 Would I describe a preacher, such as Paul, Were he on Earth, would hear, approve, and own, Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine uncorrupt; in...  Littell's Living Age - Page 471868Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 pages
...cause of all. Coy/per. I -\ BLANK VERSE. /° 345 6.— The Good Preacher and the Clerical Coxcomb. . WOULD I describe a preacher, such as Paul, "Were he...own, Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine... | |
 | William Cowper - 1819 - 306 pages
...Preserve the church ! and lay not careless hands On 'culls, that cannot teach, and will not learn. Would I describe a preacher, such as Paul, Were he...own, Paul should himself direct me. I would trace 1 1 is master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine... | |
 | William Cowper - 1821 - 556 pages
...lay not careless hands On sculls, that cannot teach, and will not learn. Would I describe a teacher, such as Paul, Were he on earth, would hear, approve,...own, Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 314 pages
...hands On sculls, that cannot teach, and will not learn. Would I describe a preacher, such as Haul, Were he on Earth, would hear, approve, and own, Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt;... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 310 pages
...heads, Preserve the church ! and lay not careless hands On skulls that cannot teach, and will not learn. Would I describe a preacher, such as Paul, Were he...own, Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 562 pages
...Preserve the church ! and lay not careless hands On skulls, that cannot teach, and will not learn. Would I describe a preacher, such as Paul, Were he...own, Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine... | |
 | John Bunyan - 1823 - 546 pages
...Preserve the church ! and lay not careless hands On sculls that cannot teach, and will not learn. " Would I describe a preacher, such as Paul, Were he...own, Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt;... | |
 | 1822 - 500 pages
...church ! and lay not careless hands On skulls that cannot teach and will not learn. Would Itdeacribc a preacher, such as Paul, Were he on earth, would...approve, and own, Paul should himself direct me," &c. " A keen satire, no doubt," said Mr. Erskine, " upon the generality of preachers in his day; but... | |
 | 1823 - 600 pages
...character in this particular, would not their delineation accord with the model pencilled by the poet '! " Would I describe a preacher, such as Paul, Were he on earth, would best approve and own, , I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine uncorrupt, in language... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 470 pages
...Preserve the church ! and lay not careless hands On sculls, that cannot teach, and will not learn. " Would I describe a preacher, such as Paul, Were he...own, Paul should himself direct me. I would trace His master-strokes, and draw from his design. I would express him simple, grave, sincere ; In doctrine... | |
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