Retrospective Review, 11. köideHenry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas C. and H. Baldwyn, 1825 |
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... Lord opened to Fox , " that being bred at Oxford and Cambridge was not enough to fit and qualify men to be ministers of Christ ; " or , that he stumbled on the words of the Apostle , " that they needed no man to teach them ; " and ...
... Lord opened to Fox , " that being bred at Oxford and Cambridge was not enough to fit and qualify men to be ministers of Christ ; " or , that he stumbled on the words of the Apostle , " that they needed no man to teach them ; " and ...
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... Lord , " who said unto me , " Thou seest how young people go together into vanity , and old people into the earth ; thou must forsake all , young and old , keep out of all , and be a stranger unto all . " George understood this lite ...
... Lord , " who said unto me , " Thou seest how young people go together into vanity , and old people into the earth ; thou must forsake all , young and old , keep out of all , and be a stranger unto all . " George understood this lite ...
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... Lord in me . " Upon another occasion , he says , " about this time I was in a fast for about ten days , my spirit being greatly exercised on truth's behalf . " With all his after - confidence , Fox had , early in life , some natural ...
... Lord in me . " Upon another occasion , he says , " about this time I was in a fast for about ten days , my spirit being greatly exercised on truth's behalf . " With all his after - confidence , Fox had , early in life , some natural ...
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... cause , in that most beautiful of ballads , The Lord's Marie , now said to be written by Allan Cunningham . At this time , and for the remainder of his life , Fox , of course , had dreams , and visions , and heard 6 Life of George Fox .
... cause , in that most beautiful of ballads , The Lord's Marie , now said to be written by Allan Cunningham . At this time , and for the remainder of his life , Fox , of course , had dreams , and visions , and heard 6 Life of George Fox .
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... Lord to the conver- sion of the people . " This prophecy seems to have decided the question ; for " when this man was buried , " says Fox , " a great work of the Lord fell upon me , to the admiration of many who thought I had been dead ...
... Lord to the conver- sion of the people . " This prophecy seems to have decided the question ; for " when this man was buried , " says Fox , " a great work of the Lord fell upon me , to the admiration of many who thought I had been dead ...
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Page 87 - But oh ! th' exceeding grace Of highest God that loves His creatures so, And all His works with mercy doth embrace, That blessed angels He sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve His wicked foe. " How oft do they their silver bowers leave, To come to...
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Page 211 - He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under His feet. And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, He did fly upon the wings of the wind.