Ecclesiastical biography; or Lives of eminent men, connected with the history of religion in England; from the commencement of the Reformation to the revolution; selected and illustr. with notes by C. Wordsworth, Volume 4

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Page 311 - Behold, here I am ; witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed ; whose ox have I taken ? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded ? whom have I oppressed ? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith ? and I will restore it you. And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.
Page 448 - Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
Page 15 - Whereas my birth and spirit rather took The way that takes the town; Thou didst betray me to a ling'ring book, And wrap me in a gown. I was entangled in the world of strife, Before I had the power to change my life.
Page 88 - An ambassador is an honest man, sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.
Page 49 - The Sundays of man's life, Threaded together on time's string, Make bracelets to adorn the wife Of the eternal glorious King. On Sunday heaven's gate stands ope ; Blessings are plentiful and rife — More plentiful than hope.
Page 9 - There might be more demonstrations of the friendship, and the many sacred endearments betwixt these two excellent persons (for I have many of their letters in my hand), and much more might be said of her great prudence and piety ; but my design was not to write...
Page 96 - My next and last example shall be that under-valuer of money, the late Provost of Eton College, Sir Henry Wotton, a man with whom I have often fished and conversed, a man whose foreign employments in the service of this nation, and whose experience, learning, wit, and cheerfulness, made his company to be esteemed one of the delights of mankind...
Page 6 - ... and so much under her own eye, as to see and converse with him daily: but she managed this power over him without any such rigid sourness as might make her company a torment to her child; but with such a sweetness and compliance with the recreations and pleasures of youth, as did incline him willingly to spend much of his time in the company of his dear and careful mother; which was to her great content...
Page 28 - ... a poor body to be but heard with patience) he like a Christian clergyman comforted her by his meek behaviour and counsel : but because that cost him nothing, he relieved her with money too, and so sent her home with a chearful heart, praising God, and praying for him.
Page 49 - The Sunday before his death, he rose suddenly from his bed or couch, called for one of his instruments, took it into his hand and said, My God, my God, My music shall find thee, And every string Shall have his attribute to sing.

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