The charge of Thomas lord bishop of Oxford to the clergy of his diocese, in his primary visitation 1738 |
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... du- ly fenfible , that every thing of Value to us , in this World , depends on the Support of that Govern- ment , which we now live under . We cannot be good good Men , if we are bad Subjects : and 6 The Bishop of OXFORD'S.
... du- ly fenfible , that every thing of Value to us , in this World , depends on the Support of that Govern- ment , which we now live under . We cannot be good good Men , if we are bad Subjects : and 6 The Bishop of OXFORD'S.
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... Lives . GIVING Inftruction requires Knowledge . And therefore , as a competent Degree of it is juftly ex- pected of Perfons , before they enter into Holy Orders : fo when they enter , the Care of making a continual Progrefs in it is ...
... Lives . GIVING Inftruction requires Knowledge . And therefore , as a competent Degree of it is juftly ex- pected of Perfons , before they enter into Holy Orders : fo when they enter , the Care of making a continual Progrefs in it is ...
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... live in the Neighbourhood of any . For seldom have they shewn more Zeal or more Artifice , than of late , in their Attempts of making Profelytes . And there- fore it is of great Confequence , that we provide our selves against them ...
... live in the Neighbourhood of any . For seldom have they shewn more Zeal or more Artifice , than of late , in their Attempts of making Profelytes . And there- fore it is of great Confequence , that we provide our selves against them ...
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... Lives be fuch , as we fay thofe of other Perfons should . For if we , who teach Religion , live or fuffer our Families to live with little or no Sense of Religion , what can we poffibly expect , but that Men will improve fo palpable an ...
... Lives be fuch , as we fay thofe of other Perfons should . For if we , who teach Religion , live or fuffer our Families to live with little or no Sense of Religion , what can we poffibly expect , but that Men will improve fo palpable an ...
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... live amongst , as indeed we often meet with great ones , it neither belongs to our Character , nor will be for our Intereft , to take Offence and express Resentment ; but by Pru- dence and Patience to overcome Evil with Good . Rom . xii ...
... live amongst , as indeed we often meet with great ones , it neither belongs to our Character , nor will be for our Intereft , to take Offence and express Resentment ; but by Pru- dence and Patience to overcome Evil with Good . Rom . xii ...
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Accufations Adverfaries alfo almoſt amongſt Anſwers appear avoid befides Behaviour beſt Bitterneſs Bleffed Brethren Cafe Caufe Cauſe cern Chriſtianity Church Circumftances Concern Confequence confiderable deferve defigned defire defpife difpofed Diligence diſtinguiſhing Doctrine Duty earneſtly endeavour eſpecially Eſtabliſhment Eſteem exemplary exhort expofe exprefs falt fame fatisfied Faults felves ferious ferve fhall fhew firſt folemnly fome fometimes ftir fuch fufficient fuppofed fure give Happineſs hath himſelf Impreffions increaſe Inftances Inftruction inſtead Intereft itſelf juſt Juſtice leaft leaſt lecting lefs leſs ligion Matth ment Mildneſs miſtaken Miſtakes moft moſt muft muſt muſt take neceffary Neceffity nefs never Objections againſt Occafion Oppofers oppofite otherwiſe ourſelves Paffion Perfons Piety pleaſed Pleaſure poffible practiſed prefent Prejudice preſerve profeffed publick Purpoſes Reaſon Religion repreſent reſpect Senſe ſeriouſly ſhall ſhould ſome ſpeak ſtricteſt ſtudied Succeſs ſuch teaching themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe tion Truth underſtand unleſs uſeful utmoſt Vehemence whofe wiſh World Worſhip
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Strona 4 - ... in this we cannot be mistaken, that an open and professed disregard to religion is become, through a variety of unhappy causes, the distinguishing character of the present age ; that this evil is grown to a great height in the metropolis of the nation ; is daily spreading through every part of it; and, bad in itself as any can be, must of necessity bring in all others after it.
Strona 11 - ... by them, and covenanted for with them. What may be a very good beginning, is by no means a sufficient stock to go on with ; and even that will lessen, if no pains be taken to increase it.
Strona 4 - Fearlefnefs of committing Crimes in the Lower, as muft, if this Torrent of Impiety flop not, become abfolutely fatal. And God knows, far from flopping, it receives, through the ill Defigns of fome Perfons and the Inconfideratenefs of others, a continual Increafe.
Strona 3 - Men have always complained of their own times : and always with too much reason. But though it is natural to think those evils the greatest, which we feel ourselves ; and therefore mistakes are easily made, in comparing one age with another : yet in this we cannot be mistaken, that an open and professed disregard...
Strona 4 - ... the very worft things of us without foundation, and exaggerating every thing without mercy : imputing the faults, and fometimes imaginary faults, of particular perfons to the whole order ; and then declaiming againft us all promifcuoufly, with fuch wild vehemence, as, in any cafe but ours, they themfelves would think, in the higheft degree, unjuft and cruel.
Strona 4 - ... some persons, and the inconsiderateness of others, a continual increase. Christianity is now ridiculed and railed at, with very little reserve : and the teachers of it, without any at all. Indeed with respect to us, the rule, which most of our adversaries appear to have set themselves, is, to be, at all adventures, as bitter as they can : and they follow it, not only beyond truth, but beyond probability...
Strona 4 - Indeed, it hath already brought in such dissoluteness and contempt of principle in the higher part of the world, and such profligate intemperance and fearlessness of committing crimes in the lower, as must, if this torrent of impiety stop not, become absolutely fatal.
Strona 22 - Jhall be a/hamed of me atid of my -words in this adulterous and finful generation, of him alfo Jhall 'the Son of man be aJhamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels. DISCOURSE XLIX. 3 CORINTHIANS v. 10, n. miift all appear before the judgment-feat of Ckrift, that every one may receive the things done in his body, accord" ing to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Strona 11 - ... of lower abilities and attainments are in danger, without it, of being useless and despised ; and they, who set out with greater advantages, are bound to endeavour at doing, in proportion, greater services to the church of God. Without exception therefore, all who are engaged in so serious an employment as ours, if they have any regard either to their duty or their character...
Strona 5 - Wo unto the world because of offences ! for it must needs be that offences come ; but wo to that man by whom the offence cometh...