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The Life And Ministry Of Polycarp
The life of Polycarp, a disciple of St. John, and bishop of Smyrna, a martyr and faithful minister of Jesus Christ. His character was excellent to a very high degree. The Christians of his time speak of him with the greatest respect, declaring that he was adorned with eminent piety, a teacher truly apostolical; and even spoken of by the Gentiles themselves as an eminent teacher and a famous martyr. After having been 86 years a shining ornament of Christianity, he was crowned with martyrdom, by being burnt at Smyrna, aged 100 years. Polycarp was born towards the latter end of Nero’s reign, that is, about seventy years after the incarnation of our blessed Lord; The place of his birth is not certainly known; some…
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70. Polycarp
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Selina, Countess Of Huntingdon And Her Connexion
Lovers of eighteenth century church history will have often come across the name of Lady Huntingdon and the ministry which she founded. Often, however, her name is merely dropped here and there in passing and when more space is afforded her, it is invariably in conjunction with well-known preachers such as Wesley, Doddridge, Whitefield, Toplady, Romaine and Venn. This fact has tended to place her in a subsidiary position in modern research into eighteenth century evangelism and church-growth. This is a pity as the very fact that Lady Huntingdon’s name is associated with nearly every important move of the Spirit in the eighteenth century shows what a great influence she had under God during these times. She thus deserves to be studied as a person…
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The Life And Testimony Of Hannah Jackson
She was one well taught in the things of the kingdom of God. The Lord allotted her great afflictions and great consolations from the time that he called her by grace until he called her out of this time state to join the triumphant, blood-washed throng in glory. The following is copied from some papers found after her death: When I was about eight years of age, I remember having serious thoughts about eternity. I felt I had a soul that must live for ever either in heaven or hell. Young as I was, I used to envy everything that had no soul. I thought if I could leave off telling lies and say my prayers and read the Bible, and do all that is…
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The Life And Ministry Of John Warburton
Within the pages of the Gospel Magazine have already appeared the names of men of loftiest human intellect and attainments, as well as of a high standard in their vindication of the doctrines of the full and free distinguishing and unmerited grace of our Triune Jehovah. But the subject of our present sketch is quite another order of being; instead of his being enabled to trace the origin of his present position of usefulness, more particularly among the tried and dejected of the Lord’s family, to a respectable birth and a good education, we see Him who has said, “He giveh not account of any of his matters,” going forth in his divine sovereignty, and calling into his vineyard and his service, a poor illiterate…
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The Life And Death Of David Denham
David Denham was a son of the above Thomas Denham, and was born April 12th, 1791. At the early age of eight years he was obliged to go out into the world as an errand boy, &c., and suffered great privations. He was afterwards placed apprentice to a glass cutter. When he was about eighteen years of age, he became a teacher in the Sunday School, belonging to the Rev. Rowland Hill’s Chapel, in Blackfriars Road. Subsequently, he was baptized, and commenced a preacher; first at Gainsford Street, Southwark, then at Horsell, in Surrey; from thence he removed to Reading, then to Bath: and after a while to Willow Street Chapel, Plymouth, where for a time he was exceedingly popular; insomuch that the preacher was…
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The Life And Ministry Of David Denham
With the present Number of the Gospel Magazine our readers are presented with a portrait of the Rev. David Denham, of Unicorn Yard Chapel, Tooley Street, for the use of which we are indebted to him, and take the present opportunity of acknowledging the favour; at the same time we respectfully solicit a similar privilege from such really Gospel ministers, either in or out of the Establishment, as may have their own copper-plates by them, or portraits from which our artists may copy. In allusion to the subject of our present portrait, it is perhaps needful to state, that in speaking of a living minister, at least some degree of delicacy is requisite, otherwise we should expose ourselves to the charge of flattery, which would…
