Last Hours of Christians; or, an Account of the deaths of some eminent members of the Church of England. From the period of the Reformation to the beginnings of the present century |
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... peace , purity , and happiness in a glorified existence . Was death an evil , or was it not the greatest good to such Christians as Hooker , Herbert , Hall , Sancroft , and Usher ? Every disciple of Christ , however humble his condition ...
... peace , purity , and happiness in a glorified existence . Was death an evil , or was it not the greatest good to such Christians as Hooker , Herbert , Hall , Sancroft , and Usher ? Every disciple of Christ , however humble his condition ...
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... peace , long - suffering , gentleness , goodness , meekness , and all those graces and virtues which cheer the Christian in life , and comfort him in the hour of death . No man who lives in the neglect of prayer , public or private , is ...
... peace , long - suffering , gentleness , goodness , meekness , and all those graces and virtues which cheer the Christian in life , and comfort him in the hour of death . No man who lives in the neglect of prayer , public or private , is ...
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... peaceful death . After his settlement at Lutterworth , his infirmities compelled him to ease the burden of his parochial duties by the assistance of a curate . To the last , however , he 1 MS . for the Order of Priesthood , cited by ...
... peaceful death . After his settlement at Lutterworth , his infirmities compelled him to ease the burden of his parochial duties by the assistance of a curate . To the last , however , he 1 MS . for the Order of Priesthood , cited by ...
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... peace with God , nor a lively faith in his mercy . 2. All our care is and shall be , by God's grace , to please and serve Him , of whom we look and hope , after this temporal and momentary misery , to have 8 Wordsworth's Eccl . Biog ...
... peace with God , nor a lively faith in his mercy . 2. All our care is and shall be , by God's grace , to please and serve Him , of whom we look and hope , after this temporal and momentary misery , to have 8 Wordsworth's Eccl . Biog ...
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... peace of God , and leadeth to eternal bliss . " In another letter to the same lady , he wrote thus : " I that am under the Cross , have felt more joy and consolation under it , than ever I did by any benefit that God hath given me in ...
... peace of God , and leadeth to eternal bliss . " In another letter to the same lady , he wrote thus : " I that am under the Cross , have felt more joy and consolation under it , than ever I did by any benefit that God hath given me in ...
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afflictions AGED Archbishop Archbishop of Canterbury Archbishop Usher assurance attended Biog Bishop Bishop Burnet blessed body Burnet called charity cheerful Christian Church of England comfort dear death-bed desire devotion DIED dissolution divine duty dying eminent endeavoured eternal everlasting evil exhortations eyes faith Father fear forgive Francis Atterbury FRANCIS QUARLES friends gave give glorious glory God's grace hand hath heart heaven heavenly Holy Scriptures hope illness Izaak Walton Jeremy Taylor Jesus Christ John Locke king last hours live look Lord Lord's Supper mercy mind misery ness never Nicholas Ferrar night pain patience peace perfect piety pious pleasure praise pray prayers preached prepared receive rejoice religion repentance resigned Richard Hooker sacrament salvation Saviour sermon servant sickness sins sorrow soul spirit strength sufferings thank thee things thou thoughts tion trouble trust unto WILLIAM SANCROFT words Wordsworth's Eccl
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Page 107 - For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us, that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world ; looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God, and our Saviour Jesus Christ; who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people zealous of good works.
Page 88 - I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation; I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
Page 88 - Christ, and be found in Him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith...
Page 104 - I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I have committed to Him against that day.
Page 42 - According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
Page 90 - Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations : that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.
Page 90 - As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered ; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.
Page 82 - ... that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us...
Page 171 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me; because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Page 180 - ALMIGHTY and merciful GOD, of whose only gift it cometh that thy faithful people do unto thee true and laudable service; grant, we beseech thee, that we may so faithfully serve thee in this life, that we fail not finally to attain thy heavenly promises, through the merits of JESUS CHR1ST our Lord.