A Select Collection of Letters of the Late Reverend George Whitefield, M.A. of Pembroke-College, Oxford, and Chaplain to the Rt. Hon. the Countess of Huntingdon;: Written to His Most Intimate Friends, and Persons of Distinction, in England, Scotland, Ireland, and America, from the Year 1734, to 1770. Including the Whole Period of His Ministry. With an Account of the Orphan-house in Georgia, to the Time of His Death. In Three Volumes. Vol. I[-III].Edward and Charles Dilly, in the Poultry; and Messrs. Kincaid and Creech, at Edinburgh., 1772 |
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Page 343 - Jefus rejoiced in fpirit, and faid, I thank thee, (») O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou haft hid thefe things from the wife and prudent, and haft revealed them unto babes : even fo, 32 Father, for fo it feemed good in thy fight.
Page 6 - An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen : in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.
Page 202 - I received many blows and wounds; one was particularly large, and near my temples. I thought of Stephen, and as I believed that I received more blows, I was in great hopes that like him I should be despatched, and go off in this bloody triumph to the immediate presence of my Master.
Page 18 - God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things that are...
Page 468 - ... and as your grace's and his lordship's influence will undoubtedly extend itself to others, I would beg leave, after returning all due acknowledgments, to inform your grace that I intend troubling your grace and his lordship no more about this so long depending concern. As it hath pleased the great Head of the church in some degree...
Page 356 - The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up the light of His countenance upon you and give you peace, both now and forever more.
Page 76 - After this he ie borne along upon a bier covered with a silver pall, and four friars lamenting over him. He then appears for the last time, but with an increase of power; for he was represented as drawing tormented people out of purgatory with, his knotted cord, which, as you may well...
Page 84 - We had not waited long before the curtain was drawn up. Immediately, upon a high scaffold, hung in the front with black baize, and behind with silk purple damask laced with gold, was exhibited to our view an image of the Lord Jesus at full length, crowned with thorns, and nailed on a cross, between two figures of like dimensions, representing the two thieves. At a little distance, on the right hand, was placed an image of the Virgin Mary, in plain long ruffles, and a kind of widow-weeds.
Page 325 - I am sorry to acquaint you that it is not in my power to comply with your request, for want of more assistance. I am confined in town with the care of two important posts, when I am only fit to be put into some garrison among invalids.
Page 490 - Lord Jefus Chrift ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we befeech thee, give us that due fenfe of all thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we fhew forth thy praife, not only with our lips, but in our...