Evangelical Biography: Being a Complete and Fruitful Account of the Lives ... & Happy Deaths of Eminent Christians : who Have Shone with Distinguished Lustre ...J. Stratford, 1807 - Christian biography |
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... London , the Clothworkers ' Company , of which his father and uncle were members and governors , chose him to be their chap- lain , to whom he preached once every quarter at Lamb's Chapel , where also he sometimes dispensed the commu ...
... London , the Clothworkers ' Company , of which his father and uncle were members and governors , chose him to be their chap- lain , to whom he preached once every quarter at Lamb's Chapel , where also he sometimes dispensed the commu ...
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... London , to whom his first salutation was , " I am come now not to preach to you , but to die with you . " Here he received any of his friends who wished to see him , and en- tertained them with such undisturbed discourse , that they ...
... London , to whom his first salutation was , " I am come now not to preach to you , but to die with you . " Here he received any of his friends who wished to see him , and en- tertained them with such undisturbed discourse , that they ...
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... London , and its environs , till the expiration of his appren- ticeship ; before which , he had attracted the attention of the rev . Mr. Townsend , of Rotherhithe , Mr. Aldridge , of Jewry Street , and other respectable ministers ...
... London , and its environs , till the expiration of his appren- ticeship ; before which , he had attracted the attention of the rev . Mr. Townsend , of Rotherhithe , Mr. Aldridge , of Jewry Street , and other respectable ministers ...
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... London . In this connection he had fresh proof that " man is born to trouble . " Within a few months he was again threatened with one of the chief of human trials ; but mercy was mingled with judgement , and Mrs. Jackson was graciously ...
... London . In this connection he had fresh proof that " man is born to trouble . " Within a few months he was again threatened with one of the chief of human trials ; but mercy was mingled with judgement , and Mrs. Jackson was graciously ...
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... London . Some time before his death , he wrote a letter to Mr. James , acknow- ledging his great crime in being such an enemy to him , and owning that the hand of God was justly upon him for it . Mr. James being destitute , fled to London ...
... London . Some time before his death , he wrote a letter to Mr. James , acknow- ledging his great crime in being such an enemy to him , and owning that the hand of God was justly upon him for it . Mr. James being destitute , fled to London ...
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Page 48 - If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to Whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 108 - As the godly consideration of predestination and our Election in Christ is full of sweet, pleasant and unspeakable comfort to godly persons, and such as feel in themselves the working of the Spirit of Christ mortifying the works of the flesh and their earthly members and drawing up' their mind to high and heavenly things...
Page 163 - They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard ; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.
Page 194 - For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Page 5 - If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness; then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit ; I have found a ransom.
Page 56 - For I have received of the Lord, that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread: and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
Page 97 - For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption : But he whom God raised again saw no corruption.
Page 6 - This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that JESUS CHRIST came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
Page 132 - Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake, Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.
Page 278 - Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust; for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.