 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...  Poems - Page 48by William Cowper - 1819Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1825 - 252 pages
...(in the sober use Of its legitimate, peculiar powers) Must stand acknowledged, while the world shall stand, The most important and effectual guard, Support,...divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By lii'm the violated law speaks out Its thunders; and by him, in strains as swee As augels use, the gospel... | |
 | George Wilkins - English fiction - 1825 - 504 pages
...(in the sober use Of its legitimate, peculiar pow'rs) Must stand acknowledg'd, while the world shall stand, The most important and effectual guard, Support,...messenger ,of truth; there stands The legate of the skies!—His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated laws speak... | |
 | 1825 - 140 pages
...will " declare the whoie counsel of God " " whether raen will hear, or whether they will forbear.'' " By him the violated law speaks out its thunders ;...as sweet as angels use, The gospel whispers peace." His excellent sister and her husband, are also exercising the virtues and graces ofChristianity, and... | |
 | Baptists - 1825 - 422 pages
...the pulpit, and while listening with pleasure to his doctrine and speech, they could say of him, " There stands the messenger of truth , there stands...skies !— His theme divine, " His office sacred, his credential« clear, " By him the violated law speaks out " IU thunders ; »nd by him in strains as... | |
 | 1825 - 610 pages
...(hi the sober use Of its legitimate peculiar powers) Slust stand acknowledg d while the world shall stand, The most important and effectual guard, Support, and ornament of Virtue's cause." Cowper. THE pulpit is the Muse's theme, But, ah ! how sad the case is, That many give, in lieu of cream,... | |
 | Reuben Percy - Anecdotes - 1826 - 386 pages
...surmount opposition, from which a person of a more gentle spirit would have been apt to shrink back." " There stands The legate of the skies ! His theme divine,...as sweet As angels use, the gospel whispers peace." COWPER. When this illustrious preacher was asked where a man like him, whose life was dedicated to... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 242 pages
...pow'rs) Must stand acknowledg'd, while the world shall stand, The most important and effectual guard, 335 Support, and ornament, of Virtue's cause. There stands...credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out 340 Its thunders : and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the Gospel whispers peace. He 'stablishes... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 376 pages
...gentle spirit would have been apt to shrink back." MASSILLON. «' There stands The legate of the skies I his theme divine. His office sacred, his credentials...speaks out Its thunders; and by him, in strains as street As angels use, the gospel whispers peace." COWPBR. When this illustrious preacher was asked... | |
 | 1859 - 632 pages
...,ime when HERVEY occupied it, when it could be said, — ' There stands the messenger of твитн, there stands The legate of the skies ; his theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear," when truth, the whole truth, and nothing iut the truth was preached. But now " how has the fine gold... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 384 pages
...the sober use Of its legitimate, peculiar pow'rs,) M ust stand acknowledg'd, while the world shall stand, The most important and effectual guard, Support, and ornament of Virtue's cause." COWPEB. WHAT IS TRUTH ? FATHER FULOLNTIO, the friend and biographer of the celebrated Paul Sarpi, both... | |
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