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Page vii
... Certainly not , unless he has received a commission from the Sovereign . And so with respect to religion , what right has a man to act as the ambassador of GOD , unless GOD has commissioned him so to act ? He may be an eloquent man ...
... Certainly not , unless he has received a commission from the Sovereign . And so with respect to religion , what right has a man to act as the ambassador of GOD , unless GOD has commissioned him so to act ? He may be an eloquent man ...
Page xii
... certainly been preserved in the Church of Sweden , it has been lost in the Church of Denmark where the Episcopacy is only nominal . This fact probably was unknown at the time . to the Americans , and it was not therefore on those ...
... certainly been preserved in the Church of Sweden , it has been lost in the Church of Denmark where the Episcopacy is only nominal . This fact probably was unknown at the time . to the Americans , and it was not therefore on those ...
Page xiv
... certainly re- vealed . " These remarks may be useful to enable per- sons to judge with charity of our ancestors in the Church of England before the Reformation . It is astonishing how careful those persons are , who pertinaciously deny ...
... certainly re- vealed . " These remarks may be useful to enable per- sons to judge with charity of our ancestors in the Church of England before the Reformation . It is astonishing how careful those persons are , who pertinaciously deny ...
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... certainly , gentlemen , you will admit that because I was president , I was not therefore debarred from defending my conduct as a committee man . If this should be so judged , what member , possessed of common sense , would accept of ...
... certainly , gentlemen , you will admit that because I was president , I was not therefore debarred from defending my conduct as a committee man . If this should be so judged , what member , possessed of common sense , would accept of ...
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... certainly displayed in this youthful contest , talent , that in life could not have been hid , and traits of character that must have made such talent not only respected , but feared . How far the part which young Hobart took in this ...
... certainly displayed in this youthful contest , talent , that in life could not have been hid , and traits of character that must have made such talent not only respected , but feared . How far the part which young Hobart took in this ...
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The Early Life and Professional Years of Bishop Hobart Walter Farquhar Hook,John McVickar No preview available - 2019 |
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Page 169 - Wisdom's self Oft seeks to sweet retired solitude ; Where, with her best nurse, Contemplation, She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings, That in the various bustle of resort Were all too ruffled, and sometimes impair'd. He that has light within his own clear breast, May sit i...
Page 247 - Who out of darkness call'd up light. Air, and ye Elements, the eldest birth Of Nature's womb, that in quaternion run Perpetual circle, multiform ; and mix And nourish all things ; let your ceaseless change Vary to our Great Maker still new praise.
Page 400 - I was made a member of Christ, a child of God, and an inheritor of the kingdom of heaven.
Page 281 - O GOD, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee ; Mercifully grant, that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Page 496 - My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began; So is it now I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die! The Child is father of the Man; And I could wish my days to be Bound each to each by natural piety.
Page 356 - But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of Hosts.
Page 315 - ... those evils which the craft and subtlety of the devil or man worketh against us, be brought to nought ; and by the providence of thy goodness they may be dispersed...
Page 477 - Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: 5. To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Page iv - HAIL to the crown by Freedom shaped — to gird An English Sovereign's brow ! and to the throne Whereon he sits ! Whose deep foundations lie In veneration and the people's love ; Whose steps are equity, whose seat is law.
Page 283 - The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.