Retrospective Review, 11. köideHenry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas C. and H. Baldwyn, 1825 |
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... spirit . The Quakers , indeed , as they had the disadvantage of the world's opinion in the begin- ning , have the advantage of it now ; -their virtues are all of that worldly character , which the world well knows how to esti- mate ...
... spirit . The Quakers , indeed , as they had the disadvantage of the world's opinion in the begin- ning , have the advantage of it now ; -their virtues are all of that worldly character , which the world well knows how to esti- mate ...
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... spirit , not usual in children . " In religious knowledge he was some- what precocious , for he claims , at eleven years of age , to have " known pureness and righteousness . " In other things his dullness continued ; for , though his ...
... spirit , not usual in children . " In religious knowledge he was some- what precocious , for he claims , at eleven years of age , to have " known pureness and righteousness . " In other things his dullness continued ; for , though his ...
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... spirit being greatly exercised on truth's behalf . " With all his after - confidence , Fox had , early in life , some natural misgivings , and he endeavoured to find help and relief from others . The dreadful state to which he was at ...
... spirit being greatly exercised on truth's behalf . " With all his after - confidence , Fox had , early in life , some natural misgivings , and he endeavoured to find help and relief from others . The dreadful state to which he was at ...
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... spirit , whereupon many came from far and near , professors , priests , and people . The Lord's power broke forth , and I had great openings and prophecies , and spoke unto them of the things of God , which they heard with atten- tion ...
... spirit , whereupon many came from far and near , professors , priests , and people . The Lord's power broke forth , and I had great openings and prophecies , and spoke unto them of the things of God , which they heard with atten- tion ...
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... spirit of God , by which the holy men of God gave forth the scriptures ? " How were they to distinguish between Fox and Muggleton ; between " the truths " of the one , and " the blasphemies " of the other ? and why were they to shut up ...
... spirit of God , by which the holy men of God gave forth the scriptures ? " How were they to distinguish between Fox and Muggleton ; between " the truths " of the one , and " the blasphemies " of the other ? and why were they to shut up ...
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Page 210 - Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places. I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
Page 212 - Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming; it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. "All they shall speak and say unto thee, 'Art thou also become weak as we? Art thou become like unto us?' "Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
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...
Page 208 - The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil ; My lust shall be satisfied upon them ; 1 will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
Page 208 - He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.
Page 214 - For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest, with kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves...
Page 206 - In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Page 216 - Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion...
Page 185 - twas beyond a mortal's share To wander solitary there: Two paradises 'twere in one, To live in Paradise alone. How well the skilful gardener drew Of flowers and herbs this dial new! Where, from above, the milder sun Does through a fragrant zodiac run : And, as it works, th' industrious bee Computes its time as well as we.
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.