage in his sermon to young people, entitled, The Orphan's Hope.
Page 179 - I then had of things, would have been the most criminal part in my whole life. "4. May I not learn from it gratitude to Him who hath redeemed and delivered me? In which, alas, how far short do I fall of this poor creature. How eagerly did he receive the news of a reprieve for a few days. How tenderly did he express his gratitude : that he should be mine ; that I might do what I pleased with him; that I had bought him; spoke of the delight with which he should see and serve me; that he...
Page 271 - ... and charity through our villages and churches, and a spirit of prayer and supplication into our towns and cities, when thou art removed from us ? Especially, who shall unfold the sacred oracles, teach us the meaning and use of our Bibles, rescue us from the bondage of...
Page 154 - THE Church hath power to decree Rites or Ceremonies, and authority in Controversies of Faith : And yet it is not lawful for the Church to ordain any thing that is contrary to God's Word written, neither may it so expound one place of Scripture, that it be repugnant to another. Wherefore, although the Church be a witness and a keeper of holy Writ, yet, as it ought not...
Page 29 - I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
Page 30 - I may say, that the production of this work and most of my other writings, is owing; viz. that the difference between rising at five and at seven o'clock in the morning, for the space of forty years, supposing a man to go to bed at the same hour at night, is nearly equivalent to the addition of ten years to a man's life...
Page 140 - And, with regard to his last illness in particular, it might have been happy for them and the world had he regarded it. But love to God and man, and zeal for the salvation of souls bore him on. He needed no recreation ; for his work was his highest pleasure. When he saw any success of his labours, and found that his writings were useful to many, it gave him fresh spirits and resolution. When...
Page 279 - Yet I am full of confidence : and this is my confidence ; there is a hope set before me : I have fled, I still flee for refuge to that hope. In him I trust ; in him I have strong consolation, and shall assuredly be accepted in this beloved of my soul.
Page 177 - As he desired to leave with me, at the time of his execution, a paper, in which he would give an account of the places where, and the...