Parochial letters from a beneficed clergyman to his curateC. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1829 - 301 pages |
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Page 51 - For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment ; and ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place ; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool : are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts...
Page 143 - I do faithfully promise to maintain, support, and defend to the utmost of my power the succession of the crown, which succession by an Act, entitled ' An Act for the further Limitation of the Crown, and better securing the Eights and Liberties of the Subject...
Page 143 - I do hereby disclaim, disavow, and solemnly abjure any intention to subvert the present Church Establishment as settled by law within this Realm. And I do solemnly swear that I never will exercise any privilege to which I am or may become entitled to disturb or weaken the Protestant religion or Protestant government in the United Kingdom.
Page 127 - I charge thee therefore before GOD, and the LORD JESUS CHRIST, Who shall judge the quick and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom, preach the word ; be instant in season and out of season ; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine.
Page 144 - An Act for the further limitation of the Crown, and better securing the rights and liberties of the subject, is and stands limited to the Princess Sophia, Electress and Duchess Dowager of Hanover and the heirs of her body being protestants. And...
Page 276 - LIBER SCHOLASTICUS : or, an Account of the Fellowships, Scholarships, and Exhibitions, at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge ; by whom founded, and whether open to...
Page 178 - Nevertheless he sometimes re" fresheth himself, as knowing that nature will not " bear everlasting droopings, and that pleasant" ness of disposition is a great key to do good ; " not only because all men shun the company of " perpetual severity, but also for that when they " are in company instructions seasoned with plea" santness both enter sooner, and root deeper.
Page 126 - I find it necessary to reject many good things which the Doctors say: they will tell to no good effect in a sermon. In truth, to be effective, we must draw more from nature and less from the writings of men: we must study the book of Providence, the book of nature, the heart of man, and the book of God: we must read the history of the world: we must deal with matters of fact before our eyes.
Page 182 - How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel! As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the Lord hath planted, and as cedar trees beside the waters.
Page 164 - Dominions; that all things may be so ordered and settled by their endeavours, upon the best and surest foundations, that peace and happiness, truth and justice, religion and piety, may be established among us for all generations.