William Law, Nonjuror and Mystic: ... a Sketch of His Life, Character, and OpinionsLongmans, Green, 1881 - 462 páginas |
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... heart eager in the cause of God , firm to the Faith as the undaunted martyr's , zealous in devotion , and both in Principle and Practice unchange- ably good . ' Then the preacher apostrophises her : ' Thou great , dear offspring of ...
... heart eager in the cause of God , firm to the Faith as the undaunted martyr's , zealous in devotion , and both in Principle and Practice unchange- ably good . ' Then the preacher apostrophises her : ' Thou great , dear offspring of ...
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... heart and soul with the active opponents of the new régime ; for he had no mind to meddle with politics . It was a matter of indifference to him , personally , whether King James or King George were sitting on the throne ; he simply ...
... heart and soul with the active opponents of the new régime ; for he had no mind to meddle with politics . It was a matter of indifference to him , personally , whether King James or King George were sitting on the throne ; he simply ...
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... heart with joy . I have never seen , in our lan- guage , the elementary grounds of a rational ideal philo- sophy , as opposed to empiricism , stated with nearly the same clearness , simplicity , and force . ' In the second section Law ...
... heart with joy . I have never seen , in our lan- guage , the elementary grounds of a rational ideal philo- sophy , as opposed to empiricism , stated with nearly the same clearness , simplicity , and force . ' In the second section Law ...
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... hearts of his countrymen in behalf of their native country , was he actuated by no higher motive than a love of fame ? Is there no such thing as a pure , disin- terested patriotism ? Had such statesmen as the two Pitts and Burke no ...
... hearts of his countrymen in behalf of their native country , was he actuated by no higher motive than a love of fame ? Is there no such thing as a pure , disin- terested patriotism ? Had such statesmen as the two Pitts and Burke no ...
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... heart of hearts a strong sympathy with the cause of the exiled Stuarts . He was a staunch Tory , and had been one of the Commissioners of Customs under the famous Tory Ministry during the last four years of Queen Anne . He had acquitted ...
... heart of hearts a strong sympathy with the cause of the exiled Stuarts . He was a staunch Tory , and had been one of the Commissioners of Customs under the famous Tory Ministry during the last four years of Queen Anne . He had acquitted ...
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Página 111 - When at Oxford, I took up Law's Serious Call to a Holy Life, expecting to find it a dull book, (as such books generally are), and perhaps to laugh at it. But I found Law quite an overmatch for me; and this was the first occasion of my thinking in earnest of religion, after I became capable of rational inquiry.
Página 112 - Call, is still read as a popular and powerful book of devotion. His precepts are rigid, but they are founded on the gospel; his satire is sharp, but it is drawn from the knowledge of human life; and many of his portraits are not unworthy of the pen of La Bruyere. If he finds a spark of piety in his reader's mind, he will soon kindle it to a flame; and a philosopher must allow that he exposes, with equal severity and truth, the strange contradiction between the faith and practice of the Christian...
Página 401 - Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings and ye would not!
Página 280 - A Demonstration of the gross and fundamental Errors of a late Book, called, "A plain Account of the Nature and End of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper," affectionately addressed to all Orders of Men, and more especially to all the younger Clergy, 1735,
Página 432 - If any man love me, my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
Página 428 - Thou, who hast given me eyes to see And love this sight so fair, Give me a heart to find out Thee And read Thee everywhere.
Página 231 - Almighty and everlasting God, who dost govern all things in heaven and earth ; Mercifully hear the supplications of thy people, and grant us thy peace all the days of our life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Página 83 - Why did I scarce ever hear you name the name of Christ? never, so as to ground anything upon "faith in his blood...
Página 31 - T enjoy the World's Conveniences, Be fam'd in War, yet live in Ease, Without great Vices, is a vain EUTOPIA seated in the Brain. Fraud, Luxury and Pride must live, While we the Benefits receive: Hunger's a dreadful Plague, no doubt Yet who digests or thrives without?
Página 231 - Him who desireth not the death of a sinner but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live...