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... came down from our British and Saxon ancestors ; and as such it possesses its original endowments , which were never , as some persons foolishly suppose , taken from one Church and given to another . No - the Church remains PREFACE . XV.
... came down from our British and Saxon ancestors ; and as such it possesses its original endowments , which were never , as some persons foolishly suppose , taken from one Church and given to another . No - the Church remains PREFACE . XV.
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... never spared himself in the performance of duty ; besides , in his very manners and appearance , there was that which ' bespoke a man ' - all that conciliates affection and esteem , and challenges pro- found respect . He was a Churchman ...
... never spared himself in the performance of duty ; besides , in his very manners and appearance , there was that which ' bespoke a man ' - all that conciliates affection and esteem , and challenges pro- found respect . He was a Churchman ...
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... never fallen within the range of my observation . In the early history of the American Church , it is well known that he was among the most able , sound , and zeal- ous of her sons . ' For four years young Hobart continued to enjoy the ...
... never fallen within the range of my observation . In the early history of the American Church , it is well known that he was among the most able , sound , and zeal- ous of her sons . ' For four years young Hobart continued to enjoy the ...
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... never failing to produce ill - timed smiles , and sometimes laughter among the other dramatis personæ , he ever persisted in perpetrating the same ludicrous fault . ' Such a character was one for love as well as praise ; and he seems ...
... never failing to produce ill - timed smiles , and sometimes laughter among the other dramatis personæ , he ever persisted in perpetrating the same ludicrous fault . ' Such a character was one for love as well as praise ; and he seems ...
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... never ceased to cherish . He was between two and three years younger than I was , and had been , from the usual age , employed in the appropriate studies preparatory to a classical education . On the other hand , mine had been very ...
... never ceased to cherish . He was between two and three years younger than I was , and had been , from the usual age , employed in the appropriate studies preparatory to a classical education . On the other hand , mine had been very ...
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The Early Life and Professional Years of Bishop Hobart Walter Farquhar Hook,John McVickar No preview available - 2019 |
The Early Life and Professional Years of Bishop Hobart (Classic Reprint) John McVicar No preview available - 2018 |
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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.