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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 41
Page 7
... took much pains to promote his improvement . Mr. Robin- son was not unmindful of the obligations he owed to this venerable friend , and always spoke of him with sincere respect and af fection . At the age of fourteen , his father ...
... took much pains to promote his improvement . Mr. Robin- son was not unmindful of the obligations he owed to this venerable friend , and always spoke of him with sincere respect and af fection . At the age of fourteen , his father ...
Page 8
... took part , as I believe , in some boyish dramatical representations . When it was at length determined that he should be educated at the university , he ac- cidentally met a poor man , a shoemaker in Wakefield , who asked him if he was ...
... took part , as I believe , in some boyish dramatical representations . When it was at length determined that he should be educated at the university , he ac- cidentally met a poor man , a shoemaker in Wakefield , who asked him if he was ...
Page 12
... took up his residence within the walls of Trinity College , Cambridge . I can well conceive the mixture of awe and delight with which he entered the spacious first court of Trinity , and became an attendant upon the public lectures ...
... took up his residence within the walls of Trinity College , Cambridge . I can well conceive the mixture of awe and delight with which he entered the spacious first court of Trinity , and became an attendant upon the public lectures ...
Page 48
... took alarm at the rumours which they heard about him ; and amongst others his tutor Mr. Postlethwaite , who , as we have seen , esteemed him very highly . Hear- ing that Mr. Robinson was turned , or turn- ing methodist , Mr ...
... took alarm at the rumours which they heard about him ; and amongst others his tutor Mr. Postlethwaite , who , as we have seen , esteemed him very highly . Hear- ing that Mr. Robinson was turned , or turn- ing methodist , Mr ...
Page 80
... took his friend Mr. Newton to nearly twenty sick beds of his people who were dying glo- riously . Happy shepherd , who was permitted to see many of his sheep folded , before he was himself withdrawn from them ! These he did not leave in ...
... took his friend Mr. Newton to nearly twenty sick beds of his people who were dying glo- riously . Happy shepherd , who was permitted to see many of his sheep folded , before he was himself withdrawn from them ! These he did not leave in ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
affecting allowed amongst appeared Archdeacon attended believe binson blessing brother called Calvinist character christian church church of England churchwardens comfort conduct congregation considered conversation curate dear death declared diligence divine divine grace doctrine duates duty Essays evil excellent exercise faith father favour feel friends gave give glory God's gospel grace habit hear heard hearers heart honour hope impression Jesus Christ Joseph Milner judgment kind labour Leicester Leicestershire living Lord Ludlam Mary's meet ment Mepal mercy mind minister ministry morning nature neral ness never object occasion parish peculiar persons pious pray prayer preached present principles pulpit racter received rejoice religion religious remark Robinson salvation scrip scripture seemed sentiments sermon servant shew sincere solemn sometimes soul spirit Sunday testimony things THOMAS ROBINSON thought tion Trinity College truth unto visits whilst whole Witcham word
Popular passages
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.