John Wesley and the Evangelical Reaction of the Eighteenth CenturyMacMillan and Company, 1870 - 412 pages |
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... once occasioned a temporary separation between the two . In spite of a glowing eulogium passed upon her in her husband's ' Life of Christ , ' hers was not , apparently , a very happy marriage . ' Would to God , ' her eldest son Samuel ...
... once occasioned a temporary separation between the two . In spite of a glowing eulogium passed upon her in her husband's ' Life of Christ , ' hers was not , apparently , a very happy marriage . ' Would to God , ' her eldest son Samuel ...
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... once or twice giving him a hearty push . Several others of the family experienced a similar exercise of force , and once the bed was lifted with one of the girls seated upon it , and this was at a time when familiarity had so far worn ...
... once or twice giving him a hearty push . Several others of the family experienced a similar exercise of force , and once the bed was lifted with one of the girls seated upon it , and this was at a time when familiarity had so far worn ...
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... once , and the man - servant twice , thought they saw something like a badger or rabbit run rapidly by them . It is a curious indication of the arbitrary line by which we limit the region of the cre- dible , that there is in more than ...
... once , and the man - servant twice , thought they saw something like a badger or rabbit run rapidly by them . It is a curious indication of the arbitrary line by which we limit the region of the cre- dible , that there is in more than ...
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... Once immediately after the noise Mr. Wesley jumped up and called Hetty , ' who alone was up in the house . ' ' Sister Hetty trembled strongly in her sleep while it knocked , ' says Susannah . The signal always noticed as the preli ...
... Once immediately after the noise Mr. Wesley jumped up and called Hetty , ' who alone was up in the house . ' ' Sister Hetty trembled strongly in her sleep while it knocked , ' says Susannah . The signal always noticed as the preli ...
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... once tempted to try the experiment of a formal apology . The apology was accepted with a smile . I repeated the offence with less ceremony ; by degrees the slightest motive of laziness or indisposition was allowed as a worthy impediment ...
... once tempted to try the experiment of a formal apology . The apology was accepted with a smile . I repeated the offence with less ceremony ; by degrees the slightest motive of laziness or indisposition was allowed as a worthy impediment ...
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