 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...  Biographia evangelica - Page 296by Erasmus Middleton - 1816Full view - About this book
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - English language - 1882 - 538 pages
...following is the appeal: 'My Lord,— When I lost the freedom of my cell, which was my college, yet I fonnd some degree of it in my quiet country parsonage. But...noise and oppositions of this place ; and, indeed, (lod and nature did not intend me for contentions, but for study and quietness. And, my lord, my particular... | |
 | 1845 - 778 pages
...archbishop, but not without opposition and clamour. " I am weary," writes the mild and gentle Hooker, " of the noise and oppositions of this place ; and,...Nature did not intend me for contentions, but for stxidy and quietness." Soon after Travers was prohibited from preaching, Hooker resigned the masf the... | |
 | Austin Phelps - Preaching - 1882 - 384 pages
...ecclesiastical superior, Archbishop Whitgift, " I am weary of the noise and oppositions of this place. God and nature did not intend me for contentions, but for study and quietness." And he proceeds to pray that he may be removed to "some quiet parsonage, where," he says, " I may see God's... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - English language - 1882 - 1108 pages
...superior to remove him to 'some quiet parsonage.' The following is the appeal: proved the more unpleasant to me, because I believe him to be a good man; and that belief huth occasioned me to examine mine own conscience concerning his opinions. And to satisfy that 1 have... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1883 - 492 pages
...Archbishop : — My Lord, — When I lost the freedom of my cell, which was my college, yrt I found some degree of it in my quiet country parsonage :...the noise and oppositions of this place ; and indeed (¿od and Nature did not intend me for contentions, but for study and quietness. My lord, my particular... | |
 | Esther J. Trimble Lippincott - American literature - 1884 - 536 pages
...disputation, for he especially avoided contention. " I am weary " he says, " of the noise and opposition of this place; and, indeed God and nature did not...me for contentions, but for study and quietness." * He completed the great work already begun, which occupied eight volumes. The appearance of so great... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1884 - 536 pages
...to this purpose : " 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 tin's place ; and indeed G-od and Nature did not intend me for contentions, but for study and quietness.... | |
 | Alfred Hix Welsh - English language - 1882 - 1134 pages
...the appeal: 'My Lord, — When I lost the freedom of my cell, which was my college, yet I found me sh thi* place: and, indeed, God and nature did not intern! me for coute'lltions, but for study and quietness.... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1888 - 296 pages
...this purpose : — " 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 ;...me for contentions, but for study. and quietness. My Lord, my particular contests with Mr. Travers here have proved the more unpleasant to me, because... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1888 - 296 pages
...this purpose : — " 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 ;...intend me for contentions, but for study and quietness. My Lord, my particular contests with Mr. Travers here have proved the more unpleasant to me, because... | |
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