The Life of Thomas Ken, D. D.: Bishop of Bath and Wells, Volume 2Wm. Isbister, 1890 |
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affectionate Anderdon Archbishop beseech Bishop Ken Bishop of Bath Bishop of Norwich blessing brethren brother Burnet Canon chaplain chapter character charity Church of England clergy communion conscience correspondence daughter dear death Declaration deprived Bishop diocese divine Dodwell duty eternity faith father favour Frampton give given Glory hands HANNAH LLOYD Harbin HENRY DODWELL Hickes holy fear honour Hooper hope Hymns J. H. Newman Jacobite James James's Ken's Ken's letters Kettlewell Kettlewell's Kidder King Lady Latitudinarian Leweston living London Longleat Lord Weymouth Lordship Macaulay Mary mind Naish never Non-juring Bishops Non-jurors person poems Poulshot prayers present Prince probably Queen received Sancroft schism seems sent sermon Seven Bishops soul suffering take the oaths Tenison Thomas THOMAS KEN thought tion told Turner William Winchester words writes written wrote
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Page 32 - That King James II., having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of the kingdom, by breaking the original contract between king and people ; and by the advice of Jesuits and other wicked persons, having violated the fundamental laws and having withdrawn himself out of the kingdom, has abdicated the government, and that the throne is thereby vacant.
Page 270 - Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
Page 289 - Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne ; he seeing this before, spake of the resurrection of Christ...
Page 212 - Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed; Teach me to die, that so I may Rise glorious at the awful day. O may my soul on Thee repose, And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close, Sleep, that may me more vigorous make To serve my God when I awake. When in the night I sleepless lie, My soul with heavenly thoughts supply ; Let no ill dreams disturb my rest, No powers of darkness me molest.
Page 212 - Direct, control, suggest this day All I design, or do, or say, That all my powers, with all their might, In Thy sole glory may unite ! Praise God, from whom all blessings flow!
Page 25 - A Narrative of the Miseries of New England by reason of an arbitrary Government erected there (by Increase Mather).
Page 212 - Forgive me, Lord, for Thy dear Son, The ill that I this day have done; That with the world, myself, and Thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.
Page 269 - Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands : smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.
Page 100 - Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before two or three witnesses.
Page 223 - While I do rest, my soul advance: Make my sleep a holy trance: That I may, my rest being wrought, Awake into some holy thought, And with as active vigour run My course, as doth the nimble sun.