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affectionate afterwards Bedford House believe Bishop BISHOP OF SALISBURY blessing Charlton child daughter Dean dear death desire Devonshire Doctor Duchess DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE Duke of Bedford Duke of Rutland duty EARL OF GALWAY eternity favour fear FITZWILLIAM French give glad grace happy hear heart honour hope humble servant humble service James King William Lady Roos LADY RUSSELL Lady Sunderland Ladyship leave letter live London Lord Bedford Lord Cavendish Lord Duke Lord Galway Lord Russell Lord Rutland Lord Tavistock Lordship Madam Majesty Majesty's married matter mercy mind morning never obedient pleased pray prayers present Queen Rachel reason received RUSSELL TO DR RUSSELL TO LADY Russell's sent sister sorrow sorry sure tell thank thing Thornton thought TILLOTSON told town trouble wife wish Woburn Abbey word write
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Page 177 - Thou makest him to have dominion of the works of thy hands, and Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet...
Page 71 - According to all these words, and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David. Then went king David in, and sat before the Lord, and he said, "Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
Page 191 - I have of this heavy stroke with which God is trying your faith and patience. To lose the only son of such a father, who was become so truly his son in all respects, is indeed anew opening a deep wound which God had, by many special providences, for several years been binding up and healing. But now you will see whether you can truly say, " Not my will, but thy will be done." For God's sake do not abandon yourself once more into a deep, inconsolable melancholy.
Page 17 - Best for his singular good opinion of me; and the worst, for directing the King to this method, which I know he did; as if his Lordship and I had concerted the matter how to finish this foolish piece of dissimulation, in running away from a bishopric, to catch at an archbishopric.
Page 34 - ... deserves to be remembered, for it was much talked of all Europe over. He asked some of the English officers if they had not come to a better opinion of the Irish by their behaviour during this war; and whereas they said it was much the same that it had always been, Sarsfield answered, " As low as we now are, change but kings with us, and we will fight it over again with you.
Page 178 - ... disorder of vapours to a melancholy temper, I say, if he is tempted to some suspicion, that it is possible it may be other than he believes, (pray observe) such a surmise or thought, nay, the belief, cannot drive him to any horror : he fears no evil, because he is a good man, and with his life all sorrow ends too ; therefore, it is not to be denied, he is the wisest man who lives by the Scripture rule, and endeavours to keep God's laws. First, his mind is in peace and tranquillity ; he walks...
Page 220 - His life was taken away, and so sorely was my spirit wounded, even without prospect of future comfort or consolation — the more faulty in me, having three dear children to perform my duty to, with thankfulness for such a blessing left me, under so heavy a dispensation as I felt the loss of him to be. But, alas ! how feeble did I find myself both then, and also poorly prepared to bear the loss of my dear child and only son, in 1711. " If I carry my sorrow to the grave, O Lord, in much mercy let...
Page 179 - ... approach to hurt him here, or accuse him in the great day of the Lord, when every soul shall be judged according as they have done good or evil. Oh, blessed state! fit for life, fit for death! In this good state I wish and pray for all mankind; but most particularly, and with all the ardour I am capable of, to those I have brought into the world, and those dear to them. Thus are my fervent and frequent prayers...
Page 201 - ... innocent, pleasant content, and happy enjoyments as this world can afford, particularly that biggest blessing of loving and being loved by those I loved and respected ; on earth no enjoyment certainly to be put in the balance with it.
Page 175 - Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right : for that shall bring a man peace at the last.