Letters from the Rev. Sir J. Stonhouse to the Rev. Thomas Stedman, 2d edEddowes, 1805 |
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... minister told me lately , that he had been taught more of Christ and vital christianity by converfing with fome of his poor , but ferious parish- ioners , than by all the books he had ever read . I mention this for your encouragement ...
... minister told me lately , that he had been taught more of Christ and vital christianity by converfing with fome of his poor , but ferious parish- ioners , than by all the books he had ever read . I mention this for your encouragement ...
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... ministers are only inftruments , and the bleffing is God's . A proper emula- tion is laudable . Popularity becomes a fnare , when we grow proud , con- ceited , and behave accordingly , at- tributing all to felf , unmindful of the grace ...
... ministers are only inftruments , and the bleffing is God's . A proper emula- tion is laudable . Popularity becomes a fnare , when we grow proud , con- ceited , and behave accordingly , at- tributing all to felf , unmindful of the grace ...
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... minister's esteem ) of no confe- He is to go on doing his ** fet A quence . duty . I know fuch enthufiafts as prudence at defiance , calling it , ( as one of them has done ) " a rafcally virtue . " No matter for that . christan minifter ...
... minister's esteem ) of no confe- He is to go on doing his ** fet A quence . duty . I know fuch enthufiafts as prudence at defiance , calling it , ( as one of them has done ) " a rafcally virtue . " No matter for that . christan minifter ...
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... told af- terwards , that the fermon struck them , and they were full of encomiums upon • The Minister of Temple - Church , Bristol . it . it . But what was the confequence of this approbation 50 L. 6 . LETTERS FROM THE.
... told af- terwards , that the fermon struck them , and they were full of encomiums upon • The Minister of Temple - Church , Bristol . it . it . But what was the confequence of this approbation 50 L. 6 . LETTERS FROM THE.
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... minister of Little - Cheverel ) to fupply my parish- ioners with proper prayers for their use . * It is your duty to preach to them faithfully , as my affiftant , and as God's minifter , which you have always done . Expect no thanks ...
... minister of Little - Cheverel ) to fupply my parish- ioners with proper prayers for their use . * It is your duty to preach to them faithfully , as my affiftant , and as God's minifter , which you have always done . Expect no thanks ...
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Page 301 - What reward shall I give unto the LORD: for all the benefits that he hath done unto me? 12 I will receive the cup of salvation: and call upon the Name of the LORD.
Page 353 - My son, fear thou the LORD and the king : and meddle not with them that are given to change...
Page 412 - God, Thou art my' God; early will I seek Thee: My soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh longeth for Thee In a dry and thirsty land, where no water is ; To see Thy power and Thy glory, So as I have seen Thee in the sanctuary.
Page 374 - In all time of our tribulation; in all time of our wealth ; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment, Good Lord, deliver us.
Page 372 - Education, which presents to the reader such a fund of good sense, of wholesome counsel, of sagacious observation, of a knowledge of the world and of the female heart, of high-toned morality, and genuine Christian piety, and all this enlivened with such brilliancy of wit, such richness of imagery, such variety and felicity of allusion, such neatness and elegance of diction, as are not, I conceive, easily to be found combined and blended together in any other work in the English language.
Page 307 - What have I left that I should stay and groan ? The most of me to Heaven is fled : My thoughts and joys are all pack'd up and gone, And for their old acquaintance plead.
Page 101 - I introduce thee to the world, the flesh, and the devil, that thou mayest triumph over all awkwardness, and grow up in all politeness ; that thou mayest be acceptable to the ladies, celebrated for refined breeding, able to speak French and read Italian, invested with some public supernumerary character in a foreign court, get into Parliament (perhaps into the Privy Council), and that, when thou art dead, the letters written to thy bastards may be published, in seven editions, for the instruction...
Page 99 - I believe that hypocrisy, fornication, and adultery are within the lines of morality ; that a woman may be honourable when she has lost her honour, and virtuous when she has lost her virtue. This and whatever else is necessary to obtain my own ends and...
Page 352 - we have hitherto seen serene and quiet times under our three last sovereigns, but I must now warn you to prepare for clouds and storms. Factions arise on every side, and threaten the tranquillity of your native country. But, whatever happen, do you faithfully honour and obey your prince, and adhere to the crown. I charge you never to forsake the crown, though it should hang upon a bush.