 ... families. His favourite employment was the study of the Scriptures, which he read much in the original. Next to Guthrie, I must mention Samuel Rutherford ; but how shall I mention him? Christians of the present day, knowing him chiefly by his letters,...  Europe During the Middle Ages ... - Page 232by Samuel Astley Dunham - 1833Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Cromwell - 1821 - 518 lehte
...(the Archbishop's) last, with other very considerable sums extraordinary. Neal says of the Archbishop, that he was one of the most learned men of his age, that he had a penetrating judgment, a tenacious memory withal, and was a most pious, humble, and modest... | |
 | Pierre Du Moulin - 1833 - 310 lehte
...of Christ." * A learned Pope is a very rare personage; nevertheless, it may be said of Pope Pius II. that he was one of the most learned men of his age. Arguing against the Bohemians, in his 130th epistle to Cardinal de Carvial, he writes thus: " That... | |
 | Presbyterian Church of England - 1849
...the present day, knowing him chiefly by his letters, which glow with heavenly love, scarcely remember that he was one of the most learned men of his age. Indeed, it is hard to say whether he was greater as a pastor or an author. He was professor as well... | |
 | Daniel Neal, John Overton Choules - 1855 - 574 lehte
...England, vol. in., p. 270,8vo.—ED, This " ignorance ; and insufficiency" sounds strangely, after reading that ! he was " one of the most learned men of his age;" if ! his ignorance had been that of theology, that good ! man, Dr. Owen, would hardly have been his... | |
 | Sampson Reed - 1859 - 36 lehte
...philosophical studies, particularly those which pertain to the natural sciences. It is now conceded that he was one of the most learned men of his age ; and, subsequent to his call, all his learning was made subservient to spiritual uses. But the most... | |
 | James Waddel Alexander - 1861 - 536 lehte
...the present day, knowing him chiefly by his letters, which glow with heavenly love, scarcely remember that he was one of the most learned men of his age. Indeed, it is hard to say whether he was greater as a pastor or an author. He was professor as well... | |
 | James Waddel Alexander - 1863 - 534 lehte
...the present day, knowing him chiefly by his letters, which glow with heavenly love, scarcely remember that he was one of the most learned men of his age. Indeed, it is hard to say whether he was greater as a pastor or an author. He was professor as well... | |
 | Nathaniel Hobart - 1866 - 262 lehte
...philosophical studies, particularly those which pertain to the natural sciences. It is now conceded that he was one of the most learned men of his age ; and, subsequent to his call, all his learning was made subservient to spiritual uses. But the most... | |
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