Memoirs of ... John NewtonJ. Hatchard, Piccadilly, 1808 - 322 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 132
... Olney proposed to him , and was recommended by Lord D- , to Dr. Green , Bishop of Lincoln ; of whose can- dour and tenderness he speaks with much respect . The Bishop had admitted him as a candidate for orders . " The examina- tion ...
... Olney proposed to him , and was recommended by Lord D- , to Dr. Green , Bishop of Lincoln ; of whose can- dour and tenderness he speaks with much respect . The Bishop had admitted him as a candidate for orders . " The examina- tion ...
Σελίδα 133
... Olney , he found many who not only had evangeli- cal views of the truth , but had also long walked in the light and experience of it . The vicarage was in the gift of the Earl of Di the nobleman to whom Mr. N. addressed the first twenty ...
... Olney , he found many who not only had evangeli- cal views of the truth , but had also long walked in the light and experience of it . The vicarage was in the gift of the Earl of Di the nobleman to whom Mr. N. addressed the first twenty ...
Σελίδα 134
... Olney . Mr. N. in these circumstances , undertook the curacy of Olney , in which he continued . near sixteen years , previous to his removal to St. Mary Woolnoth , to which he was afterwards presented , by the late John Thornton , Esq ...
... Olney . Mr. N. in these circumstances , undertook the curacy of Olney , in which he continued . near sixteen years , previous to his removal to St. Mary Woolnoth , to which he was afterwards presented , by the late John Thornton , Esq ...
Σελίδα 142
... Olney . A closer connection being now formed between friends , who employed their distinct talents . in promoting the same benevolent cause ; Mr. Thornton left a sum of money with Mr. N. to be appropriated to the defraying his necessary ...
... Olney . A closer connection being now formed between friends , who employed their distinct talents . in promoting the same benevolent cause ; Mr. Thornton left a sum of money with Mr. N. to be appropriated to the defraying his necessary ...
Σελίδα 143
... Olney . The case of most ministers is peculiar in this respect ; some among them may be looked up to , on account of their publicity and talents ; they may have made great sacrifices of their personal interest , in order to enter on ...
... Olney . The case of most ministers is peculiar in this respect ; some among them may be looked up to , on account of their publicity and talents ; they may have made great sacrifices of their personal interest , in order to enter on ...
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Σελίδα 196 - Jacob ; who vowed a vow, saying, ' If God will be with me, and will keep ' me in the way that I go, and will give me ' bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so ' that I come again to my father's house ' in peace, then shall the Lord
Σελίδα 313 - his prophet could see but one.— Where some Jehu is sounding a trumpet before him, many are quietly passing to Heaven without any such clamour. As a great writer remarks, " Because half a dozen grasshoppers under a fern make the field ring with their importunate
Σελίδα 313 - do not imagine that those who make the noise, are ' the ' only inhabitants of the field." But I must remark, that nothing has been more profitable to myself in considering Mr. N.'s
Σελίδα 210 - an Infidel and Libertine, A servant of slaves in Africa, "Was, by the rich mercy of our Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST, Preserved, restored, pardoned, And appointed to preach the Faith He had long laboured to destroy,
Σελίδα 147 - this gloom I wear, this anxious mien. The dull effect of humour or of spleen ! Still, still I mourn with each returning day, Him—snatch'd by fate in early youth, away; And her—through tedious years of doubt and pain, Fix'd in her choice, and faithful—but in vain.
Σελίδα 208 - Come, and hear all ye that fear ' God, and I will declare what he hath
Σελίδα 187 - the solemnities of their impending trial, the character of their Judge, the methods of his procedure, and the awful sentence to which they are exposed, the ground-work of a musical entertainment. And, as if they were quite unconcerned in the event, their attention is chiefly fixed upon the skill of the composer, in adapting the
Σελίδα 179 - as I go home, a child has dropped a halfpenny, and if, by giving it another, I can wipe away its tears, I feel I have done something. I should be glad indeed to do greater things, but I will not neglect
Σελίδα 264 - collated every word in the Hebrew Scriptures seventeen times ; and it is very strange if the doctrine of atonement you hold, should not have been found by me."—I am not surprised at this: I once went to light my candle with the extinguisher on it: now, prejudices from education, learning, &c, often form an
Σελίδα 16 - occasioned much anger,) his life had been preserved : but, this also was soon forgotten. The perusal of the Family Instructor produced another temporary reformation. In short,, he took up and laid aside a religious profession three or four different times, -before he was sixteen years of age. " All this while/' says he,