...diligent Application to Learning. His Father died 'July 17, 1715, upon which he made this Reflection, « GoD is an immortal Father. My ' Soul rejoiceth in...and provided for me. May it be my Study ' to approve myfelf a more a/Fectionate, grateful, ' dutiful Child!' That his Mother likewife died when he was young,...

...1715, upon which he made this reflection, " God is an immortal Father. My soul rejoiceth in him. lie has hitherto helped me and provided for me. May it be my study to approve myself a more aflectionate, grateful, dutiful child!" That his mother likewise died w hen he was young, appears from...

...this reflection, " God is an immortal Father. My soul rejoiecth in him. He has hitherto helped me anil 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...

...diligent appplication to learning. His father died July 17, 17IS, upon which he made this reflection. " God is an immortal father. My soul rejoiceth in him....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...

...practical Question — What is Prayer?" His grandfather was ejected from the living of Kingston-upon-Thames under the act of uniformity. c2 " God is an immortal...subject, in a sermon entitled The Orphan's Hope, he observes, " I am under some peculiar obligations to desire and attempt the relief of orphans ; as I...

...not a little by the instructions which he had received in the Christian religion : " God," said he, " is an immortal Father, my soul rejoiceth in him. He...study to approve myself a more affectionate, grateful, dutiful child l " After his father's death, he was removed to a private school at St Alhans, where...

...amiable mother was taken away. But amidst bereavements which lacerated his tender heart, he could say, "God is an immortal Father; my soul rejoiceth in him:...myself a more affectionate, grateful, and dutiful child !" He very touchingly observes, in his sermon entitled " The Orphan's Hope," "I am under some peculiar...

...lost his father when he was about thirteen years old, upon which event, he made this reflection, " God is an immortal Father. My soul rejoiceth in him....study to approve myself a more affectionate, grateful, dutiful child." His excellent mother too was taken away from him while he was young, for in a sermon...

...amiable mother was taken away. But amidst bereavements which lacerated his tender heart, he could say, " God is an immortal Father; my soul rejoiceth in him:...myself a more affectionate, grateful, and dutiful child ! " He very touchingly observes, in his sermon entitled "The Orphan's Hope," "I am under some peculiar...

...saying, on the occasion of the loss of his parents, ' God is an immortal Father ; my soul rejoices in him. He has hitherto helped me, and provided for...a more affectionate, grateful, and dutiful child!' He was then resident at Kingston, having been previously instructed in the elementary branches of knowledge...