 Sir, it is owing to their expressing themselves in a plain and familiar manner, which is the only way to do good to the common people, and which clergymen of genius and learning ought to do from a principle of duty, when it is suited to their congregations...  The Table Talk of John Selden - Sida 59efter John Selden - 1818 - 180 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1819 - 996 sidor
...182, OcUvo Edit. REV. LATHAM WAINEWRIGHT's " OB6EHVATIONS," &C. S9 Methodists. " Sir," said the Dr. " it is owing to their expressing themselves in a plain and familiar manner, which is the only way to da good to the common people, and which th« clergymen of genius and learning ought to do from a principle... | |
 | James Boswell - 1824 - 454 sidor
...talked of preaching, and of the great success which those called methodists" have. JOHXSOX, " Sir, it is owing to their expressing themselves in a plain...familiar manner, which is the only way to do good to the " All who are acquainted with the history of religion (the most important, surely, that concerns the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 sidor
...to their expressing themselves in a plain anil i'ami1 iar manner, which is the onlv way to do gooi'. to the common people, and which clergymen of genius...from a principle of duty, when it is suited to their congregation ; a practice, for which they will be praised by men of sense. To insist against drunkenness... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 622 sidor
...talked of preaching, and of the grea success, which those called methodists§ 127 hare. .Tonxsov, " Sir, Sunday, you should do it: but you may go now. gooil tu the common people, and which clergymen of ger.ius and learning ought to do from > principle... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1835 - 334 sidor
..."} talked of preaching, and of the great success which those called Methodists have. JOHNSON, ' Sir, it is owing to their expressing themselves in a plain...from a principle of duty, when it is suited to their congregation ; a practice, for which they will be praised by men of sense. To insist against drunkenness... | |
 | William Gresley - 1840 - 414 sidor
...Johnson : " Sir, it is owing to their expressing themselves in a plain familiar manner, which is the way to do good to the common people, and which clergymen...from a principle of duty, when it is suited to their congregation ; a practice for which they will be praised by men of sense. To insist against drunkenness... | |
 | James Boswell - 1846 - 602 sidor
...faithfulness and activity end it it by no means inconsistent with his . " Sir, it is owing to their expresBng themselves in a plain and familiar manner, which is the only way to do good to he common people, and which clergymen of gerrius and learning ought to do from a jrinciple of duty,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1848 - 1798 sidor
...talked of preaching, and of the great success which those called methodists3 have. JOHNSON. " Sir, it is owing to their expressing themselves in a plain and familiar manner, 1 No doubt there if a hunger and thimt of the mind as well ai of the body : m-uk tiie intellectual... | |
 | Robert Armitage - 1850 - 562 sidor
...impression upon their hearts." He thought the adoption of a plain and familiar style, the only way of doing good to the common people, and which " clergymen of...practice for which they will be praised by men of sense." And thus, for example, " to insist against drunkenness as a crime, because it debases reason, the noblest... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1853 - 588 sidor
...later, " and of the great success which those called Methodists have." Johnson answered : — " Sir, it is owing to their expressing themselves in a plain...manner, which is the only way to do good to the common peo pie, and which clergymen of genius and learning ought to do from a principle of duty, when it is... | |
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