The Works of the Rev. John Fletcher: Late Vicar of MadeleyJohn Mason, 1859 - 4380 pages |
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... church of Christ , and a mean of edification to thousands yet unborn . But " the natural consequence of this mode of compilation , " say they , " is , that the work is defective in clearness and uniformity , and that it is occasionally ...
... church of Christ , and a mean of edification to thousands yet unborn . But " the natural consequence of this mode of compilation , " say they , " is , that the work is defective in clearness and uniformity , and that it is occasionally ...
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... church . Contrary , however , to all expectation , and contrary to the first designs of his family , before he had arrived at the age of twenty , he manifested views of a very opposite nature . His theological studies gave place to the ...
... church . Contrary , however , to all expectation , and contrary to the first designs of his family , before he had arrived at the age of twenty , he manifested views of a very opposite nature . His theological studies gave place to the ...
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... church , if ever I should be fit for it ; but the corruption which is in the world , and that which was in my heart , soon weakened , if not erased , those first characters which grace had written upon it . However , I went through my ...
... church , if ever I should be fit for it ; but the corruption which is in the world , and that which was in my heart , soon weakened , if not erased , those first characters which grace had written upon it . However , I went through my ...
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... way , but with more than ordinary exactness : thou art a strict attendant at church : thou art accus- tomed to pray more regularly than others , and frequently with a good degree of fervour . Make thyself perfectly 32 THE LIFE OF.
... way , but with more than ordinary exactness : thou art a strict attendant at church : thou art accus- tomed to pray more regularly than others , and frequently with a good degree of fervour . Make thyself perfectly 32 THE LIFE OF.
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... church at Atcham . But , when the service was ended , instead of going home in the coach , which was always ready , he usually took a solitary walk by the Severn side , and spent some time in meditation and prayer . A pious domestic of ...
... church at Atcham . But , when the service was ended , instead of going home in the coach , which was always ready , he usually took a solitary walk by the Severn side , and spent some time in meditation and prayer . A pious domestic of ...
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