 | Izaak Walton - 1865 - 404 pages
...prayers, though he denied the Church the benefit of them, as completed by himself; and 'tis thought he hastened his own death, by hastening to give life to his books. But this is certain, that the nearer he was to his death, the more he grew in humility, in holy thoughts,... | |
 | Richard Hooker - 1868 - 200 pages
...them and his other papers,-and about the possible conduct of his representatives with regard to p ' Some evil-disposed minds, whether of malice, or covetousness, or wicked, blind zeal, it is uncertain, as if they had been Egyptian midwives, as soon as they were born and their father dead, smothered them,... | |
 | Richard Hooker - 1874 - 630 pages
...these very words, which may give some authority to what I have here written of his last three Books. " And though Mr. Hooker hastened his own death by "...though to him they proved Benonies, sons of pain " and sorrow9. But, some evil-disposed minds, whether of " malice, or covetousness, or wicked blind zeal,... | |
 | Richard Hooker, Isaac Walton - Church polity - 1874 - 624 pages
...prayers, though he denied the Church the benefit of them, as completed by himself; and it is thought he hastened his own death, by hastening to give life to his Books. But this is certain, that the nearer he was to his death, the more he grew in humility, in holy thoughts... | |
 | Richard Hooker - Church polity - 1888 - 204 pages
...them and his other papers, and about the possible conduct of his representatives with regard to P ' Some evil-disposed minds, whether of malice, or covetousness, or wicked, blind zeal, it is uncertain, as if they had been Egyptian midwives, as soon as they were bom and their father dead, smothered them,... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1888 - 296 pages
...prayers, though He denied the Church the benefit of them, as completed by himself; and 'tis thought he hastened his own death by hastening to give life to his books. But this is certain, that the nearer he was to his death, the more he grew in humility, in holy thoughts... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1888 - 296 pages
...prayers, though He denied the Church the benefit of them, as completed by himself; and 'tis thought he hastened his own death by hastening to give life to his books. But this is certain, that the nearer he was to his death, the more he grew in humility, in holy thoughts... | |
 | Izaak Walton, Vernon Blackburn - Authors, English - 1895 - 344 pages
...prayers, though he denied the Church the benefit of them, as completed by himself; and 'tis thought he hastened his own death, by hastening to give life to his books. But this is certain, that the nearer he was to his death, the more he grew in humility, in holy thoughts,... | |
 | Francis Paget - Rites and ceremonies - 1899 - 292 pages
...finish his three remaining " Books of Polity." That prayer was granted him ; yet " it is " thought he hastened his own death by hastening to give life to " his Books." But finished they were before his laborious and unworldly course among men reached its close in the... | |
 | Richard Hooker - Absolution - 1901 - 152 pages
...own words,) so it pleased God to grant him his desire. For he lived till he saw them perfected. . . . But some evil-disposed minds, whether of malice, or...covetousness, or wicked blind zeal, it is uncertain, as if they had been Egyptian midwives, as soon as they were born, and their father dead, smothered them,... | |
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... of God for any other reason, but to live to finish his three remaining books of Polity ; and then, Lord, let thy servant depart in peace;" which was his usual expression. 
