 | William Mathews - 1876 - 474 σελίδες
...He attributed the Wesleys' success to their plain, familiar way of preaching, " which," he says, " clergymen of genius and learning ought to do from a principle of duty." Arthur Helps tells a story of an illiterate soldier at the chapel of Lord Morpeth's castle in Ireland.... | |
 | Terence O'Rorke - 1878 - 572 σελίδες
...success which those called methodists have. — JOHNSON ' Sir, it is owing to their expressing themselves in a plain and familiar manner, which is the only...learning ought to do from a principle of duty, when it is suited to their congregations ; a practice for which they will he praised hy men of sense.' " — Croker's... | |
 | Edward Tuckerman Mason - 1879 - 346 σελίδες
...success which those called "Methodists" have. Johnson: "Sir, it is owing to their expressing themselves in a plain and familiar manner, which is the only...learning ought to do from a principle of duty when it is suited to their congregations — a practice for which they will be praised by men of sense. To insist... | |
 | 1879 - 110 σελίδες
...Boswell. — Sir, it is owing to their expressing themselves in a plain, familiar manner, which is the way to do good to the common people, and which clergymen...learning ought to do from a principle of duty, when it is suited to their congregation. — Johnson. Avoid all exotic phrases, scholastic terms, and forced rhetorical... | |
 | Luther Tracy Townsend - 1879 - 262 σελίδες
...Methodists have," writes Boswell. '-Johnson replied, ' Sir, it is owing to their expressing themselves in a plain and familiar manner, which is the only way to do good to the common people.' " (6) For models of simplicity, study the writings of John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Archdeacon Paley,... | |
 | James Hay - 1884 - 400 σελίδες
...oppressed. — Merit "London." Line 176. Success of It is owing to them expressing themselves Preaching in a plain and familiar manner, which is the only...learning ought to do from a principle of duty, when it is suited to their congregations ; a practice for which they will be praised by men of sense. When Scotch... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1885 - 506 σελίδες
...undermost." which those called methodists have. JOHNSON, ' Sir, it is owing to their expressing themselves in a plain and familiar manner, which is the only...learning ought to do from a principle of duty, when it is suited to their congregations ; a practice for which they will be praised by* men of sense. To insist... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1884 - 348 σελίδες
...success which those called Methodists have. JOHNSON. " Sir, it is owing to their expressing themselves in a plain and familiar manner, which is the only...learning ought to do from a principle of duty, when it is suited to their congregations ; a practice for which they will be praised by men of sense. To inveigh... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1884 - 528 σελίδες
...undermost." which those called methodists have. JOHNSON, ' Sir, it is owing to their expressing themselves in a plain and familiar manner, which is the only...learning ought to do from a principle of duty, when it is suited to their congregations ; a practice for which they will be praised by men of sense. To insist... | |
 | James Boswell - 1884 - 742 σελίδες
...and all his duties flow more or less from this principle. And though they their expressing themselves in a plain and familiar manner, which is the only...learning ought to do from a principle of duty, when it is suited to their congregations ; a practice, for which they will be praised by men of sense. To insist... | |
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Sir, it is owing to their expressing themselves in a plain and familiar manner, which is the only way to do good to the common people, and which clergymen of genius and learning ought to do from a principle of duty, when it is suited to their congregations;... 
