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One of the town ministers , who saw in what manner the people were inclined for
the recalling of Calvin , gave him notice of their affection in this sort " The senate r
of two hundred being assembled , they all desire Calvin . « The next day a ...
One of the town ministers , who saw in what manner the people were inclined for
the recalling of Calvin , gave him notice of their affection in this sort " The senate r
of two hundred being assembled , they all desire Calvin . « The next day a ...
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Others affirm , that Pyghius examined the works of Calvin with so great a desire of
refuting them , that he run into another extreme , and followed the steps of the
Pelagians . Cardinal Bona ad . vised , that the works of Pyghius should be read ...
Others affirm , that Pyghius examined the works of Calvin with so great a desire of
refuting them , that he run into another extreme , and followed the steps of the
Pelagians . Cardinal Bona ad . vised , that the works of Pyghius should be read ...
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... and was obliged to appear before the judges . He had sharply reproved the
enemies of Calvin in a sermon , and they complained he had done them a great
injury . The senate of Geneva wrote to the Magistrates of Neufchatel , to desire ...
... and was obliged to appear before the judges . He had sharply reproved the
enemies of Calvin in a sermon , and they complained he had done them a great
injury . The senate of Geneva wrote to the Magistrates of Neufchatel , to desire ...
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... he renewed the thread of the discourse , without having occasion to be
reminded where it was he left off : And he never forgot any thing that was
entrusted to his meinory . He was a man , whose thoughts were lifted up much
above the desire ...
... he renewed the thread of the discourse , without having occasion to be
reminded where it was he left off : And he never forgot any thing that was
entrusted to his meinory . He was a man , whose thoughts were lifted up much
above the desire ...
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In the year 1526 , by the desire of Zuinglius , he was invited to Zurick , where he
heard the first lectures upon Hebrew , from the excellent Leo Judę . Here , in the
forty - eighth year of his age , he reitounced Popery , and , by the persuasion of ...
In the year 1526 , by the desire of Zuinglius , he was invited to Zurick , where he
heard the first lectures upon Hebrew , from the excellent Leo Judę . Here , in the
forty - eighth year of his age , he reitounced Popery , and , by the persuasion of ...
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Page 275 - My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Page 470 - Wilt thou forgive that sin where I begun, Which was my sin, though it were done before ? Wilt thou forgive that sin through which I run, And do run still, though still I do deplore ? When thou, hast done, thou hast not done, For I have more.
Page 106 - If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to Whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Page 470 - When thou hast done, thou has not done, For I have more. Wilt thou forgive that sin which I have won Others to sin, and made my sin their door? Wilt thou forgive that sin which I did shun A year or two, but wallowed in a score? *° When thou hast done, thou hast not done, For I have more.
Page 242 - Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him shall the Son of Man be ashamed when he cometh in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels...
Page 339 - My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips : When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
Page 276 - For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.
Page 398 - I take my subjects' money, when I want it, without all this formality of parliament?' The bishop of Durham readily answered, ' God forbid, sir, but you should : you are the breath of our nostrils.
Page 380 - For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened : not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.
Page 474 - Many that then saw his tears and heard his faint and hollow voice professing they thought the text prophetically chosen and that Dr. Donne "had preached his own funeral sermon." Being full of joy that God had enabled him to perform this desired duty, he hastened to his house; out of which he never moved till, like St. Stephen, he was carried by devout men to his grave.
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| Title | Evangelical Biography: Or, An Historical Account of the Lives & Deaths of the Most Eminent and Evangelical Authors Or Preachers, Both British and Foreign, in the Several Denominations of Protestants, from the Beginning of the Reformation to the Present Time ... Volume 2 of Evangelical Biography: Or, An Historical Account of the Lives & Deaths of the Most Eminent and Evangelical Authors Or Preachers, Both British and Foreign, in the Several Denominations of Protestants, from the Beginning of the Reformation to the Present Time, Erasmus Middleton |
| Author | Erasmus Middleton |
| Publisher | W. Baynes, 1816 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 15 Aug 2005 |
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