Some Account of the Reverend Thomas Robinson, M.A.: Late Vicar of St. Mary's, Leicester, and Sometime Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge : with a Selection of Original LettersSherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1916 - 470 pages |
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... meet his Judge . I understood him to say , that his mind was exceedingly affected by this incident for a considerable time afterwards , and that he never wholly lost the impression of it . The reader will be reminded of Mr. Newton's ...
... meet his Judge . I understood him to say , that his mind was exceedingly affected by this incident for a considerable time afterwards , and that he never wholly lost the impression of it . The reader will be reminded of Mr. Newton's ...
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... meet every Tuesday evening at the vestry of St. Mary's Church . The society consisted of about twenty persons ; all of the established church , and all zea- lously attached to her principles . Dr. Woodward's rules and even forms of ...
... meet every Tuesday evening at the vestry of St. Mary's Church . The society consisted of about twenty persons ; all of the established church , and all zea- lously attached to her principles . Dr. Woodward's rules and even forms of ...
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... meet at St. Mary's vestry on the Woodwardian plan ; having well considered the matter with his friends was induced to found a weekly evening lecture in St. Mary's church ; ( by and with the consent of the then incumbent Mr. Simmons ...
... meet at St. Mary's vestry on the Woodwardian plan ; having well considered the matter with his friends was induced to found a weekly evening lecture in St. Mary's church ; ( by and with the consent of the then incumbent Mr. Simmons ...
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... meet- ing ; he ventured , however , to resist the proposal , and stated his reasons at large in the Leicester Journal . ' The Archdeacon , Dr. Burnaby , had some personal knowledge of the West India Islands from having visited them in ...
... meet- ing ; he ventured , however , to resist the proposal , and stated his reasons at large in the Leicester Journal . ' The Archdeacon , Dr. Burnaby , had some personal knowledge of the West India Islands from having visited them in ...
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... meet and avert the crisis of our fate . He admired his eloquence , he admired his measures , ( particularly those of internal policy , ) he admired his high dig- nity , comprehension and firmness of mind . 66 66 England , " he has said ...
... meet and avert the crisis of our fate . He admired his eloquence , he admired his measures , ( particularly those of internal policy , ) he admired his high dig- nity , comprehension and firmness of mind . 66 66 England , " he has said ...
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Page 251 - Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
Page 258 - How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel! As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.
Page 365 - And if by grace, then it is no more of works : otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace : otherwise work is no more work.
Page 59 - And the times of this ignorance God winked at ; but now commandeth all men every where to repent : because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained ; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Page 74 - Think not that I am come to send peace on earth; I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-inlaw against her mother-in-law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
Page 295 - For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
Page 103 - Bless me, even me also, O my father. And he said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away thy blessing. And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob ? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing.
Page ii - When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Page ii - Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
Page 371 - They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us : but they went out, that they might be made manifest that none of them were of us.