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Page 32
... I was prompted to enter on trials , I began my preaching of the word in a
rousing strain ; and would fain have set fire to the devil ' s nest . The first text I
preached on , the Sabbath after I was licenfed , was Pfal . 1 . 22 . ; the second ,
Matth . vii .
... I was prompted to enter on trials , I began my preaching of the word in a
rousing strain ; and would fain have set fire to the devil ' s nest . The first text I
preached on , the Sabbath after I was licenfed , was Pfal . 1 . 22 . ; the second ,
Matth . vii .
Page 33
The second Sabbath I had more confidence ; and the next again more , till very
soon I had enough ; and was censured as too bold , particularly in meddling with
the public fins of the land . The truth is , my God so far pitied my natural weakness
...
The second Sabbath I had more confidence ; and the next again more , till very
soon I had enough ; and was censured as too bold , particularly in meddling with
the public fins of the land . The truth is , my God so far pitied my natural weakness
...
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The presbytery having appointed me no where , for the third Sabbath after I was
licensed , I was invited to preach that day in the parish of Abbay , one of the four
kirks of Lammermoor ; the which invitation I accepted , and studied a fermon for ...
The presbytery having appointed me no where , for the third Sabbath after I was
licensed , I was invited to preach that day in the parish of Abbay , one of the four
kirks of Lammermoor ; the which invitation I accepted , and studied a fermon for ...
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In the beginning of September I had a letter from Mr Wylie , defiring me to preach
a Sabbath - day , either at Salin or Carnock , or on a week - day at Carnock . In
answer to which , I promised to preach a Sabbath - day at Salin , if they would ...
In the beginning of September I had a letter from Mr Wylie , defiring me to preach
a Sabbath - day , either at Salin or Carnock , or on a week - day at Carnock . In
answer to which , I promised to preach a Sabbath - day at Salin , if they would ...
Page 43
... regard the parish of Clackmannan had a desire for me to be their minifter , they
would interpose with me not to leave the bounds , and appoint me to preach
three Sabbaths at Clackmannan , in regard some of the heritors had not heard
me .
... regard the parish of Clackmannan had a desire for me to be their minifter , they
would interpose with me not to leave the bounds , and appoint me to preach
three Sabbaths at Clackmannan , in regard some of the heritors had not heard
me .
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| Title | Memoirs of the Life, Time, and Writings, of the Reverend and Learned Thomas Boston ...: Divided Into Twelve Periods |
| Author | Thomas Boston |
| Publisher | A. Murray and J. Cochran, 1776 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 28 Jun 2007 |
| Length | 565 pages |
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