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Page ii
... never seemed to be making an effort , and , eloquent as his discourses were , they were delivered in a pleasant , conver- sational manner , which won its way and did its work almost before the hearer was aware . These qualities appeared ...
... never seemed to be making an effort , and , eloquent as his discourses were , they were delivered in a pleasant , conver- sational manner , which won its way and did its work almost before the hearer was aware . These qualities appeared ...
Page iii
... never once lost sight of , and his criticisms on the men who come up before him for review are often more valuable than direct dis- quisitions on the making of sermons would have been , while his obiter dicta are always both in- cisive ...
... never once lost sight of , and his criticisms on the men who come up before him for review are often more valuable than direct dis- quisitions on the making of sermons would have been , while his obiter dicta are always both in- cisive ...
Page viii
... never failed to show his rare combination of critical acumen with appreciation of the freshness and independence of younger minds , it was then that he gave freest scope to his own genial intellect , and revealed most plainly his ...
... never failed to show his rare combination of critical acumen with appreciation of the freshness and independence of younger minds , it was then that he gave freest scope to his own genial intellect , and revealed most plainly his ...
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... never be allured from this or scoffed out of it . It has shown itself , age after age , the power of God to build up the Church , to convince the gainsaying , and to gather men within the fold of Christ . If we do not succeed , the ...
... never be allured from this or scoffed out of it . It has shown itself , age after age , the power of God to build up the Church , to convince the gainsaying , and to gather men within the fold of Christ . If we do not succeed , the ...
Page 35
... never- fathomed depth . The words and figures are within . the comprehension of the most unlettered , and even of children ; while the thoughtful student feels that he cannot exhaust them . If we aimed at this way of preaching , we ...
... never- fathomed depth . The words and figures are within . the comprehension of the most unlettered , and even of children ; while the thoughtful student feels that he cannot exhaust them . If we aimed at this way of preaching , we ...
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Lectures on the History of Preaching John Ker,Alexander R 1851-1916 Macewen,William Mackergo Taylor No preview available - 2015 |
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