The Works of the Rev. John Fletcher: Late Vicar of MadeleyJohn Mason, 1859 - 4380 pages |
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... thought it his duty to pay , much more attention to the matter than to the form and manner of his work . He paid , however , considerable attention to the latter also ; and ventures to say , while it has all the elegance which the fine ...
... thought it his duty to pay , much more attention to the matter than to the form and manner of his work . He paid , however , considerable attention to the latter also ; and ventures to say , while it has all the elegance which the fine ...
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... thought differently from him in some less important particulars of doctrine . " After producing a passage to this purpose , which the reader will find in page 329 , " God forbid , " & c . , they add , “ We , amongst many others , differ ...
... thought differently from him in some less important particulars of doctrine . " After producing a passage to this purpose , which the reader will find in page 329 , " God forbid , " & c . , they add , “ We , amongst many others , differ ...
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... thought , " I am a naughty boy . And how do I know , but God may let the devil take me away this night ? " He then got up , fell down upon his knees before God , and prayed earnestly for a con- siderable time , till he felt such a sense ...
... thought , " I am a naughty boy . And how do I know , but God may let the devil take me away this night ? " He then got up , fell down upon his knees before God , and prayed earnestly for a con- siderable time , till he felt such a sense ...
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... thought we must perish there . But at length one of us found a place , where he made a shift to crawl up . He then helped his companion . The others swam about half way : a boat then took them up , when they were just sinking . Ano ...
... thought we must perish there . But at length one of us found a place , where he made a shift to crawl up . He then helped his companion . The others swam about half way : a boat then took them up , when they were just sinking . Ano ...
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... thought by no means right , and therefore still pursued my plan of being a soldier . ” So that , according to his own account , he at that time declined the ministry for three reasons : 1st , Because he judged himself unqualified for so ...
... thought by no means right , and therefore still pursued my plan of being a soldier . ” So that , according to his own account , he at that time declined the ministry for three reasons : 1st , Because he judged himself unqualified for so ...
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