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Page iv
... respect of a great nation . It is a signal blessing to a kingdom when a Person whose character would have reflected honour upon any condition of fortune , is placed by Providence in that elevated rank , which allows her virtues to shine ...
... respect of a great nation . It is a signal blessing to a kingdom when a Person whose character would have reflected honour upon any condition of fortune , is placed by Providence in that elevated rank , which allows her virtues to shine ...
Page vii
... respect- able merchant in that city , was a descendant of the ancient family of Blair in Ayrshire , and grandson of the famous Mr. Robert Blair , Minister of St. Andrew's , Chaplain to Charles I. , and one of the most zealous and ...
... respect- able merchant in that city , was a descendant of the ancient family of Blair in Ayrshire , and grandson of the famous Mr. Robert Blair , Minister of St. Andrew's , Chaplain to Charles I. , and one of the most zealous and ...
Page xiv
... respect by the friends with whom he acted ; and , for many of the last years of his life , it was received by them almost as a law . The great leading principle in which they cordially concurred with him , and which directed all their ...
... respect by the friends with whom he acted ; and , for many of the last years of his life , it was received by them almost as a law . The great leading principle in which they cordially concurred with him , and which directed all their ...
Page xvi
... respect- able body of men who composed his Kirk Session , and who , by their public approbation of this tribute to his memory , are desirous of transmitting , with his Sermons , to posterity a me- morial of the veneration and esteem ...
... respect- able body of men who composed his Kirk Session , and who , by their public approbation of this tribute to his memory , are desirous of transmitting , with his Sermons , to posterity a me- morial of the veneration and esteem ...
Page xix
... respect wherever he appeared : and he felt within him- " self the gratulations of a good conscience , and the hope of " immortality . It was peculiarly delightful to see him in the " latest period of his life , at the venerable age of ...
... respect wherever he appeared : and he felt within him- " self the gratulations of a good conscience , and the hope of " immortality . It was peculiarly delightful to see him in the " latest period of his life , at the venerable age of ...
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