Memoirs of the Life, Character and Writings of Philip DoddridgeJ. Eddowes, 1766 - 307 páginas |
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... Service of Religion . There is a natural Curiosity in Mankind to know fome particulars of the Lives of thofe , whofe Works they have read with Plea- fure and Advantage . Even minute Circumstances , which to others may appear unworthy of ...
... Service of Religion . There is a natural Curiosity in Mankind to know fome particulars of the Lives of thofe , whofe Works they have read with Plea- fure and Advantage . Even minute Circumstances , which to others may appear unworthy of ...
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... Service to the World by bringing to light those Graces of the Chriftian , which , tho ' they do not make the moft fhining Part of a Cha❤ racter in the Eyes of Men , are his faireft Ornaments in the Sight of GOD , and the fureft Proofs ...
... Service to the World by bringing to light those Graces of the Chriftian , which , tho ' they do not make the moft fhining Part of a Cha❤ racter in the Eyes of Men , are his faireft Ornaments in the Sight of GOD , and the fureft Proofs ...
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... Services of his Station , and that conftant Attention which he paid to relative Duties , plainly prove , that his devotional Exercifes had a good Effect upon him . He found ( as Dr. Boerhaave acknowledged he found ) that an Hour spent ...
... Services of his Station , and that conftant Attention which he paid to relative Duties , plainly prove , that his devotional Exercifes had a good Effect upon him . He found ( as Dr. Boerhaave acknowledged he found ) that an Hour spent ...
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... Service ; and I beg GOD would make me an • Inftrument of doing much good in the World . ' Thus was he led into the Miniftry , and a Foundation laid for his eminent Usefulness . He continued fome Months at St. Albans under the ...
... Service ; and I beg GOD would make me an • Inftrument of doing much good in the World . ' Thus was he led into the Miniftry , and a Foundation laid for his eminent Usefulness . He continued fome Months at St. Albans under the ...
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... Service in a copious , pertinent and edifying Manner . While he was thus pursuing his Studies for the Mi- nistry , he was intent upon his Work as a Chriftian , and ambitious to improve in all the Graces of the christian Character . To ...
... Service in a copious , pertinent and edifying Manner . While he was thus pursuing his Studies for the Mi- nistry , he was intent upon his Work as a Chriftian , and ambitious to improve in all the Graces of the christian Character . To ...
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Página 168 - And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
Página 6 - July 17, 17IS, upon which he made this reflection. " God is an immortal father. My soul rejoiceth in him. He has hitherto helped me and provided for me. May it be my study to approve myself a more affectionate, grateful, dutiful child !" That his mother likewise died when he was young, appears from a passage in his sermon to young people, entitled, The Orphan's Hope.
Página 179 - I then had of things, would have been the most criminal part in my whole life. "4. May I not learn from it gratitude to Him who hath redeemed and delivered me? In which, alas, how far short do I fall of this poor creature. How eagerly did he receive the news of a reprieve for a few days. How tenderly did he express his gratitude : that he should be mine ; that I might do what I pleased with him; that I had bought him; spoke of the delight with which he should see and serve me; that he...
Página 271 - ... and charity through our villages and churches, and a spirit of prayer and supplication into our towns and cities, when thou art removed from us ? Especially, who shall unfold the sacred oracles, teach us the meaning and use of our Bibles, rescue us from the bondage of...
Página 154 - THE Church hath power to decree Rites or Ceremonies, and authority in Controversies of Faith : And yet it is not lawful for the Church to ordain any thing that is contrary to God's Word written, neither may it so expound one place of Scripture, that it be repugnant to another. Wherefore, although the Church be a witness and a keeper of holy Writ, yet, as it ought not...
Página 29 - I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
Página 30 - I may say, that the production of this work and most of my other writings, is owing; viz. that the difference between rising at five and at seven o'clock in the morning, for the space of forty years, supposing a man to go to bed at the same hour at night, is nearly equivalent to the addition of ten years to a man's life...
Página 140 - And, with regard to his last illness in particular, it might have been happy for them and the world had he regarded it. But love to God and man, and zeal for the salvation of souls bore him on. He needed no recreation ; for his work was his highest pleasure. When he saw any success of his labours, and found that his writings were useful to many, it gave him fresh spirits and resolution. When...
Página 279 - Yet I am full of confidence : and this is my confidence ; there is a hope set before me : I have fled, I still flee for refuge to that hope. In him I trust ; in him I have strong consolation, and shall assuredly be accepted in this beloved of my soul.
Página 177 - As he desired to leave with me, at the time of his execution, a paper, in which he would give an account of the places where, and the...