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... flames of contention . In 1641 he published a treatise of ' Re- formation , in two books , ' against the Established Church ; being willing to help the Puritans , who were , he says , inferior to the Prelates in learning . Hall , bishop ...
... flames of contention . In 1641 he published a treatise of ' Re- formation , in two books , ' against the Established Church ; being willing to help the Puritans , who were , he says , inferior to the Prelates in learning . Hall , bishop ...
Page 99
... flame , Recall'd the long - lost beams of grace ; That whilom shot from Nature's face , When God , in Eden , o'er her youthful breast Spread with his own right hand Perfection's gor- geous vest . FROM DR . ROBERTS ' EPISTLE ON THE ...
... flame , Recall'd the long - lost beams of grace ; That whilom shot from Nature's face , When God , in Eden , o'er her youthful breast Spread with his own right hand Perfection's gor- geous vest . FROM DR . ROBERTS ' EPISTLE ON THE ...
Page 105
... flames No light ; but rather darkness visible Served only to discover sights of woe , Regions of sorrow , doleful shades , where peace And rest can never dwell ; hope never comes That comes to all : but torture without end Still urges ...
... flames No light ; but rather darkness visible Served only to discover sights of woe , Regions of sorrow , doleful shades , where peace And rest can never dwell ; hope never comes That comes to all : but torture without end Still urges ...
Page 109
... flames Casts pale and dreadful ? Thither let us tend From off the tossing of these fiery waves : There rest , if any rest can harbour there And , reassembling our afflicted Powers , Consult how we may henceforth most offend Our enemy ...
... flames Casts pale and dreadful ? Thither let us tend From off the tossing of these fiery waves : There rest , if any rest can harbour there And , reassembling our afflicted Powers , Consult how we may henceforth most offend Our enemy ...
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... flames , Driven backward , slope their pointing spires , and , roll'd In billows , leave in the ' midst a horrid vale . Then with expanded wings he steers his flight Aloft , incumbent on the dusky air That felt unusual weight ; till on ...
... flames , Driven backward , slope their pointing spires , and , roll'd In billows , leave in the ' midst a horrid vale . Then with expanded wings he steers his flight Aloft , incumbent on the dusky air That felt unusual weight ; till on ...
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