The Lives of the Seven Bishops Committed to the Tower in 1688: Enriched and Illustrated with Personal Letters, Now First Published, from the Bodleian LibraryBell and Daldy, 1866 - 393 pages |
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appointed Archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop Sancroft Asaph beseech Bishop of Bath Bishop of Bristol Bishop of Ely Bishop of St blessing Bristol brother Burnet Canterbury cathedral chapel chaplain charity Christian Church of England Clarendon College conscience dean dear death declaration deprived bishop desire diocese Duke duty Emmanuel College entreated episcopal father favour Francis Turner Fressingfield give grace hath hear holy honour Hooper hope humble Ken's King James king's Lady Lake Lambeth late letter living Lloyd London lord lordship Majesty Mary matter never nonjuring oaths Oxford palace parish Paul's person petition poor pray prayers preached prelates present primate Prince of Orange Queen received replied Restoration Right Reverend sent sermon servant Sir John Sir Jonathan Trelawny soul sovereign spirit Tanner Thomas Thomas Ken thought tion told took Tower venerable Whitehall William Sancroft Winchester Windebanke writes
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Page 281 - For letting down the golden chain from high, He drew his audience upward to the sky...
Page 315 - Direct, control, suggest this day, All I design, or do, or say ; That all my powers, with all their might, In Thy sole glory may unite...
Page 65 - We then as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain ; (for he saith ; I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation...
Page 256 - Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
Page 281 - The tempter saw him too with envious eye, And, as on Job, demanded leave to try. He took the time when Richard was deposed, And high and low with happy Harry closed.
Page 315 - I wake, I wake, ye heavenly choir ; May your devotion me inspire ; That I, like you, my age may spend, Like you may on my God attend. May I, like you, in God delight, Have all day long my God in sight ; Perform, like you, my Maker's will : Oh may I never more do ill.
Page 266 - Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.
Page 238 - IVE me the priest these graces shall possess — Of an ambassador the just address : A father's tenderness, a shepherd's care, A leader's courage, which the cross can bear ; A ruler's awe, a watchman's wakeful eye, A pilot's skill, the helm in storms to ply ; A fisher's patience, and a labourer's toil, A guide's dexterity to disembroil, A prophet's inspiration from above, A teacher's knowledge, and a Saviour's love.
Page 241 - 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 281 - His preaching much, but more his practice, wrought (A living sermon of the truths he taught); For this, by rules severe his life he squared That all might see the doctrine which they heard.