Priestcraft defended. A sermon occasioned by the expulsion of six young gentlemen from the University of Oxford, for praying, reading, and expounding the Scriptures. By the ShaverG. Keith, in Gracechurch-Street, J. Johnson, No. 72, St. Paul's Church-Yard, and J. Gurney, at No. 54, in Holbourn, 1771 - 48 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 23
Page 9
... beloved , it is the way of most preachers to choose fome passage of fcripture for their text , which ha- ving distinctly read twice over , you hear no more of the bible till the fer- mon is finished ; but are entertained with such a ...
... beloved , it is the way of most preachers to choose fome passage of fcripture for their text , which ha- ving distinctly read twice over , you hear no more of the bible till the fer- mon is finished ; but are entertained with such a ...
Page 10
... beloved , we have the more matter to work upon ; and you know this is a day in which invention is not very brisk , especially among the gentlemen clergy . But We proceed to profecute our fubject after the old orthodox plan , namely , I ...
... beloved , we have the more matter to work upon ; and you know this is a day in which invention is not very brisk , especially among the gentlemen clergy . But We proceed to profecute our fubject after the old orthodox plan , namely , I ...
Page 11
... beloved , is a city in the Weft of Englaud , notable for a great univer- fity , i . e . a place of learning : and it would do you good to fee the numbers of hopeful young gentlemen who come from all parts of England in purfuit of ...
... beloved , is a city in the Weft of Englaud , notable for a great univer- fity , i . e . a place of learning : and it would do you good to fee the numbers of hopeful young gentlemen who come from all parts of England in purfuit of ...
Page 13
... beloved , that , out of fo many hundreds of students as are at Oxford , only Six should be found guilty of praying , reading , and ex- pounding the fcriptures . This fhews the faithfulness of their vigilant tutors , in guard- ing them ...
... beloved , that , out of fo many hundreds of students as are at Oxford , only Six should be found guilty of praying , reading , and ex- pounding the fcriptures . This fhews the faithfulness of their vigilant tutors , in guard- ing them ...
Page 15
... beloved , think you ? Was it drinking ? No , no , it was not drinking ; for they were very temperate . Was it whoring then , the common practice of many students ? No , it was not whoring neither ; for their lives are faid to have been ...
... beloved , think you ? Was it drinking ? No , no , it was not drinking ; for they were very temperate . Was it whoring then , the common practice of many students ? No , it was not whoring neither ; for their lives are faid to have been ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
againſt anſwer barber becauſe befides beloved blackſmith cauſe Chrift clergy conduct craft crime Daniel defigns diffenters divinity doctors drunk Edmund-Hall Ephefus eſtabliſhed church exemplarinefs expelled the Univerfity expounding the fcriptures fadduces fafe faid fame feems fermon fhall fhews fhould fince fing hymns finging of hymns firſt fix young men fmall fome fomething foon fpirit ftudents fuch fuffer fuppofe fynagogue gentlemen were expelled Heads of Houſes hiſtory holy holy orders honour inftances Jerufalem Laft learned body Letter from Oxford Libertines methodiſtical methodiſtical tenets miracles of Mofes moſt motion was over-ruled muſt notwithſtanding obferve occafion Oxonienfis pafs parfons piety preaching prefent prieftcraft prieſt private houſe racter raiſe read and expound religion reſpect reverences reverend rifen ſeems ſhall SHAVER Six young gentlemen ſpeak thefe themſelves theſe fix thirty-nine articles thodiſts thofe thoſe thought trow underſtand University for praying verſity Vice Chancellor
Popular passages
Page 28 - Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house ; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
Page 20 - Dr. , [Dixon,] one of the heads of houses present, observed, that as these six gentlemen were expelled for having too much religion, it would be very proper to inquire into the conduct of some who had too little ; and Mr.
Page 35 - And in thofe days, when the number of the difciples was " multiplied, and the word of God increafed, and the " number of the difciples multiplied in Jerufalem greatly, " and a great company of the priefts were obedient to the
Page 20 - ... orator of the university gives a full account of the case of Mr. W — 11 — ng, a friend of his oratorship's, who was charged upon oath with the above said contempt of the scripture, and ridicule of the miracles of Moses and Christ. The proofs were so point blank against the said Rev. Mr.