The Nonconformist's Memorial: Being an Account of the Lives, Sufferings, and Printed Works, of the Two Thousand Ministers Ejected from the Church of England, Chiefly by the Act of Uniformity, Aug. 24, 1666. ... |
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Page 140
He was always serious , though frequently chearful , and was remarkable for
sanctifying the Sabbath , It was his usual practice , for many years , as soon as he
was out of his bed on the Lord ' s day , with a chearful heart and voice , to sing
part ...
He was always serious , though frequently chearful , and was remarkable for
sanctifying the Sabbath , It was his usual practice , for many years , as soon as he
was out of his bed on the Lord ' s day , with a chearful heart and voice , to sing
part ...
Page 145
There follows in his MS . an account of the dealings of God with his soul , and the
inward workings of his heart . Among other evidences there given of great
sincerity and remarkable humility , are the following declarations . “ I have denied
...
There follows in his MS . an account of the dealings of God with his soul , and the
inward workings of his heart . Among other evidences there given of great
sincerity and remarkable humility , are the following declarations . “ I have denied
...
Page 147
To maintain purity of heart and life , that angelic robe which the world can neither
strip off , nor sully with its reproaches . The blessed martyrs , though cast into
black dungeons , have preserved their white garments , and though dressed so
as ...
To maintain purity of heart and life , that angelic robe which the world can neither
strip off , nor sully with its reproaches . The blessed martyrs , though cast into
black dungeons , have preserved their white garments , and though dressed so
as ...
Page 238
hardness of heart , & c . " . The sermon was closed with a warm exhortation to an
immediate repentance and return to God . Though these things were far from
being uncommon , Mr . Goodwin was so much affected that he told his
companion ...
hardness of heart , & c . " . The sermon was closed with a warm exhortation to an
immediate repentance and return to God . Though these things were far from
being uncommon , Mr . Goodwin was so much affected that he told his
companion ...
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He answered , With all my heart ; I have enough to say of that . One thing I am
convinced of , That it is a foolish thing to seek for the justification of a sinner
without satisfaction to the justice of God , which nothing can make , but the ...
He answered , With all my heart ; I have enough to say of that . One thing I am
convinced of , That it is a foolish thing to seek for the justification of a sinner
without satisfaction to the justice of God , which nothing can make , but the ...
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