The Life and Times of the Rev. Samuel Wesley, M.A.: Rector of Epworth and Father of the Revs. John and Charles Wesley, the Founders of the MethodistsSimpkin, Marshall, 1866 - 472 pages |
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... Lord Halifax's Motion in Parlia Horrible Death of one of Wesley's ment , 261 · Enemies , . 304 The Act to prevent the Growth A Prayer , 305 of Schism , 261 Letters to S. Wesley , jun , . 307 John Wesley's Character of Queen Anne , . 262 ...
... Lord Halifax's Motion in Parlia Horrible Death of one of Wesley's ment , 261 · Enemies , . 304 The Act to prevent the Growth A Prayer , 305 of Schism , 261 Letters to S. Wesley , jun , . 307 John Wesley's Character of Queen Anne , . 262 ...
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... Lord Oxford , • Subscribers to Wesley's Disserta- 334 tions , • . 338 Dedication to Queen Caroline , Opinions respecting the Disserta- 339 . tions , 342 Samuel Badcock , The New Parliament and Convo- Bishop Warburton , • cation in 1710 ...
... Lord Oxford , • Subscribers to Wesley's Disserta- 334 tions , • . 338 Dedication to Queen Caroline , Opinions respecting the Disserta- 339 . tions , 342 Samuel Badcock , The New Parliament and Convo- Bishop Warburton , • cation in 1710 ...
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... Lord . " Such , substantially , was the state of affairs , when , in 1643 , the Assembly of Divines met , by an ordinance of parliament , in the city of Westminster , for " settling the government and liturgy of the Church of England ...
... Lord . " Such , substantially , was the state of affairs , when , in 1643 , the Assembly of Divines met , by an ordinance of parliament , in the city of Westminster , for " settling the government and liturgy of the Church of England ...
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... Lord Protector in 1653. A quarter of a century before he was raised to this high position , Cromwell had openly deserted the Church of England , and attached himself to the Puritans , who were just then rising into wealth and power ...
... Lord Protector in 1653. A quarter of a century before he was raised to this high position , Cromwell had openly deserted the Church of England , and attached himself to the Puritans , who were just then rising into wealth and power ...
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... Lord Mayor and Corporation of London . The restoration of Charles being settled , several members of the Lords and Commons , on the 11th of May , started off to Holland to meet him . The city of London sent commissioners , and with them ...
... Lord Mayor and Corporation of London . The restoration of Charles being settled , several members of the Lords and Commons , on the 11th of May , started off to Holland to meet him . The city of London sent commissioners , and with them ...
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Page 86 - Here she beholds the chaos dark and deep, Where nameless somethings in their causes sleep, 'Till genial Jacob, or a warm third day, Call forth each mass, a poem, or a play...
Page 431 - Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.
Page 104 - If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Page 128 - But, during the latter part of the seventeenth century, the culture of the female mind seems to have been almost entirely neglected. If a damsel had the least smattering of literature, she was regarded as a prodigy.
Page 436 - BLESSED ARE THE DEAD WHICH DIE IN THE LORD, YEA SAITH THE SPIRIT THAT THEY MAY REST FROM THEIR LABOURS AND THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM.
Page 396 - Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.
Page 352 - Europe, have given up all accounts of witches and apparitions, as mere old wives' fables. I am sorry for it : and I willingly take this opportunity of entering my solemn protest against this violent compliment, which so many that believe the Bible pay to those who do not believe it.
Page 369 - Even the curious may find something to please them, if they scorn to be edified. It has been the labour of eight years of this learned man's life; I call him what he is, a learned man, and I engage you will approve his prose more than you formerly could his poetry.
Page 131 - Often it was only by toiling on his glebe, by feeding swine, and by loading dungcarts, that he could obtain daily bread; nor did his utmost exertions always prevent the bailiffs from taking his concordance and his inkstand in execution. It was a white day on which he was admitted into the kitchen of a great house, and regaled by the servants with cold meat and ale. His children were brought up like the children of the neighbouring peasantry. His boys followed the plough; and his girls went out to...
Page 309 - In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our wealth ; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment, Good Lord, deliver us.