The General Biographical Dictionary:: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation; Particularly the British and Irish; from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time..J. Nichols and Son [and 29 others], 1812 |
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... received holy orders . He then went down again into Shropshire , where , in process of time , he obtained the rectories of Hodnet and Ightfield , which he enjoyed to the breaking out of the civil war . He was a man of much learning and ...
... received holy orders . He then went down again into Shropshire , where , in process of time , he obtained the rectories of Hodnet and Ightfield , which he enjoyed to the breaking out of the civil war . He was a man of much learning and ...
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... received ; ' and the king , at the recommendation of sir Wil- liam Paget , was pleased to settle a pension of ten pounds ( now probably in value one hundred ) upon him , which , after that prince's death , was for some time discontinued ...
... received ; ' and the king , at the recommendation of sir Wil- liam Paget , was pleased to settle a pension of ten pounds ( now probably in value one hundred ) upon him , which , after that prince's death , was for some time discontinued ...
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... received him into his favour , notwith- standing Mr. Ascham remained firm to his religion , which was so far from being a secret to the bishop , that he had many malicious informations given him on that head , which he treated with ...
... received him into his favour , notwith- standing Mr. Ascham remained firm to his religion , which was so far from being a secret to the bishop , that he had many malicious informations given him on that head , which he treated with ...
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... received several favours unsolicited , particularly the prebend of Westwang in the church of York , in 1559 , which he held to his death . Yet however indifferent to his own affairs , he was very far from being negligent in those of his ...
... received several favours unsolicited , particularly the prebend of Westwang in the church of York , in 1559 , which he held to his death . Yet however indifferent to his own affairs , he was very far from being negligent in those of his ...
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... received . He also drew bills and answers , and did other business in his profession till his death , which happened some time in November 1738 , when he was upwards of fourscore , or , as some thought , upwards of an hundred years of ...
... received . He also drew bills and answers , and did other business in his profession till his death , which happened some time in November 1738 , when he was upwards of fourscore , or , as some thought , upwards of an hundred years of ...
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Página 452 - An apology for the true Christian divinity as the same is held forth and preached by the people called in scorn Quakers...
Página 37 - An Argument, proving, that according to the Covenant of Eternal Life, revealed in the Scriptures, Man may be translated from hence into that Eternal Life, without passing through Death, although the Human Nature of Christ himself could not be thus translated till he had passed through Death ; 1703.
Página 264 - it is my act, my hand, my heart. I beseech your Lordships to be merciful to a broken reed.
Página 203 - and tell you a truth, which perchance you will marvel at. One of the greatest benefits that ever God gave me is that he sent me so sharp and severe parents, and so gentle a schoolmaster. For when I am in presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink, be merry, or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing...
Página 368 - Pageant of Popes Contayninge the Lyves of all the Bishops of Rome, from the Beginninge of them to the Year of Grace 1555 was a denunciation of every pope from Peter to Paul IV.
Página 203 - I must do it, as it were in such weight, measure, and number, even so perfectly as God made the world, or else I am so sharply taunted, so cruelly threatened, yea, presently, sometimes with pinches, nips, and bobs, and other ways which I will not name for the honour I bear them, so without measure misordered, that I think myself in hell, till time come that I must go to Mr.
Página 203 - I am with him. And when I am called from him, I fall on weeping, because whatsoever I do else but learning, is full of grief, trouble, fear, and whole misliking unto me.
Página 253 - Aristotle; not for the worthlessness of the author, to whom he would ever ascribe all high attributes, but for the unfruitfulness of the way; being a philosophy (as his lordship used to say) only strong for disputations and contentions, but barren of the production of works for the benefit of the life of man; in which mind he continued to his dying day.
Página 125 - This art of his is used with the most exact and honest skill. He never attempts your passions until he has convinced your reason. All the objections which he can form are laid open and dispersed before he uses the least vehemence in his sermon ; but when he thinks he has your head, he very soon wins your heart; and never pretends to show the beauty of holiness until he hath convinced you of the truth of it.
Página 178 - ... him to allow the Christian converts, on certain festivals, to kill and eat a great number of oxen, to the glory of God, as they had formerly done to the honour of the devil.