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... lived to see his folly , and to feel the con- sequences of his misconduct ; to renounce the errors , and abandon the criminal courses into which he was unhappily seduced , both by inclination and example . His brief career is a ...
... lived to see his folly , and to feel the con- sequences of his misconduct ; to renounce the errors , and abandon the criminal courses into which he was unhappily seduced , both by inclination and example . His brief career is a ...
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... lived , brilliancy . In his twelfth year he was entered a nobleman at Wadham College , Oxford , under the care of Mr Phineas Berry , and Dr Blandford , afterwards Bishop of Worcester ; and in 1661 , he was , with some others of high ...
... lived , brilliancy . In his twelfth year he was entered a nobleman at Wadham College , Oxford , under the care of Mr Phineas Berry , and Dr Blandford , afterwards Bishop of Worcester ; and in 1661 , he was , with some others of high ...
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... lived worse than useless , and blazed out his youth and his health in extravagant pleasures . In the winter of 1679 , he was seized with a violent sickness , a dispensation frequently em- ployed with effect , to arrest and reclaim the ...
... lived worse than useless , and blazed out his youth and his health in extravagant pleasures . In the winter of 1679 , he was seized with a violent sickness , a dispensation frequently em- ployed with effect , to arrest and reclaim the ...
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... lived at the time . These were believed , on the testimony of the apostles , by the proselytes and followers of the gospel , many of whom went about to per- suade the world of these facts , though they gained nothing by their zeal but ...
... lived at the time . These were believed , on the testimony of the apostles , by the proselytes and followers of the gospel , many of whom went about to per- suade the world of these facts , though they gained nothing by their zeal but ...
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... lived so remote from the time and the scene , had so little knowledge of the language in which it was writ- ten , so imperfect an account of the history of those ages , knew so little of their customs , forms of speech , and the several ...
... lived so remote from the time and the scene , had so little knowledge of the language in which it was writ- ten , so imperfect an account of the history of those ages , knew so little of their customs , forms of speech , and the several ...
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Página 41 - Rochester ;" which the critic ought to read for its elegance, the philosopher for its arguments, and the saint for its piety.
Página 28 - Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one.
Página 32 - To this he answered, a man could not write with life, unless he were heated by revenge : for to make a satire without resentments, upon the cold notions of philosophy, was as if a man would in cold blood, cut men's throats who had never offended him : and he said, the lies in these libels came often in as ornaments that could not be spared without spoiling the beauty of the poem.
Página 89 - Sermons in the year, for Proving the Christian Religion against notorious Infidels, viz., Atheists, Theists, Pagans, Jews, and Mahometans, not descending lower to any controversies that are among Christians themselves...
Página 205 - I did not, at the time, think the best. I have seen that I was sometimes in the wrong, but I did not err designedly. I have endeavoured, in private life, to do all the good in my power, and never for a moment could indulge malicious or unjust designs upon any person whatsoever.
Página 204 - ... thought proper for him. On Saturday he had been remarkably better, and we were not without some hopes of his recovery. " On Sunday, about eleven in the forenoon, his lordship sent for me, and said he felt a great hurry, and wished to have a little conversation with me in order to divert it.
Página 205 - I saw difficulties which staggered me ; but I kept my mind open to conviction. The evidences and doctrines of Christianity, studied with attention, made me a most firm and persuaded believer of the Christian religion.' I have made it the rule of my life, and it is the ground of my future hopes. I have erred and sinned ; but have repented, and never indulged any vicious habit. In politics and public life I have made public good the rule of my conduct.
Página 70 - Of the high veneration man's intellect owes to God, peculiarly for his wisdom and power,
Página 175 - THOSE who were skilful in anatomy, among the ancients, concluded, from the outward and inward make of a human body, that it was the work of a Being transcendently wise and powerful. As the world grew more enlightened in this art, their discoveries gave them fresh opportunities of admiring the conduct of Providence in the formation of a human body.
Página 305 - That John Bunyan, of the town of Bedford, labourer, being a person of such and such conditions, he hath, since such a time, devilishly and perniciously abstained from coming to church to hear Divine service, and is a common upholder of several unlawful meetings and conventicles, to the great disturbance and distraction of the good subjects of this kingdom, contrary to the laws of our sovereign lord the king, etc.