Tales of the TownJames Burns, 1843 - 255 páginas |
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... leave of the Church , and joined the Me- thodists here she remained for some time ; when , on some annoyance from the preacher , she left that sect , and became a regular attendant at the Independent meeting - house . At this period ...
... leave of the Church , and joined the Me- thodists here she remained for some time ; when , on some annoyance from the preacher , she left that sect , and became a regular attendant at the Independent meeting - house . At this period ...
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... leaving the Church as one of the greatest sins a man could be guilty of , and one of the heaviest afflic- tions with which he could be visited . And as for politics , neither Peter nor his wife knew much about them , and thought that ...
... leaving the Church as one of the greatest sins a man could be guilty of , and one of the heaviest afflic- tions with which he could be visited . And as for politics , neither Peter nor his wife knew much about them , and thought that ...
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... leave . As soon as she was gone , Han- nah remarked , — " What a pity it is that the office of godparent is so much misunderstood ! Really , to judge from what people commonly say , one would suppose that it was a mere idle form ; and ...
... leave . As soon as she was gone , Han- nah remarked , — " What a pity it is that the office of godparent is so much misunderstood ! Really , to judge from what people commonly say , one would suppose that it was a mere idle form ; and ...
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... leaving the Messrs . Croft . In this situa- tion he often thought of the conversations he had held with Mr. Hulse , and endeavoured to put into practice some of the plans suggested to him by that gentleman , for the good of the workmen ...
... leaving the Messrs . Croft . In this situa- tion he often thought of the conversations he had held with Mr. Hulse , and endeavoured to put into practice some of the plans suggested to him by that gentleman , for the good of the workmen ...
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... leave them alone ; I don't care what they do , as long as they don't burn down the mill , nor neglect their work . What does it matter to me how much they steal , so they don't steal from me ; or drink , so they don't come drunk here ...
... leave them alone ; I don't care what they do , as long as they don't burn down the mill , nor neglect their work . What does it matter to me how much they steal , so they don't steal from me ; or drink , so they don't come drunk here ...
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Página 215 - Ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why ? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.
Página 192 - Hooker that he thought himself bound in conscience to believe all that she said ; so that the good man came to be persuaded by her " that he was a man of a tender constitution, and that it was best for him to have a wife, that might prove a nurse to him, such a one as might both prolong his life and make it more comfortable, and such a one she could and would provide for him, if he thought fit to marry.
Página 146 - I mean an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace given unto us, ordained by Christ Himself, as a means whereby we receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof.
Página 81 - PERSOUN of a toun ; But riche he was of holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk That Cristes gospel gladly wolde preche ; His parischens devoutly wolde he teche. Benigne he was, and wonder diligent, And in adversite...
Página 157 - And the curate that ministereth in every parish church or chapel, being at home and not being otherwise reasonably hindered, shall say the same in the parish church or chapel where he ministereth, and shall cause a bell to be tolled thereunto a convenient time before he begin, that the people may come to hear God's Word and to pray with him.
Página 35 - Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, they have their reward.
Página 238 - The letter, as I live, with all the business I writ to his holiness. Nay then, farewell! I have touch'd the highest point of all my greatness : And, from that full meridian of my glory, I haste now to my setting. I shall fall Like a bright exhalation in the evening, And no man see me more.
Página 194 - You are now a minister's wife, and must now so far forget your father's house as not to claim a precedence of any of your parishioners, for you are to know that a priest's wife can challenge no precedence or place, but that which she purchases by her obliging humility ; and I am sure places so purchased do best become them. And let me tell you, that I am so good a herald as to assure you that this is truth.
Página 252 - My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: for whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
Página 193 - Cranmer, took a journey to see their tutor ; where they found him with a book in his hand (it was the Odes of Horace), he being then, like humble and innocent Abel, tending his small allotment of sheep in a common field, which he told his pupils he was forced to do then, for that his servant was gone home to dine, and assist his wife to do some necessary household business. When his servant returned and released him, then his two pupils attended him unto his house, where their best entertainment...