The charge of Thomas lord bishop of Oxford to the clergy of his diocese, in his primary visitation 1738 |
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... those , who would be thought their most irreconcileable Enemies . YET , however melancholy the View before us appears , we have no reafon to be difcouraged for let us take care of our Duty , and God will take care of the Event . But we ...
... those , who would be thought their most irreconcileable Enemies . YET , however melancholy the View before us appears , we have no reafon to be difcouraged for let us take care of our Duty , and God will take care of the Event . But we ...
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... those Evils , which perhaps they cannot prevent ; or com- plaining of them with Disrespect , for what we may apprehend they could prevent , would both be un- dutiful and imprudent Conduct : would give our Adverfaries Joy , and do our ...
... those Evils , which perhaps they cannot prevent ; or com- plaining of them with Disrespect , for what we may apprehend they could prevent , would both be un- dutiful and imprudent Conduct : would give our Adverfaries Joy , and do our ...
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... those Imputations of it , which our Adverfaries are fo fond of throwing , fome up- on Christianity itself , others on the Doctrine and Worship of that Church , which , through God's good Providence , we have the Happiness to be Members ...
... those Imputations of it , which our Adverfaries are fo fond of throwing , fome up- on Christianity itself , others on the Doctrine and Worship of that Church , which , through God's good Providence , we have the Happiness to be Members ...
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... those , who may , for ought we know , defign themselves for Friends . Indeed when it is evident , that Men only put on a Pretence of wishing well to Christianity , or the Teachers of it ; and whilst they affect to charge us with ...
... those , who may , for ought we know , defign themselves for Friends . Indeed when it is evident , that Men only put on a Pretence of wishing well to Christianity , or the Teachers of it ; and whilst they affect to charge us with ...
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... those Objections against them , which have been revived of late , dreffed up with fo much Art , and spread abroad with fo much Diligence . For in our prefent Cir- cumstances we are always liable to be attacked : and confider what an ...
... those Objections against them , which have been revived of late , dreffed up with fo much Art , and spread abroad with fo much Diligence . For in our prefent Cir- cumstances we are always liable to be attacked : and confider what an ...
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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...