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John Richardson. In particular a distinguished justice of peace , with his wife , took a singular notice of me admitting me ( young as I was ) to free conversation with them , and introducing me at times into grand company , which ...
John Richardson. In particular a distinguished justice of peace , with his wife , took a singular notice of me admitting me ( young as I was ) to free conversation with them , and introducing me at times into grand company , which ...
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... took from us our oar , or oars , and this in all probability proved the means of our pre- servation . For now we found ourselves obliged to work our way with our hands by the ships to the upper end of the dock . Which just as we reached ...
... took from us our oar , or oars , and this in all probability proved the means of our pre- servation . For now we found ourselves obliged to work our way with our hands by the ships to the upper end of the dock . Which just as we reached ...
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... took little notice of the offer ; but was exceedingly rejoiced at the other part of the letter as giving her better hopes on my behalf than she hitherto had . In the course of the succeeding year , by agreement between my father and my ...
... took little notice of the offer ; but was exceedingly rejoiced at the other part of the letter as giving her better hopes on my behalf than she hitherto had . In the course of the succeeding year , by agreement between my father and my ...
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... took up a resolution to continue steady in my old plain way . And I do not know that I suffered any external disadvantage by it : and if I had , the cause of truth is worth suffering for , and the Almighty rewards patient suffering in a ...
... took up a resolution to continue steady in my old plain way . And I do not know that I suffered any external disadvantage by it : and if I had , the cause of truth is worth suffering for , and the Almighty rewards patient suffering in a ...
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... took hold of me I sacrificed all my idols and burned all my collection of poems , even though some of them were on what would be called good sub- jects ; yet they had too much attracted my mind , and engrossed my thoughts . I was made ...
... took hold of me I sacrificed all my idols and burned all my collection of poems , even though some of them were on what would be called good sub- jects ; yet they had too much attracted my mind , and engrossed my thoughts . I was made ...
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Page 250 - Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
Page 249 - Behold, I go forward, but he is not there ; and backward, but I cannot perceive him : on the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him : he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him : but he knoweth the way that I take : when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.
Page 253 - O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
Page 308 - ... but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price. For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands ; even as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord ; whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.
Page 280 - The like figure whereunto, even baptism, doth also now save us, (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience towards God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ...
Page 136 - As no one knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of a man that is in him ; so the manner of the things of God knoweth no one, save the Spirit of God.
Page 307 - Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel ; but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Page 164 - the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church...
Page 324 - England, how he is come to answer his eating and drinking the passover and last supper with his disciples, saying, He would drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until he drank it new with them in his Father's kingdom. Now he that hath experienced what this eating and drinking is...
Page 243 - Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, who have received the Holy Ghost as well as we ? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord.