The Whole Works of Robert Leighton, Archbishop of Glasgow: To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author, Volume 1James Duncan, 1825 - Theology |
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Page xi
... causes of them are notorious . In the reign of Charles I. , he was sentenced by the Star - Chamber , for a virulent attack upon episcopacy , to be whipt and pilloried , to have his ears cropt , his nose slit , and his cheeks branded ...
... causes of them are notorious . In the reign of Charles I. , he was sentenced by the Star - Chamber , for a virulent attack upon episcopacy , to be whipt and pilloried , to have his ears cropt , his nose slit , and his cheeks branded ...
Page xviii
... cause , he solemnly charged them to repent . About this time , we find him in correspondence with several of the episcopal clergy , and especially with Bishop Burnet's father . His mind seems to have been led by observation of the ...
... cause , he solemnly charged them to repent . About this time , we find him in correspondence with several of the episcopal clergy , and especially with Bishop Burnet's father . His mind seems to have been led by observation of the ...
Page xix
... cause of presbytery . It must have been in the latter part of his resi- dence at Newbottle that a calamity befel him , which elicited a striking manifestation of his in- difference to money , of his large - heartedness and piety . At ...
... cause of presbytery . It must have been in the latter part of his resi- dence at Newbottle that a calamity befel him , which elicited a striking manifestation of his in- difference to money , of his large - heartedness and piety . At ...
Page xxv
... cause of their deficiency , and quickly found it in the want of a sound rudimental education . For the cure of this evil he proposed , that grammar - schools should be founded in the several presbyteries , and be suit- ably endowed ...
... cause of their deficiency , and quickly found it in the want of a sound rudimental education . For the cure of this evil he proposed , that grammar - schools should be founded in the several presbyteries , and be suit- ably endowed ...
Page xxvii
... cause of ecclesiastical parity , should be allowed to transfer his allegiance to prelacy , without incur- ring censures of the sharpest edge . In the spring- tide of religious and civil bigotry , such a deed was sure to undergo the most ...
... cause of ecclesiastical parity , should be allowed to transfer his allegiance to prelacy , without incur- ring censures of the sharpest edge . In the spring- tide of religious and civil bigotry , such a deed was sure to undergo the most ...
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Page 97 - For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
Page 155 - For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away : but the Word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the Word which by the Gospel is preached unto you.
Page 102 - Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ...
Page 161 - Man that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one.
Page 80 - Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous : and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Page 40 - ... that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, in the knowledge of him; the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints...
Page 315 - For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
Page 41 - Of old hast THOU laid the foundation of the earth : And the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but THOU shalt endure : Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment ; As a vesture shalt THOU change them, and they shall be changed : But THOU art the same, And thy years shall have no end.
Page 86 - Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven ; which things the angels desire to look into.
Page 51 - He shall come to be glorified in his saints, and admired in all them that believe in that day.