 | Biography - 1784 - 552 pages
...in my quiet " country parfonage. But I am weary of the noife and op*' pofitions of this place ; and indeed God and nature did " not intend me for contentions, but for Itudy and quietnels, ** And, my lord, my particular contefts here with Mr. Tra. " vers have proved... | |
 | Richard Hooker - Church polity - 1793 - 528 pages
...it 'in my quiet country Parfonage : but I am weary of the noife and oppofttions of this place , and indeed God and Nature did not intend me for contentions, but for fiudy andquiettufs. And, my Lord, my particular contefts here with Mr. Gravers, have proved the more... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Thomas Zouch - Authors, English - 1796 - 640 pages
...it in my quiet country parfonage ; but I am weary " of the noife and oppofitions of this place, and indeed God and Nature " did not intend me for contentions, but for ftudy and quietnefs. And, my " Lord, my particular contefts here with Mr. Travers have proved the more... | |
 | 1864 - 868 pages
...behold God's blessing spring out of my mother-earth, and eat my own bread without opposition ; for, indeed, God and nature did not intend me for contentions, but for study and quietness." Such pleading as this for a lower place could scarcely be denied, and the Archbishop was the more disposed... | |
 | Christian biography - 1810 - 594 pages
...of it in my quiet country parsonage : but I am weary of the noise and oppositions of this place; and indeed, God and Nature did not intend me for contentions, but for study and quietness. My Lord, my particular contests with Mr. Travers here have proved the more unpleasant to me, because... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - 1810 - 556 pages
...in my quiet " country parsonage. But I am weary of the noise and " oppositions of this place ; and indeed God and nature •' did not intend me for contentions, but for study aud " quietness. And, my lord, my particular contests here " with Mr Travers have proved the more ur.plea««... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - Christian biography - 1816 - 584 pages
...in my quiet « country parsonage. But I am weary of the noise and " oppositions of this place ; and indeed God and nature «« did not intend me for contentions,...contests here « with Mr Travers have proved the more unplea« sant to me, because I believe him to be a good cc man ; and that belief hath occasioned me... | |
 | Erasmus Middleton - 1816 - 554 pages
...in my quiet " country parsonage. But I am weary of the noise and " oppositions of this place ; and indeed God and nature " did not intend me for contentions,...contests here ?' with Mr Travers have proved the more unplea" sant to me, because I believe him to be a good " man; and -that belief hath occasioned me to... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...laboured for. ' I am weary,' he said to the Archbishop, ' of the noise and oppositions of this place, and indeed God and Nature did not intend me for contentions, but for study and quietness. I have begun to write a book which hath for its object (he peace of the Church. To this end I have... | |
 | Richard Hooker, Izaak Walton - Church polity - 1821 - 392 pages
...of it in my quiet country parsonage : but I am weary of the noise and oppositions of this place, and indeed God and nature did not intend me for contentions, but for study and quietuess. And, my Lord, my particular contests here with Mr. Travers have proved the more unpleasant... | |
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My Lord, When I lost the freedom of my cell, which was my College, 'yet I found some degree of it in my quiet country parsonage : but I am weary of the noise and oppositions of this place; and indeed, God and Nature did not intend me for contentions,... 
