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Celsus, the holy Primate of Armagh, deploring the evils of this protracted year, left his peaceful city, and spent thirteen months in the south and west, endeavouring to reconcile, and bind over to the peace, the contending kings. In these days the Irish hierarchy performed, perhaps, their highest part that of peacemakers and preachers of good will to men.
The Estates, in May, began to raise an army; the preachers denounced them: there was a battle between armed communicants of the preachers' party and the soldiers of the State at Mauchline. Invading England on July 8, Hamilton had Lambert and Cromwell to face him, and left Argyll, the preachers, and their "slashing communicants" in his rear.
It is added: 'The sacrifices were ordained to pre-figure Christ, and were professions of faith in His propitiation. There are but few preachers or religious books which do not go on the supposition that this doctrine is taught in Scripture.
In 1632, Mr. Elliot, of New-England, a very pious and zealous minister, began to preach to the Indians, among whom he had great success; several churches of Indians were planted, and some preachers and school-masters raised up amongst them; since which time others have laboured amongst them with some good encouragement. About the year 1743, Mr.
The night meetings should break up at 10 p.m., and there should be but one a week on a plantation. Some of the preachers privately promulgate the most immoral doctrines. Twelfth.
Knox, the greatest and sternest of the Calvinistic preachers, alone withstood her spell. The rough Scotch nobles owned that there was in Mary "some enchantment whereby men are bewitched." It was clear indeed from the first that, loyal as Scotland might be, its loyalty would be of little service to the Queen if she attacked the new religion.
But they go their way and give no further heed to what was said. However, in the popular pulpits of today the preachers too often hold this attitude: “This is my opinion of things. You may take it or let it alone, just as you please; you have a right to your own opinions about it.” And there are a great many people who act upon this idea.
If these authors had wrought as voluminously as newspaper editors do, the result would be something to marvel at, indeed. Preachers take two months' holiday in midsummer, for they find that to produce two sermons a week is wearing, in the long run.
And he touched the walls, and they widened out, and she saw the organ which was playing; she saw the old pictures of the preachers and the preachers' wives. The congregation sat in cushioned seats, and sang out of their prayer-books. For the church itself had come to the poor girl in her narrow chamber, or else she had come into the church.
Trials of the Frontier Preachers. Often men backslid, and to a period of intense emotional religion succeeded one of utter unbelief and of reversion to the worst practices which had been given up. Nevertheless, on the whole there was an immense gain for good. The people received a new light, and were given a sense of moral responsibility such as they had not previously possessed.
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