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 |
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... piety and exemplarinefs of their lives ; but his motion was over - ruled , and sentence pronounced aganft them . Dr. , one of the Heads of Houfes prefent , obferved , that as thefe fix gentlemen were expelled for having too much ...
... piety and exemplarinefs of their lives ; but his motion was over - ruled , and sentence pronounced aganft them . Dr. , one of the Heads of Houfes prefent , obferved , that as thefe fix gentlemen were expelled for having too much ...
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... piety and the exemplarinefs of their lives , as the text tells us he did , feeing the fense of the Univerfity was , that their pray- ing , reading , & c . was vicious . I fear me , my beloved , that if the Heads of Houfes do not keep a ...
... piety and the exemplarinefs of their lives , as the text tells us he did , feeing the fense of the Univerfity was , that their pray- ing , reading , & c . was vicious . I fear me , my beloved , that if the Heads of Houfes do not keep a ...
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... piety of that learned body . Thus , my beloved , I have gone through the first part of my plan , and fhall proceed , to the fecond . II . Namely , to raise a notable point of doctrine from it ; which is this , viz . That the conduct of ...
... piety of that learned body . Thus , my beloved , I have gone through the first part of my plan , and fhall proceed , to the fecond . II . Namely , to raise a notable point of doctrine from it ; which is this , viz . That the conduct of ...
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... - Hall defended and proved the methodistical doctrine from the articles of the church , and spoke highly of the piety and exemplarinefs of the lives of the young C men men his motion was over - ruled , and the [ 33 ]
... - Hall defended and proved the methodistical doctrine from the articles of the church , and spoke highly of the piety and exemplarinefs of the lives of the young C men men his motion was over - ruled , and the [ 33 ]
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... piety and good behaviour . I cannot but remark , that in this affair the town - clerk was more fuccessful than the gen- tleman who pleaded the cause of the fix me- thodists at Oxford : the former overruled the purposes of Diana's clergy ...
... piety and good behaviour . I cannot but remark , that in this affair the town - clerk was more fuccessful than the gen- tleman who pleaded the cause of the fix me- thodists at Oxford : the former overruled the purposes of Diana's clergy ...
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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.