 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1753 - 670 pages
...before them was over-run with pedantry, a great mixture of quotations from fathers and ancient writers, a long opening of a text with the concordance of every word in it, and a giving ail the different expofitions with the grounds of them, and the entring into fome parts of con- The... | |
 | English poetry - 1798 - 1094 pages
...fathers and ancient writers, a long opening of a text, with the concordance of every word in it, and all the different expofitions with the grounds of...controverfy, and all concluding in fome, but very fliort practical applications, according to the lubjeétor the occafion. This (he adds) was both long... | |
 | 1798 - 992 pages
...with pedantry. / The sermon contained a great mixture of quotations from fathers and ancient writers, a long opening of a text, with the concordance of every word in it, and all the different expositions with the grounds of them, and the entering into some parts of controversy,... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1823 - 642 pages
...of the others', being preKidder, would have felt indig- ferred to them,) 1661. and ancient writers, a long opening of a text with the concordance of every word in it, and a giving all the different expositions with the grounds of The w»y of them, and the entering into some parts of contropreaching... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1824 - 330 pages
...pedantry, a great mixture of quotations from fathers and ancient writers, a long opening of a text with a concordance of every word in it, and a giving all the different expositions with the grounds of them, and the entering into some parts of controversy, and all concluding... | |
 | William Scott, Francis Garden, James Bowling Mozley - Christianity - 1826 - 806 pages
...with pedantry, a great mixture of quotations from ancient Fathers, a long opening of a text, with a concordance of every word in it, and a giving all the different expositions, with the grounds of them, and tlie entering into some parts of controversy ; and all concluding... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - Christian education - 1829 - 738 pages
...before them, was overrun with pedantry, a great mixture of quotations from fathers and ancient writers, a long opening of a text with the concordance of every word in it, and a giving all the different expositions, with the grounds of them, and the entering into some parts of controversy, and all concluding... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1833 - 676 pages
...before them, was overrun with pedantry, a great mixture of quotations from fathers and ancient writers, a long opening of a text with the concordance of every word in it, and a giving all the different expositions with the grounds of The way of them, and the entering into some parts of controwMch thL... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet (bp. of Salisbury.) - Great Britain - 1833 - 458 pages
...pedantry ; a great mixture of quotations from fathers and ancient writers, a long opening of a text with a concordance of every word in it, and a giving all the different * The accuracy of thia statement may be fairly questioned. Dr. Routh very properly suggests the names,... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1833 - 492 pages
...pedantry ; a great mixture of quotations from fathers and ancient writers, a long opening of a text with a concordance of every word in it, and a giving all the different expositions with the grounds of them, and the entering into some parts of controversy, and all concluding... | |
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This set of men contributed more than can be well imagined to reform the way of preaching; which among the divines of England before them was over-run with pedantry, a great mixture of quotations from fathers and ancient writers, a long opening of a text... 
