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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... reason to rejoice , and of whom he died cherishing the best hopes , that his course would in great measure resemble his own * . Elated in no common degree by this commencement of his residence in college , * It is a little singular ...
... reason to rejoice , and of whom he died cherishing the best hopes , that his course would in great measure resemble his own * . Elated in no common degree by this commencement of his residence in college , * It is a little singular ...
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... reason why a re- ligious young man should be afraid or ashamed to seek a respectable station amongst his equals . The fault is in aiming too high ; in desiring eminence too eagerly ; in withholding the precious time which is due to ...
... reason why a re- ligious young man should be afraid or ashamed to seek a respectable station amongst his equals . The fault is in aiming too high ; in desiring eminence too eagerly ; in withholding the precious time which is due to ...
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... reasons which thus induced him to dislike the offer , were not , in fact , strong motives for accepting it . 66 If the place were in this dissipated and dis- orderly condition , had they not special need of a Restorer ? Where should a ...
... reasons which thus induced him to dislike the offer , were not , in fact , strong motives for accepting it . 66 If the place were in this dissipated and dis- orderly condition , had they not special need of a Restorer ? Where should a ...
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... reason of use to discern both good and evil . " . He “ knew the joyful sound . " Man humbled ; God exalted ; the fiery judgment which is to try ; ruin by the fall ; recovery by the incarna- tion of the Son of God ; the dead soul ...
... reason of use to discern both good and evil . " . He “ knew the joyful sound . " Man humbled ; God exalted ; the fiery judgment which is to try ; ruin by the fall ; recovery by the incarna- tion of the Son of God ; the dead soul ...
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... which he lived and acted ; and , if he is to convey just intelligence , he must represent things as he has the best reason to believe that they really were . ing prayers , he met Mr. Ludlam on his way OF THE LIFE , & c . 69.
... which he lived and acted ; and , if he is to convey just intelligence , he must represent things as he has the best reason to believe that they really were . ing prayers , he met Mr. Ludlam on his way OF THE LIFE , & c . 69.
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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.