George Whitefield: a Biography: With Special Reference to His Labors in AmericaAmerican Tract Society, 1857 - 514 pagina's |
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Pagina 37
... preached his first sermon in his native city of Gloucester , selecting for his sub- ject , " The necessity and benefit of religious society . " At the appointed time he ascended the pulpit , in the church of St. Mary de Crypt . We have ...
... preached his first sermon in his native city of Gloucester , selecting for his sub- ject , " The necessity and benefit of religious society . " At the appointed time he ascended the pulpit , in the church of St. Mary de Crypt . We have ...
Pagina 51
... . At length , having preached in a considerable num- ber of the London churches , collected about a thou- sand pounds for the charity schools , and obtained up- wards of three hundred pounds for the poor in Geor- SUCCESS AS A PREACHER 51.
... . At length , having preached in a considerable num- ber of the London churches , collected about a thou- sand pounds for the charity schools , and obtained up- wards of three hundred pounds for the poor in Geor- SUCCESS AS A PREACHER 51.
Pagina 69
... preached , and the manner in which he had preached them , had produced a sensation so strong , that he found himself excluded from most of the churches in London . A few , how- ever , were yet open to him for his benevolent RETURN TO ...
... preached , and the manner in which he had preached them , had produced a sensation so strong , that he found himself excluded from most of the churches in London . A few , how- ever , were yet open to him for his benevolent RETURN TO ...
Pagina 71
... preached in the diocese of Bristol without a license . The reply of the intrepid minister was , that he sup- posed such a custom had become obsolete , and asked the chancellor in his turn , " And pray , sir , why did you not ask the ...
... preached in the diocese of Bristol without a license . The reply of the intrepid minister was , that he sup- posed such a custom had become obsolete , and asked the chancellor in his turn , " And pray , sir , why did you not ask the ...
Pagina 77
... preached again in the town - hall , to a large assembly . He says , “ My dear brother Harris sat close by me . I did not ob- serve any scoffers within ; but without , some were pleased to honor me so far as to trail a dead fox , and ...
... preached again in the town - hall , to a large assembly . He says , “ My dear brother Harris sat close by me . I did not ob- serve any scoffers within ; but without , some were pleased to honor me so far as to trail a dead fox , and ...
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Pagina 135 - I happened soon after to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which I perceived he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper.
Pagina 483 - There stands the messenger of truth: there stands The legate of the skies! — His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the gospel whispers peace.
Pagina 135 - I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded, I began to soften, and concluded to give the copper. Another stroke of his oratory made me ashamed of that, and determined me to give the silver ; and he finished so admirably, that I emptied my pocket wholly into the collector's dish — gold and all.
Pagina 270 - And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
Pagina 290 - God of our salvation : thou that art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of them that remain in the broad sea. 6 Who in his strength setteth fast the mountains : and is girded about with power.
Pagina 134 - I had the curiosity to learn how far he could be heard, by retiring backwards down the street towards the river; and I found his voice distinct till I came near Front-street, when some noise in that street obscured it.
Pagina 90 - But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Pagina 11 - During the latter part of the seventeenth and the beginning of the eighteenth centuries...
Pagina 435 - Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith ; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates ? 6 But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.
Pagina 136 - The request was fortunately made to perhaps the only man in the company, who had the firmness not to be affected by the preacher. His answer was, " At any other time, friend Hopkinson, I would lend to thee freely ; but not now ; for thee seems to be out of thy right senses.