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These sentiments produced such a practice as inclined some to believe he had a
religion of his own , which was the reason that when Sir John Gayer bequeathed
a legacy by will to men of moderate notions , he could think of no better ...
These sentiments produced such a practice as inclined some to believe he had a
religion of his own , which was the reason that when Sir John Gayer bequeathed
a legacy by will to men of moderate notions , he could think of no better ...
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He did so honour the sincerity of God , as entirely to believe his will declared in
his word : He would not interpret the promises of the gospel in a less gracious
sense than God intended them : Therefore if men finally perish , it is not for want
of ...
He did so honour the sincerity of God , as entirely to believe his will declared in
his word : He would not interpret the promises of the gospel in a less gracious
sense than God intended them : Therefore if men finally perish , it is not for want
of ...
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He desired some ministers , his chosen friends , to meet at his house , and spend
a day in prayer , for his direction in a matter of moment : Before the duty was
begun , he said , 66 I have desired your assistance at this time , because I “
believe ...
He desired some ministers , his chosen friends , to meet at his house , and spend
a day in prayer , for his direction in a matter of moment : Before the duty was
begun , he said , 66 I have desired your assistance at this time , because I “
believe ...
Page 46
... some comforting words to him , he replied , “ I have “ pain , there is no arguing
against sense , but I have “ peace , I have peace . ” I told him , “ You are now ap•
proaching to your long - desired home . ' Ile answered , 6 . I believe , I believe .
... some comforting words to him , he replied , “ I have “ pain , there is no arguing
against sense , but I have “ peace , I have peace . ” I told him , “ You are now ap•
proaching to your long - desired home . ' Ile answered , 6 . I believe , I believe .
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I do also believe : Lord , help my unbelief ! I am heartily I willing to take Christ
upon his own terms ; but one • thing troubles me , I doubt this bloody sin will not
be I pardoned . Will Jesus Christ , said be , apply his blood . to me , that lave shed
my ...
I do also believe : Lord , help my unbelief ! I am heartily I willing to take Christ
upon his own terms ; but one • thing troubles me , I doubt this bloody sin will not
be I pardoned . Will Jesus Christ , said be , apply his blood . to me , that lave shed
my ...
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Page 374 - Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering. Forbearing one another and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
Page 251 - The mother of Sisera looked out at a window and cried through the lattice Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
Page 193 - I am now ready to be offered up, and the time of my departure is at hand.
Page 262 - And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
Page 208 - ... in weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Besides those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak ? who is offended, and I burn not?
Page 410 - It is come, I know not how, to be taken for granted by many persons, that Christianity is not so much as a subject of inquiry, but that it is now at length discovered to be fictitious. And accordingly they treat it as if, in the present age, this were an agreed point among all people of discernment...
Page 9 - And all these things I do plainly and sincerely acknowledge and swear, according to these express words by me spoken, and according to the plain and common sense and understanding of the same words, without any equivocation or mental evasion or secret reservation whatsoever: And I do make this recognition and acknowledgment heartily, willingly, and truly, upon the true faith of a Christian, So help me God.
Page 246 - My beloved is mine, and I am his: He feedeth among the lilies. Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe Or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether.
Page 256 - He was, as he hints in his Miscellanies, a maker of verses from fifteen to fifty, and in his youth he appears to have paid attention to Latin poetry. His verses to his brother, in the glyconick measure, written when he was seventeen, are remarkably easy and elegant.
Page 267 - The stone which the builders refused is become the head-stone of the corner. This is the Lord's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.
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| Title | Evangelical Biography: Or, An Historical Account of the Lives & Deaths of the Most Eminent and Evangelical Authors Or Preachers, Both British and Foreign, in the Several Denominations of Protestants, from the Beginning of the Reformation to the Present Time ... Volume 4 of Evangelical Biography: Or, An Historical Account of the Lives & Deaths of the Most Eminent and Evangelical Authors Or Preachers, Both British and Foreign, in the Several Denominations of Protestants, from the Beginning of the Reformation to the Present Time, Erasmus Middleton Volume 4 of Evangelical biography, Erasmus Middleton |
| Author | Erasmus Middleton |
| Publisher | W. Baynes, 1816 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 17 Aug 2005 |
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