Memoirs of Literature: Containing a Large Account of Many Valuable Books, Letters and Dissertations Upon Several Subjects, Miscellaneous Observations, Etc, Volume 7

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Michel de La Roche
R. Knaplock, 1722

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Page 365 - As for my religion, I die in the Holy Catholic and Apostolic faith, professed by the whole Church before the disunion of East and West; more particularly I die in the communion of the Church of England, as it stands distinguished from all Papal and Puritan innovations, and as it adheres to the doctrine of the Cross.
Page 362 - ... was. He had a very happy way of mixing his spiritual with his corporal alms. When any poor person begged of him, he would examine whether he could say the Lord's Prayer, or the Creed...
Page 365 - ... as what, he often said, might be as soon wanted as any other of his habiliments ; and which was by himself put on, as soon as he came to Long-Leate, giving notice of it the day before his death, by way of prevention, that his body might not be stripped.
Page 364 - I shall only add some few matters of fact of my own knowledge concerning his last sickness, and leave the reader to refresh himself with the following specimen. Making bloody water, which was thought to be occasioned by an ulcer in his kidneys, he went to Bristol in the beginning of the year 1710, for the benefit of the hot-well; where he spent the summer, and till November following. At which time, he removed to Leweston near Sherborne in Dorsetshire, a seat belonging to the Honourable Mrs.
Page 363 - ... when he was at home on Sundays, he would have twelve poor men or women, to dine with him in his hall : always endeavouring, whilst he fed their bodies, to comfort their spirits, by some cheerful discourse, generally mixt with some useful instruction. And when they had dined, the remainder was divided among them, to carry home to their families.
Page 264 - ... Heaven, and begged the Prelates to let him juftify himfelf in his own manner; " after which," faid he, " you may then do with me as you pleafe." But the Prelates perfifting in their refufal, he fell upon his knees, and lifting up his hands and eyes to Heaven, recommended his caufe to the Sovereign Judge of the world, in a prayer which he pronounced with a loud voice. This intrepid Reformer was executed, in lation of the fafe-condudt which the Emperor Sigifmund * had given him.
Page 36 - Berosus give us the names of the twelve great gods who presided over the twelve months of the year and the twelve signs of the zodiac.
Page 396 - Wherein also some account is given of his writings, both printed and in manuscript ; and some things are added towards the clearing the ancient government of the Church of Scotland from the mistakes of a late author.
Page 363 - By his instruction and example, he awed men into a sense of religion and duty. He often deplored the condition of the poor at Wells, who were very numerous. And as he was charitably disposed, so he was very earnest in contriving proper expedients of relief; and thought no design could better answer all the ends of charity, than the setting up a work-house in that place. But judging it not practicable without the advice, or at least the assistance...
Page 229 - There is no place of dignity, nor any human election, nor any outward sign, that makes one a member of the holy Catholic church.' Answer. This proposition is thus expressed in the book. 'These sophistries will be detected by considering what it is to be in the church, and what it is to be a member or part of the church ; and this membership is produced by predestination, which secures grace in the present and glory in the future world ; and not by any place of dignity, any human election or outward...

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