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They were brought to so streight an issue , that of two things they must choose
one ; " namely , whether they would , to their endless disgrace , ( with ridiculous
lightness , dismiss him , whose restitu• tion they had in so impotent a manner ...
They were brought to so streight an issue , that of two things they must choose
one ; " namely , whether they would , to their endless disgrace , ( with ridiculous
lightness , dismiss him , whose restitu• tion they had in so impotent a manner ...
Page 58
... comprehended twelve volumes in folio ; which the edition of Anisterdam , 1667
, has reduced to nine . His Commentaries upon the Bible are the most
considerable part of his works : But he gained most honour by his « Christian
Institu« tion ...
... comprehended twelve volumes in folio ; which the edition of Anisterdam , 1667
, has reduced to nine . His Commentaries upon the Bible are the most
considerable part of his works : But he gained most honour by his « Christian
Institu« tion ...
Page 59
The face in which they thin the first word 6 tion , " which was wrote in defence of
the Protestant religion , and has been always esteemed an incomparable work .
An observation has been made , which shews that this book of Calvin has been ...
The face in which they thin the first word 6 tion , " which was wrote in defence of
the Protestant religion , and has been always esteemed an incomparable work .
An observation has been made , which shews that this book of Calvin has been ...
Page 60
The following translation , taken ( with a slight altera . tion or two ) from an old
author , is tolerably close , and not inelegant . • If any ask , why Reverend Calvin ,
whom 16 We justly style the dread of falling ROME , • ( Whose death the Good ...
The following translation , taken ( with a slight altera . tion or two ) from an old
author , is tolerably close , and not inelegant . • If any ask , why Reverend Calvin ,
whom 16 We justly style the dread of falling ROME , • ( Whose death the Good ...
Page 74
... which hath « happened by Rome ' s not permitting the common peo“ ple to
read the holy Scriptures ; for to prevent you , " that you might not know the comfort
of your salvaro tion , but to depend wholly on the church of Rome , rs they will no
...
... which hath « happened by Rome ' s not permitting the common peo“ ple to
read the holy Scriptures ; for to prevent you , " that you might not know the comfort
of your salvaro tion , but to depend wholly on the church of Rome , rs they will no
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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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