Ecclesiastical Biography; Or, Lives of Eminent Men, Connected with the History of Religion in England;: From the Commencement of the Reformation to the Revolution;J. G. & F. Rivington, 1839 |
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... Nicholas Ferrar , of which it was known that he once had a manuscript account in his posses- sion . It now seems ... Ferrar , late of Huntingdon , who by his will left to him his books and papers . Among the latter was a manuscript life ...
... Nicholas Ferrar , of which it was known that he once had a manuscript account in his posses- sion . It now seems ... Ferrar , late of Huntingdon , who by his will left to him his books and papers . Among the latter was a manuscript life ...
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... Ferrar . And having found the original ' MS . from which Mr. Peck composed his work , entitled , " The complete Church of England Man exem- plified in the holy Life of Mr ... NICHOLAS FERRAR . MR . NICHOLAS FERRAR , though not 116 PREFACE .
... Ferrar . And having found the original ' MS . from which Mr. Peck composed his work , entitled , " The complete Church of England Man exem- plified in the holy Life of Mr ... NICHOLAS FERRAR . MR . NICHOLAS FERRAR , though not 116 PREFACE .
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... NICHOLAS FERRAR . MR . NICHOLAS FERRAR , though not of exalted rank himself , was of a family highly respectable for that real merit which sur- passes antiquity of descent or nobility of title , a family illustrious for virtue ...
... NICHOLAS FERRAR . MR . NICHOLAS FERRAR , though not of exalted rank himself , was of a family highly respectable for that real merit which sur- passes antiquity of descent or nobility of title , a family illustrious for virtue ...
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... Ferrar repaired and decently seated at his own expence ; and as there was not any morning preacher there , he brought from the country Mr. Francis White , and made him their first lecturer . Mr. White was afterwards ... NICHOLAS FERRAR . 119.
... Ferrar repaired and decently seated at his own expence ; and as there was not any morning preacher there , he brought from the country Mr. Francis White , and made him their first lecturer . Mr. White was afterwards ... NICHOLAS FERRAR . 119.
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... Ferrar . And when in his riper years he undertook the instruction of the family , he con- stantly exercised them also in the reading and in the study of these two books . He was particularly fond of all historical rela ... NICHOLAS FERRAR .
... Ferrar . And when in his riper years he undertook the instruction of the family , he con- stantly exercised them also in the reading and in the study of these two books . He was particularly fond of all historical rela ... NICHOLAS FERRAR .
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Página 553 - THE righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: And merciful men are taken away, none considering That the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
Página 292 - Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken ? or whose ass have I taken ? or whom have I defrauded ? whom have I oppressed ? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith ? and I will restore it you. And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.
Página 438 - Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
Página 40 - And when one of the company told him he had disparaged himself by so dirty an employment, his answer was that the thought of what he had done would prove music to him at midnight ; and that the omission of it would have upbraided and made discord in his conscience whensoever he should pass by that place — " For if I be bound to pray for all that be in distress, I am sure that I am bound, so far as it is in my power, to practice what I pray for.
Página 218 - Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Página 26 - I now look back upon my aspiring thoughts, and think myself more happy than if I had attained what then I so ambitiously thirsted for ; and I can now behold the Court with an impartial eye, and see plainly that it is made up of fraud, and titles, and flattery, and many other such empty, imaginary, painted pleasures — pleasures that are so empty as not to satisfy when they are enjoyed. But in God and His service is a fulness of all joy and pleasure, and no satiety.
Página 18 - And though the iniquity of the late times have made clergymen meanly valued, and the sacred name of priest contemptible; yet I will labour to make it honourable, by consecrating all my learning, and all my poor abilities to advance the glory of that God that gave them; knowing that I can never do too much for him, that hath done so much for me, as to make me a Christian. And I will labour to be like my Saviour, by making humility lovely in the eyes of all men, and by following the merciful and meek...
Página 415 - And when the month and he did return, the good King was never absent from his Sermons, and would usually say, / carry my ears to hear other preachers ; but I carry my conscience to hear Mr. Sanderson, and to act accordingly.
Página 278 - Every day is a little life; and our whole life is but a day repeated: whence it is, that old Jacob numbers his life by days; and Moses desires to be taught this point of holy arithmetic, ' to number ' not his years, but
Página 40 - That the thought of what he had done would prove music to him at midnight; and that the omission of it would have upbraided and made discord in his conscience, whensoever he should pass by that place; for, if I be bound to pray for all that be in distress, I am sure that I am bound so far as it is in my power to practise what I pray for.