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... became in 1718 the first Earl Cowper . He had declared for the Prince of Orange in 1688 , and , having successively been Recorder of Colchester , Public Prosecutor , Lord Keeper , and Commissioner for the Union with Scotland , became ...
... became in 1718 the first Earl Cowper . He had declared for the Prince of Orange in 1688 , and , having successively been Recorder of Colchester , Public Prosecutor , Lord Keeper , and Commissioner for the Union with Scotland , became ...
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... became one of Lady Huntingdon's chaplains and manager of her newly opened theological college at Trevecca . He was Madan's curate at the Lock Hospital , and also a director of the London Missionary Society . Madan became involved in two ...
... became one of Lady Huntingdon's chaplains and manager of her newly opened theological college at Trevecca . He was Madan's curate at the Lock Hospital , and also a director of the London Missionary Society . Madan became involved in two ...
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... became a Calvinistic Methodist under the influence of David Jones and William Romaine , and was ordained through Lady Huntingdon's efforts . With his striking personality and fine voice , the " lawyer turned divine " at once attracted ...
... became a Calvinistic Methodist under the influence of David Jones and William Romaine , and was ordained through Lady Huntingdon's efforts . With his striking personality and fine voice , the " lawyer turned divine " at once attracted ...
Contents
FOREWORD II | 11 |
AN EXTRAMUNDANE AND HIS WORLD | 34 |
THE EVANGELICAL REVIVAL | 158 |
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