A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation; Particularly the British and Irish; from the Earliest Accounts of Time to the Present Period ...W. Strahan, 1784 - Biography |
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... divinity . Here , in- ftead of fhewing himself incredulous , and bringing every thing to the fcrutiny of a difpute , he humbly and Implicitly fubmitted to all theological tenets . But , as for the argu- ments of the Peripatetics , which ...
... divinity . Here , in- ftead of fhewing himself incredulous , and bringing every thing to the fcrutiny of a difpute , he humbly and Implicitly fubmitted to all theological tenets . But , as for the argu- ments of the Peripatetics , which ...
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... divinity , and the Greek language there . He was made a Jefuit there ; but did not put on the habit of his order till 1562 , when he was at Rome . In 1563 , he was fent by his fuperiors to Paris , to teach philosophy in the col- lege ...
... divinity , and the Greek language there . He was made a Jefuit there ; but did not put on the habit of his order till 1562 , when he was at Rome . In 1563 , he was fent by his fuperiors to Paris , to teach philosophy in the col- lege ...
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... divinity and theology , and that he had thoroughly read " the fathers . " His character has been as high among the Proteftants , for an interpreter of Scripture , as it was among the Papifts . Matthew Pole , in the preface to the fourth ...
... divinity and theology , and that he had thoroughly read " the fathers . " His character has been as high among the Proteftants , for an interpreter of Scripture , as it was among the Papifts . Matthew Pole , in the preface to the fourth ...
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... divinity . He even did not neglect astrology ; in favour of which he always entertained high prejudices , al though he affected outwardly to defpife it . Mufic and paint- ing were alfo among the arts which he exercifed himself in for ...
... divinity . He even did not neglect astrology ; in favour of which he always entertained high prejudices , al though he affected outwardly to defpife it . Mufic and paint- ing were alfo among the arts which he exercifed himself in for ...
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... Divinity , " a Sermon preached on Chriftmas - day ; in June , 1719 , " The eternal Exiftence of our Lord Jefus * Chrift , " a Vifitation Sermon ; in October that year , " The Holiness of Chriftian Churches , " a fermon preached at ...
... Divinity , " a Sermon preached on Chriftmas - day ; in June , 1719 , " The eternal Exiftence of our Lord Jefus * Chrift , " a Vifitation Sermon ; in October that year , " The Holiness of Chriftian Churches , " a fermon preached at ...
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