Memoirs of the persecutions of Protestants in France; before and under the revocation of the Edict of Nantes: to which is added, An essay on providence, by L. de Marolles, tr. by J. MartinBarfield, Wardour Street, printer to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, 1803 - Huguenots - 203 pages |
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Page vii
All this , however , was flattery , for Felix governed the Jews in a very arbitrary
manner , and committed the grossest acts of oppression and tyranny . Providence
must always be as he is , by whose providence we are fed , governed , and ...
All this , however , was flattery , for Felix governed the Jews in a very arbitrary
manner , and committed the grossest acts of oppression and tyranny . Providence
must always be as he is , by whose providence we are fed , governed , and ...
Page xxi
us do the same in ours ; and though not capable of doing it in the most glorious
manner possible , let us acquire all the honor that we can . If we do not give our
LIVÉS , which is unquestionably of far greater value than any thing else , let us at
...
us do the same in ours ; and though not capable of doing it in the most glorious
manner possible , let us acquire all the honor that we can . If we do not give our
LIVÉS , which is unquestionably of far greater value than any thing else , let us at
...
Page 54
In April 1943 , the king was sensible his death approached : he therefore , in his
way , prepared himself for it , and published a declaration , shewing in whať
manner he desired the kingdom might be governed after his decease , during the
...
In April 1943 , the king was sensible his death approached : he therefore , in his
way , prepared himself for it , and published a declaration , shewing in whať
manner he desired the kingdom might be governed after his decease , during the
...
Page 90
... who hath formed me from my youth , after a requisite manner , to bear what I
now suffer . I have always had but little love for those things which worldlings
esteem and admire ; and have had more care to provide for my soul , than for my
body ...
... who hath formed me from my youth , after a requisite manner , to bear what I
now suffer . I have always had but little love for those things which worldlings
esteem and admire ; and have had more care to provide for my soul , than for my
body ...
Page 151
But that which chiefly recommends this little piece , is , the solidity of the
reflections , the natural manner in which they are introduced , and the plenitude
of unction with which the subject is treated . Let me add , that what is here said of
the ...
But that which chiefly recommends this little piece , is , the solidity of the
reflections , the natural manner in which they are introduced , and the plenitude
of unction with which the subject is treated . Let me add , that what is here said of
the ...
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Page 187 - A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Page 202 - God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea ; though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof.
Page 190 - For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
Page x - For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.
Page xxiii - And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all, nor teach in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said unto them; Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.
Page 200 - But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me ; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
Page 144 - Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon al the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
Page xv - I am Alpha and. Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
Page 138 - Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace ; and labour, working with our own hands : being reviled, we bless ; being persecuted, we suffer it : being defamed, we intreat : we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
Page 184 - Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground. A fruitful land into barrenness ; for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.
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| Title | Memoirs of the persecutions of Protestants in France; before and under the revocation of the Edict of Nantes: to which is added, An essay on providence, by L. de Marolles, tr. by J. Martin |
| Authors | John Martin, Lewis De Marolles |
| Publisher | Barfield, Wardour Street, printer to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, 1803 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 18 Apr 2007 |
| Length | 203 pages |
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