 | George Wilkins - 1825 - 504 Seiten
...of Virtue's cause. There stands the messenger ,of truth; there stands The legate of the skies!—His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated laws speak out Its thunders; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the Gospel whispers peace.... | |
 | Reuben Percy - 1826 - 386 Seiten
...surmount opposition, from which a person of a more gentle spirit would have been apt to shrink back." " There stands The legate of the skies ! His theme divine,...as sweet As angels use, the gospel whispers peace." COWPER. When this illustrious preacher was asked where a man like him, whose life was dedicated to... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 242 Seiten
...The most important and effectual guard, 335 Support, and ornament, of Virtue's cause. There stands the messenger of truth ; there stands The legate of...credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out 340 Its thunders : and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the Gospel whispers peace. He 'stablishes... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 242 Seiten
...The most important and effectual guard, 335 Support, and ornament, of Virtue's cause. There stands the messenger of truth ; there stands The legate of...credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out 340 Its thunders : and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the Gospel whispers peace. He 'stablishes... | |
 | 1826 - 376 Seiten
...gentle spirit would have been apt to shrink back." MASSILLON. «' There stands The legate of the skies I his theme divine. His office sacred, his credentials...speaks out Its thunders; and by him, in strains as street As angels use, the gospel whispers peace." COWPBR. When this illustrious preacher was asked... | |
 | 1859 - 632 Seiten
...,ime when HERVEY occupied it, when it could be said, — ' There stands the messenger of твитн, there stands The legate of the skies ; his theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear," when truth, the whole truth, and nothing iut the truth was preached. But now " how has the fine gold... | |
 | 1827 - 750 Seiten
...— ' and Light was.' Will any man call upon me to prove that this is inspiration ? ' There stands the messenger of truth ! there stands The legate of...— His office sacred — his credentials clear.' And before the shining of his unveiled face, the twinkling stais of human science and philosophy —... | |
 | Timothy Dwight - 1828 - 560 Seiten
...stand, The most important and effectual guard, Support, and ornament, of virtue's cause. There stands the messenger of truth. There stands The legate of...stablishes the strong, restores the weak, Reclaims the wand'rer, binds the broken heart; And, arm'd himself in panoply complete Of heavenly temper, furnishes... | |
 | William Cowper - 1828 - 468 Seiten
...stand, The most important and effectual guard, Support and ornament of Virtue's cause. There stands the messenger of truth : there stands The legate of...and by him, in strains as sweet As angels .use, the Grospel whispers peace. He 'stablishes the strong, restores the weak, Reclaims the wand'rer, binds... | |
 | 1828 - 580 Seiten
...unbecoming. Let a man be heard preaching the sublime truths of Christianity. Behold him standing there " The legate of the skies ; his theme divine, His office...out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet, The Gospel whispers peace." Behold a man like this, and do we not continually say, O ! that I were... | |
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There stands the messenger of truth : there stands The legate of the skies ! — His theme divine, His office sacred, his credentials clear. By him the violated law speaks out Its thunders ; and by him, in strains as sweet As angels use, the Gospel whispers... 
