The Lives of Sundry Eminent Persons in this Later Age: In Two Part, I. Of Divines ; II. Of Nobility and Gentry of Both SexesThomas Simmons, 1683 - 350 pages |
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... look upon it as a piece of Vanity in him , to commit fuch things to Writing concerning himself , fince it's a bare relation of matters of Fact ; which cannot be fo fully done by any other , as by a man's felf . ( And therefore I wish ...
... look upon it as a piece of Vanity in him , to commit fuch things to Writing concerning himself , fince it's a bare relation of matters of Fact ; which cannot be fo fully done by any other , as by a man's felf . ( And therefore I wish ...
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... look of Apothegms . Thus through Gods mercy , I continued the exercife of my Ministry for the space of forty years , even till the black Act for Conformity took place ; which turned me , and aloft two Thoufand godly and painful ...
... look of Apothegms . Thus through Gods mercy , I continued the exercife of my Ministry for the space of forty years , even till the black Act for Conformity took place ; which turned me , and aloft two Thoufand godly and painful ...
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... look into the facred Scriptures with the greatest diligence and ferioufiefs that is poffible , and cannot chufe but do it Let any one but let himself to read his Books in good carneft , and if he find not , that he fees much more in the ...
... look into the facred Scriptures with the greatest diligence and ferioufiefs that is poffible , and cannot chufe but do it Let any one but let himself to read his Books in good carneft , and if he find not , that he fees much more in the ...
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... look into the facred Scriptures with the greateft diligence and ferioufnefs that is poflible , and cannot chufe but do it . Let any one but let himself to read his Books in good earnest , and if he find not , that he fees much more in ...
... look into the facred Scriptures with the greateft diligence and ferioufnefs that is poflible , and cannot chufe but do it . Let any one but let himself to read his Books in good earnest , and if he find not , that he fees much more in ...
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... looks and words were more powerful to reform what was amifs , than the fharpeft corrections of others . And one Engine he had of grea- ter force than all the reft to work upon the moft obftinate minds , and that was his folemn Prayers ...
... looks and words were more powerful to reform what was amifs , than the fharpeft corrections of others . And one Engine he had of grea- ter force than all the reft to work upon the moft obftinate minds , and that was his folemn Prayers ...
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Page 196 - ... in such a time : he told them, that he had got that in his retirement with the Lord, that to have it afterwards renewed, he would be content to lose a son every day.
Page 73 - Never was death more welcome to any mortal, I think. Though the pangs of death were strong, yet that far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory made him endure those bitter pains with much patience and courage. In the extremity of his pains, he desired his eldest brother to lay him a little lower, and to take away one pillow from him, that he might die with more ease.