A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of the Most Eminent Persons in Every Nation; Particularly the British and Irish; from the Earliest Accounts of Time to the Present Period ...W. Strahan, 1784 |
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... divinity , he adhered only to the doctrine of “ Calvin ; and , for his fake , did not think fo ill of the difci- " pline as he ought to have done . But if men prudently for- " bore a publick reviling and railing at the hierarchy and ec ...
... divinity , he adhered only to the doctrine of “ Calvin ; and , for his fake , did not think fo ill of the difci- " pline as he ought to have done . But if men prudently for- " bore a publick reviling and railing at the hierarchy and ec ...
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... divinity at Oxford ; in which station he acquired the character of a profound divine , though a more moderate Calvinift than either of his two predeceffors in the divinity - chair , Holland and Humphrey for he countenanced the ...
... divinity at Oxford ; in which station he acquired the character of a profound divine , though a more moderate Calvinift than either of his two predeceffors in the divinity - chair , Holland and Humphrey for he countenanced the ...
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... divinity ; and for this purpose removed to Laon , where Anfelm gave lectures on theology with great applause . Abe- lard , however , upon hearing him , conceived no opinion of his capacity [ A ] ; and therefore , instead of attending ...
... divinity ; and for this purpose removed to Laon , where Anfelm gave lectures on theology with great applause . Abe- lard , however , upon hearing him , conceived no opinion of his capacity [ A ] ; and therefore , instead of attending ...
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... divinity ; in pursuance of which he went to Edinburgh , and was fome time under the care of the celebrated profeffor Campbell . At his return home , he proceeded in his ftudies with great fuccefs , and was licensed to preach by the ...
... divinity ; in pursuance of which he went to Edinburgh , and was fome time under the care of the celebrated profeffor Campbell . At his return home , he proceeded in his ftudies with great fuccefs , and was licensed to preach by the ...
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... divinity ; and he wrote a hiftory , which does honour to his memory . It is written in Arabic , and divided into dynafties . It confifts of ten parts , being an epitome of univerfal history from the creation of the world to his own time ...
... divinity ; and he wrote a hiftory , which does honour to his memory . It is written in Arabic , and divided into dynafties . It confifts of ten parts , being an epitome of univerfal history from the creation of the world to his own time ...
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