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Divine knowledge he gathered not by hearing or read« ing so much , as by
teaching others : For though thou . sands were debtors to him , as touching
knowledge in that kind ; yet he to none , but only to God , the author of that
blessed fountain ...
Divine knowledge he gathered not by hearing or read« ing so much , as by
teaching others : For though thou . sands were debtors to him , as touching
knowledge in that kind ; yet he to none , but only to God , the author of that
blessed fountain ...
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Melchior Adam relates very prolixly the most uncommon pains which Pellican
took to acquire the knowledge of the Hebrew tongue , and the great proficiency
he attained in it without any instruction from others . His own and his parents ...
Melchior Adam relates very prolixly the most uncommon pains which Pellican
took to acquire the knowledge of the Hebrew tongue , and the great proficiency
he attained in it without any instruction from others . His own and his parents ...
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They had no idea of being true divines , without understanding the Bible , nor
supposed that theology was really attainable by any other book without it , or
beyond it . If some moderns , who presume to treat their knowledge in divine
things with ...
They had no idea of being true divines , without understanding the Bible , nor
supposed that theology was really attainable by any other book without it , or
beyond it . If some moderns , who presume to treat their knowledge in divine
things with ...
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... we have thought mete both to give you knowledge thereof , and therewithall to
lete you understande , that his • Majestie wolde ye made your repayre hyther to
the courte as soon as conveniently ye may , to the end , that if ye be inclined to ...
... we have thought mete both to give you knowledge thereof , and therewithall to
lete you understande , that his • Majestie wolde ye made your repayre hyther to
the courte as soon as conveniently ye may , to the end , that if ye be inclined to ...
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As the bent of his inclination led him strongly to the church , he turned the course
of his studies early that way , and , by the advantage of his tutor ' s instructions ,
soon became remarkable for his knowledge in scholastic theology ; insomuch ...
As the bent of his inclination led him strongly to the church , he turned the course
of his studies early that way , and , by the advantage of his tutor ' s instructions ,
soon became remarkable for his knowledge in scholastic theology ; insomuch ...
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Page 115 - For I have received of the Lord, that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread: and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.
Page 504 - 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 296 - My Lord, when I lost the freedom of my cell, which was my college; yet, I found some degree of it in my quiet country parsonage : but I am weary of the noise and oppositions of this place, and indeed God and nature did not intend me for contentions, but for study and quietness.
Page 276 - For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.
Page 432 - 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 368 - 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 507 - It hath been my desire, and God may be pleased to grant it, that I might die in the pulpit ; if not that, yet that I might take my death in the pulpit; that is, die the sooner by occasion of those labours.
Page 277 - An admonition to the people of England: Wherein are answered, not onely the slaunderous vntruethes, reprochfully vttered by MARTIN the Libeller, but also many other Crimes by some of his broode, objected generally against all Bishops, and the chiefe of the Cleargie, purposely to deface and discredite the present state of the Church, [fan.
Page 415 - ... standing before the throne of God and the Lamb, in white robes, and palms in their hands, crying with a loud voice, Salvation to God, that sitteth upon the throne, and to the Lamb, for ever and ever...
Page 415 - I look to get entry into the New Jerusalem, at " one of those twelve gates, whereupon are written the " names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel. " I know that Christ Jesus hath prepared them for me. " Why may I not then, with boldness in his blood, step " into that glory, where my Head and Lord hath gone " before me ? Jesus Christ is the door, and the porter ; " who then shall hold me out...
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| Title | Biographia evangelica Volume 2 of Evangelical biography, Erasmus Middleton |
| Author | Erasmus Middleton |
| Published | 1816 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 17 Apr 2007 |
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