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 ...W. Baynes, 1816 - Christian biography |
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... tion , but of Mr. Baxter's principles . His lady , being of the established church , inclined to pay the legacy to such as were within Sir John's description of her own community . Upon this a Chancery suit was commenced , wherein it ...
... tion , but of Mr. Baxter's principles . His lady , being of the established church , inclined to pay the legacy to such as were within Sir John's description of her own community . Upon this a Chancery suit was commenced , wherein it ...
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... tion . He had a marvellous felicity and copiousness in speaking . There was a noble negligence in his style ; for his great mind could not stoop to the affected eloquence of words . He despised flashy oratory : But his expressions were ...
... tion . He had a marvellous felicity and copiousness in speaking . There was a noble negligence in his style ; for his great mind could not stoop to the affected eloquence of words . He despised flashy oratory : But his expressions were ...
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... tion of him for his excellent gifts and graces , he re- plied with heat , " I have the remainders of pride in me ; " how dare you blow up the sparks of it ? " He desired some ministers , his chosen friends , to meet at his house , and ...
... tion of him for his excellent gifts and graces , he re- plied with heat , " I have the remainders of pride in me ; " how dare you blow up the sparks of it ? " He desired some ministers , his chosen friends , to meet at his house , and ...
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... tion . He was accused for his paraphrase on the New Testament , as guilty of disloyal aspersions upon the government , and condemned , unheard , to a prison , where he remained for some years . But he was so far from being moved at the ...
... tion . He was accused for his paraphrase on the New Testament , as guilty of disloyal aspersions upon the government , and condemned , unheard , to a prison , where he remained for some years . But he was so far from being moved at the ...
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... tion of souls . All his natural and supernatural endow- ments were subservient to this blessed end . It was his meat and drink , the life and joy of his life , to do good to souls . His industry was almost incredible in his studies : He ...
... tion of souls . All his natural and supernatural endow- ments were subservient to this blessed end . It was his meat and drink , the life and joy of his life , to do good to souls . His industry was almost incredible in his studies : He ...
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