Ecclesiastical Biography Or Lives Of Eminent Men Connected With The History Of Religion In England Vol 1 Of 6

Excerpt from Ecclesiastical Biography, or Lives of Eminent Men, Connected With the History of Religion in England, Vol. 4 of 6: From the Commencement of the Reformation to the Revolution The ensuing Discourses are all designed for the good and service Of the Religion by. Law established; and two of them are so excellently adapted to that. End by their author, that: if I have not Spoiled them by an ill version, there can be no doubt made, but they will be of great use. Of the third I beg leave to give somewhat a larger account, because I am a little more concerned in it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Ecclesiastical Biography, or Lives of Eminent Men, Connected With the History of Religion in England, Vol. 1 of 6: From the Commencement of the Reformation to the Revolution; Selected and Illustrated With Notes A protracted residence in either of our Univer sities, and afterwards in that service which I have mentioned, it will easily be understood, was likely to engage any man in ardent wishes and desires for the general prosperity and welfare of sincere piety and true religion: and to inspire him more particu larly with an honest concern that those most im portant interests should ever advance and flourish among our Theological Students and the Clergy; and through their means and labours, with the divine blessing, in every rank of society. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Ecclesiastical Biography, or Lives of Eminent Men Connected With the History of Religion in England, Vol. 1 of 6: From the Commencement of the Reformation to the Revolution But, my Lord, there are other respects, for which I may be permitted to tender these volumes to your Grace's favourable regard, without the hazard of being thought so ill to understand the nature and extent of my own obligations, and the dignity of your Grace's names. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Ecclesiastical Biography, or Lives of Eminent Men, Connected With the History of Religion in England, Vol. 3 of 6: From the Commencement of the Reformation to the Revolution - These, constrained to wield the sword Of disputation, shrunk not, though assailed With hostile din, and combating in sight Of angry umpires, partial and unjust; And did, thereafter, bathe their hands in fire, Soto declare the conscience satisfied: Nor for their bodies would accept release, But blessing God and praising him bequeathed. With their last bread: from out the smouldering flame, 'l he faith which they by diligence had earned, And through illuminating grace remind, For their dear countrymen and all mankind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Ecclesiastical Biography, or Lives of Eminent Men Connected With the History of Religion in England, Vol. 6 of 6: From the Commencement of the Reformation to the Revolution No part of history is more instructive and delighting, than the lives of great and worthy men. The shortness of them invites many readers; and there are such little, and yet remarkable passages in them, too inconsiderable to be put in a general history of the age in which they lived, that all people are very desirous to know them. This makes Plutarch's Lives be more generally read, than any of all the books which the ancient Greeks or Romans writ. But the lives of heroes and princes are commonly filled with the account of the great things done by them, which do rather belong to a general, than a particular history; and do rather amuse the reader's fancy with a splendid shew of greatness, than offer him what is really so useful to himself. And indeed the lives of princes are either writ with so much flattery, by those who intended to merit by it at their own hands, or others concerned in them: or with so much spite, by those who being ill used by them, have revenged themselves on their memory, that there is not much to be built on them: and though the ill nature of many makes what is satirically writ to be generally more read and believed, than when the flattery is visible and coarse; yet certainly resentment may make the writer corrupt the truth of history, as much as interest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.