Author: William Gilpin
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Languages : en
Pages : 294
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The Life of Bernard Gilpin
Author: William Gilpin
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Pages : 294
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Pages : 294
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The Life of Bernard Gilpin
Author: William Gilpin
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Languages : en
Pages : 311
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Pages : 311
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The Life of Bernard Gilpin
Author: William Gilpin
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ISBN: 9781230332581
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Languages : en
Pages : 72
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1830 edition. Excerpt: ... comply, but as I am to stand or fall by my own, the case is different." In short, George was obliged to desist, and Bernard returned to Louvain, heartily vexed that he had lost so much time, on so trifling an occasion. He thought it, however, his duty to give the bishop his reasons for not accepting his kind offer, which he did in the following letter. "Right honourable, and my singular good master, my duty remembered in most humble manner, pleaseth it your honour to be informed, that of late my brother wrote to me, that in any wise I must meet him at Mechlin; for he must debate with me very urgent affairs, such as could not be despatched by writing. When we met, I perceived it was nothing else but to see if he could persuade me to take a benefice, and to continue in study at the university: which if I had known to be the cause of his sending for me, I should not have needed to interrupt my study to meet him; for I have so long debated that matter with learned men, especially with the holy prophets, and most ancient and godly writers since Christ's time, that I trust, so long as I have to live, never to burden my conscience with having a benefice, and lying from it. My brother said, that your lordship had written to him, that you would gladly bestow one on me; and that your lordship thought (and so did other of my friends, of which he was one) that 1 was much too scrupulous in that point. Whereunto I always say, if I be too scrupulous, (as 1 cannot think that I am), the matter is such, that I had rather my conscience were therein a great deal too strait, than a little too large: for I am seriously persuaded, that I shall never offend God by refusing to have a benefice and lie from it, so long as I judge not evil of others: which I trust...
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230332581
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Languages : en
Pages : 72
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1830 edition. Excerpt: ... comply, but as I am to stand or fall by my own, the case is different." In short, George was obliged to desist, and Bernard returned to Louvain, heartily vexed that he had lost so much time, on so trifling an occasion. He thought it, however, his duty to give the bishop his reasons for not accepting his kind offer, which he did in the following letter. "Right honourable, and my singular good master, my duty remembered in most humble manner, pleaseth it your honour to be informed, that of late my brother wrote to me, that in any wise I must meet him at Mechlin; for he must debate with me very urgent affairs, such as could not be despatched by writing. When we met, I perceived it was nothing else but to see if he could persuade me to take a benefice, and to continue in study at the university: which if I had known to be the cause of his sending for me, I should not have needed to interrupt my study to meet him; for I have so long debated that matter with learned men, especially with the holy prophets, and most ancient and godly writers since Christ's time, that I trust, so long as I have to live, never to burden my conscience with having a benefice, and lying from it. My brother said, that your lordship had written to him, that you would gladly bestow one on me; and that your lordship thought (and so did other of my friends, of which he was one) that 1 was much too scrupulous in that point. Whereunto I always say, if I be too scrupulous, (as 1 cannot think that I am), the matter is such, that I had rather my conscience were therein a great deal too strait, than a little too large: for I am seriously persuaded, that I shall never offend God by refusing to have a benefice and lie from it, so long as I judge not evil of others: which I trust...
Biography
Author: Charles Knight
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Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 514
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Category : Biography
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Pages : 514
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The Dictionary of National Biography
Author: Leslie Stephen
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1352
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1352
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Biographia Britannica Or the Lives of the Most Eminent Persons
Author: Kippis
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Languages : en
Pages : 746
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Pages : 746
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Biographia Britannica: Or, the Lives of the Most Eminent Persons who Have Flourished in Great Britain and Ireland, from the Earliest Age, to the Present Times: Collected from The_best Authorities, Printed and Manuscript, and Digested in the Manner of Mr. Bayle's Historical and Critical Dictionary. - Volume the Fisrt [-fifth!. - The Second Edition, with Corrections, Enlargements, and the Addition of New Lives; by Andrew Kippis, D.D. and F.S.A. with Other Gentlemen. - London Printed by W. and A. Strahan
Author: Andrew Kippis
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Languages : en
Pages : 740
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Pages : 740
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The Life of the Rev. William Romaine. (A Catalogue of the Writings of the Rev. W. Romaine.).
Author: William Bromley CADOGAN (Hon.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 104
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Pages : 104
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British Biography; Or, An Accurate and Impartial Account of the Lives and Writings of Eminent Persons in Great Britain and Ireland ....
Author: Joseph Towers
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Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 618
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Category : British
Languages : en
Pages : 618
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A descriptive catalogue of books in the library of John Holmes, with notices of authors and printers
Author: John Holmes
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Languages : en
Pages : 1352
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Pages : 1352
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