| Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1753 - 670 pages
...the Univerfity from the iburnels of Owen and Goodwin. At Cambridge he joined with thofe who ftudied to propagate better thoughts, to take men off from being in parties, or from narrow notions, from fuperftitious conceits, and a fiercenefs about opinions. He was alfo a great obferver and a promoter... | |
| Biography - 1784 - 778 pages
...of Oxford " from the fournefs of Owen and Goodwin. At Cam" bridge he joined with thofe who (tudied to propagate " better thoughts, to take men off from...being in parties, " or from' narrow notions, from fuperftitious conceits, " and fiercenefs about opinions. He was alfo a great ob" ferver and promoter... | |
| 1784 - 862 pages
...univcrfity of Oxford from the fournefs of Owen and Goodwin. At Cambridge he jomed with thofe, who it if lied to propagate better thoughts, to take men off from being in parties, or from narrow notions, from fuperftitious conceits, and a fiercenefj about opinions. He was alfo a great ohferver and promoter... | |
| Ezekiel Hopkins (bp. of Derry.) - 1809 - 676 pages
...appeared, of another stamp, the Church had quite lost her esteem over the nation." They laboured chiefly " to take men off from being in parties, or from narrow notions, from superstitious conceits, and a fierceness about opinions." They maintained, besides, a good correspondence with those from whom... | |
| Missions - 1809 - 618 pages
...stamp, the church had quite lost her esteem over the nation." They laboured chiefly "to lake men oft" from being in parties, or from narrow notions, from superstitious conceits, and a fierceness about opinions." The? maintained besides, a good correspondence with those front, whom... | |
| John Aikin - Biography - 1815 - 506 pages
...use of that alliance but to do good offices, and to cover the university of Oxford from the fourness of Owen and Goodwin. At Cambridge, he joined with...from being in parties, or from narrow notions, from superstitiou* conceits and fierceness abeut opinions. He wai also a great observer and promoter of... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1817 - 556 pages
...preacher, for his best authors, Calvin, Junius, P. Martyr, Musculus, Paraeus, Piscator, Rivet, Zanchim, &c. as " most eminent for their orthodox sound judgement."...promoter of experimental philosophy, which was then a new tiling, and much looked after. He was naturally amhitious, but was the wisest clergyman I ever knew.... | |
| William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 356 pages
...as great a mind, as true a judgment, as eminent virtues and of as good a soul, as any he ever knew ; that though he married Cromwell's sister, yet he made...from being in parties, or from narrow notions, from super3titir-<s conceits, and fierceness about opiniciit He was also a great observer and promoter of... | |
| Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1823 - 642 pages
...sister ; but made no other use of that alliance, but to do good offices, and to cover the university from the sourness of Owen and Goodwin. At Cambridge...from narrow notions, from superstitious conceits, and a fierceness about opinions. He was also a great observer and a promoter of experimental philosophy,... | |
| Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1824 - 330 pages
...sister : but made flo other use of that alliance, but to do good offices, and to cover the University from the sourness of Owen and Goodwin. At Cambridge,...from narrow notions, from superstitious conceits, and a fierceness about opinions. He was also a great observer, and a promoter of experimental philosophy,... | |
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