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Page v
... period . In reviewing them , passages some- times appeared which I imagined might be service- able , either for admonition or consolation to various classes of persons ; and the thought began to arise in my mind , that by employing my ...
... period . In reviewing them , passages some- times appeared which I imagined might be service- able , either for admonition or consolation to various classes of persons ; and the thought began to arise in my mind , that by employing my ...
Page vii
... period in which he lived . man , though firmly attached to the cause of freedom , and to the Presbyterian form of church - government , and though actively engaged in all the measures adopted for their support ; yet , by his steady ...
... period in which he lived . man , though firmly attached to the cause of freedom , and to the Presbyterian form of church - government , and though actively engaged in all the measures adopted for their support ; yet , by his steady ...
Page viii
... period , he was distinguished among his companions both for diligence and proficiency ; and obtained from the Professors under whom he studied , repeated testimonies of approbation . One of them deserves to be men- tioned particularly ...
... period , he was distinguished among his companions both for diligence and proficiency ; and obtained from the Professors under whom he studied , repeated testimonies of approbation . One of them deserves to be men- tioned particularly ...
Page ix
... period , numbered among her pupils many young men who were soon to make a distinguished figure in the civil , the ecclesiastical , and the literary history of their country . With most of them Dr. Blair entered into habits of intimate ...
... period , numbered among her pupils many young men who were soon to make a distinguished figure in the civil , the ecclesiastical , and the literary history of their country . With most of them Dr. Blair entered into habits of intimate ...
Page x
... period of more than forty years , accompanied all his ministerial labours in that conspicuous and difficult station , sufficiently evince the wisdom of their choice . Hitherto his attention seems to have been devoted almost exclusively ...
... period of more than forty years , accompanied all his ministerial labours in that conspicuous and difficult station , sufficiently evince the wisdom of their choice . Hitherto his attention seems to have been devoted almost exclusively ...
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