 | George Newenham Wright - 1841 - 212 pagine
...gentleman, was brought to Tower Hill, at London, and there publicly beheaded. 'SEFTON CHURCH. " The pulpit Must stand acknowledged, while the world shall stand....effectual guard. Support, and ornament of virtue's cause." COWPER. T. HELEN'S Church at Sefton lays claim to a high antiquity ; and, in a dateless deed, transcribed... | |
 | William Cowper - 1841 - 456 pagine
...last, Strutting and vapouring in an empty school, Spent all his force, and made no proselyte) — I say the pulpit (in the sober use Of its legitimate, peculiar...powers) Must stand acknowledged, while the world shall The most important and effectual guard, [stand, Support, and ornament of Virtue's cause. There stands... | |
 | Francis Jenks, James Walker, Francis William Pitt Greenwood, William Ware - 1832 - 420 pagine
...sphere of influence can he desire, more bright, more beneficent, more glorious than this ? ' We say the pulpit (in the sober use Of its legitimate, peculiar...effectual guard, Support, and ornament of Virtue's cause. There stands the messenger of truth: there stands The legate of the skies ! —His theme divine, His... | |
 | John Terhune Demarest - 1842 - 100 pagine
...— I say the pulpit (in the sober use Or fcs legitimate, peculiar powers,) Must stand acknowledg'd while the world shall stand, The most important and...effectual guard, Support, and ornament of virtue's cause." And is it folly to be thus instrumental in serving our country 1 Again : we preach the gospel, because... | |
 | 1843 - 590 pagine
...without any thing like mannerism. In him, Cowper's idea of the power of the pulpit was realized. 41 1 say the pulpit, in the sober use Of its legitimate, peculiar...while the world shall stand, The most important and eflfeclual guard. Support, and ornament of virtue's cause. It bears the messenger of truth. It bears... | |
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1845 - 654 pagine
...powers and attainments to its solemn duties. Look at him especially as he enters " the pulpit," which " Must stand acknowledged while the world shall stand,...effectual guard, Support, and ornament, of virtue's cause. There stands the messenger of truth ; there stands The legate of the skies ! — Hie theme divine.... | |
 | John Todd - 1844 - 142 pagine
...at last Strutting and vap'ring in an empty school, Spent all his force and made no proselyte, I say the Pulpit, in the sober use Of its legitimate, peculiar...powers, Must stand acknowledged, while the world shall last, The most important and effectual guard, Support, and ornament of virtue's cause !" We cannot... | |
 | 822 pagine
...by all who have right views of the Christian ministry. Cowper believed this : hear him : — " I any the Pulpit (in the sober use Of its legitimate, peculiar...guard, Support, and ornament of virtue's cause." The Eclectic Review says : " The Pulpit, whether we view it with the eye of the legislator, watching for... | |
 | George Newenham Wright, Charles Henry Timperley - 1845 - 270 pagine
...a man of conspicuous talents, and many private virtues. SEFTON CHURCH. LANCASHIRE. • " The pulpit Must stand acknowledged, while the world shall stand,...effectual guard, Support, and ornament of virtue's cause." CoWPEH. ST. HELEN'S Church at Sefton lays claim to a high antiquity ; and, in a dateless deed, transcribed... | |
 | William Cowper - 1847 - 562 pagine
...force and made no proselytel— I say the pulpit (in the sober use Of its legitimate, peculiar powersl Must stand acknowledged, while the world shall stand....effectual guard, Support and ornament of Virtue's cause There stands the messenger of truth : there stands The legate of the skies l— His theme divine, His... | |
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I say the pulpit (in the sober use Of its legitimate, peculiar powers) Must stand acknowledged, while the world shall stand, The most important and effectual guard, Support and ornament of virtue's cause. 
