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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... thought I , that may work for the good of the church ; but then I did not fo much approve of the principal crime of thofe called Methodists , being faid tobe reading and expounding the fcriptures , & c . thought I , that is going ...
... thought I , that may work for the good of the church ; but then I did not fo much approve of the principal crime of thofe called Methodists , being faid tobe reading and expounding the fcriptures , & c . thought I , that is going ...
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... thought I , I will even have a trial at it myself . Well , you must know we have a good fort of a fellow to our Par- Jon ; a gentleman who loves bis bottle and his friend , if it was for a whole night together , and there is never a ...
... thought I , I will even have a trial at it myself . Well , you must know we have a good fort of a fellow to our Par- Jon ; a gentleman who loves bis bottle and his friend , if it was for a whole night together , and there is never a ...
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... thought good to make a fhew of justice by giving him a hearing , withal refolving not to fwerve from their bloody defign . So , in like manner , our venerable tutors were de- termined not to fuffer praying perfons to breathe the ...
... thought good to make a fhew of justice by giving him a hearing , withal refolving not to fwerve from their bloody defign . So , in like manner , our venerable tutors were de- termined not to fuffer praying perfons to breathe the ...
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... thought there is little reason to fear this , feeing our text informs us , that the doc- tors of the univerfity are determined to do what they can to prevent it ; for Six young men were expelled the Univerfity for being reli- gious in a ...
... thought there is little reason to fear this , feeing our text informs us , that the doc- tors of the univerfity are determined to do what they can to prevent it ; for Six young men were expelled the Univerfity for being reli- gious in a ...
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... thought beft to do by appointing a public feaft , on which it was required that every man and mother's fon fhould fall down before , and worship this golden god fet up by the king , as the tool of the parfons . IV . That there were four ...
... thought beft to do by appointing a public feaft , on which it was required that every man and mother's fon fhould fall down before , and worship this golden god fet up by the king , as the tool of the parfons . IV . That there were four ...
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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.