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i and had a French himp « doth always perform to his servants what he hath once
« promised . ” . Calvin had no maintenance from the city , and lived at his own
expence . He went to Basil , and from thence to Strasburgh , where Bucer and ...
i and had a French himp « doth always perform to his servants what he hath once
« promised . ” . Calvin had no maintenance from the city , and lived at his own
expence . He went to Basil , and from thence to Strasburgh , where Bucer and ...
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Besides , it was not unlikely , ( says Hooker ) but " that his credit in the world
might many ways stand the < poor town in great stead : As the truth is , their
minister ' s · foreign estimation hath been the best stake in their hedge . < But
whatever ...
Besides , it was not unlikely , ( says Hooker ) but " that his credit in the world
might many ways stand the < poor town in great stead : As the truth is , their
minister ' s · foreign estimation hath been the best stake in their hedge . < But
whatever ...
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One cannot help admiring the decent manner in which the illustrious Thuanus
hath spoken of Calvin , who says , “ he was called • the great divine . Calvin
established the Presbyterian government in the church of Geneva , and elders
were ...
One cannot help admiring the decent manner in which the illustrious Thuanus
hath spoken of Calvin , who says , “ he was called • the great divine . Calvin
established the Presbyterian government in the church of Geneva , and elders
were ...
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How rank a calumny is o it , then , to charge a man who hath so well deserved of "
the church of GOD , with making GOD the au( ' thor of sin : He teaches , on all
occasions , that nothing can be without the will of GOD . He says , the wicked ...
How rank a calumny is o it , then , to charge a man who hath so well deserved of "
the church of GOD , with making GOD the au( ' thor of sin : He teaches , on all
occasions , that nothing can be without the will of GOD . He says , the wicked ...
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... with this saying , “ Would to GOD that he [ meaning Bolsec ] who “ hath so
much cited St Augustine , had seen more of him « than his covering . ” Farel , who
was then at Geneva , made a distinct oration to confirm what Calvin had said
before ...
... with this saying , “ Would to GOD that he [ meaning Bolsec ] who “ hath so
much cited St Augustine , had seen more of him « than his covering . ” Farel , who
was then at Geneva , made a distinct oration to confirm what Calvin had said
before ...
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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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