 | William Buell Sprague - 1858 - 672 Seiten
...preacher, perhaps I might have continued, notwithstanding the occasion I had for the Sunday's leisure hi my course of study. But his discourses were chiefly either polemic arguments, or explanations of the peculiar doctrines of our sect, and were all to me very dry, uninteresting, and... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1859 - 710 Seiten
...II. p. 1, and p. 525. preacher, perhaps I might have continued, notwithstanding the occasion I had for the Sunday's leisure in my course of study ; but...good citizens. At length he took for his text that verse of the fourth chapter to the Philippians, "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, honest,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1859 - 680 Seiten
...perhaps 1 might have continued, notwithstanding the occasion I had for 'the Sunday's leisure in iny course of study : but his discourses were chiefly...sect, and were all to me Very dry, uninteresting, and uncdifying, since not a single mora] principle was inculcated or enforced ; their aim seeming to be... | |
 | James Parton - 1864 - 668 Seiten
...been in my opinion a good preacher, perhaps I might have continued, notwithstanding the occasion I had for the Sunday's leisure in my course of study : but...was inculcated or enforced ; their aim seeming to be to make us Presbyterians, rather than good citizens. At length, he took for his text that verse of... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin, Epes Sargent - 1866 - 270 Seiten
...been in my opinion a good preacher, perhaps I might have continued, notwithstanding the occasion I had for the Sunday's leisure in my course of study; but...good citizens. At length he took for his text that verse of the fourth chapter to the Philippians, " Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, honest,... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1868 - 434 Seiten
...been in my opinion a good preacher, perhaps I might have continued, notwithstanding the occasion I had for the Sunday's leisure in my course of study; but...since not a single moral principle was inculcated or enforc'd, their aim seeming to be rather to make us Presbyterians than good citizens. At length he... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1868 - 426 Seiten
...been in my opinion a good preacher, perhaps I might have continued, notwithstanding the occasion I had for the Sunday's leisure in my course of study ; but...all to me very dry, uninteresting, and unedifying, I since not a single moral principle was inculcated or enforc'd, their aim seeming to be rather to... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1869 - 426 Seiten
...been in my opinion a good preacher, perhaps I might have continued, notwithstanding the occasion I had for the Sunday's leisure in my course of study ; but...since not a single moral principle was inculcated or enforc'd, their aim seeming to be rather to make us Presbyterians than good citizens. At length he... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 812 Seiten
...been in my opinion a good preacher, perhaps I might have continued, notwithstanding the occasion I had for the Sunday's leisure in my course of study ; but...since not a single moral principle was inculcated or enforc'd, their aim seeming to be rather to make us Presbyterians than good citizens. At length he... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1875 - 602 Seiten
...been in my opinion a good preacher, perhaps I might have continued, notwithstanding the occasion I had for the Sunday's leisure in my course of study ; but...since not a single moral principle was inculcated or enforc'd, their aim seeming to be rather to make us Presbyterians than good citizens. At length he... | |
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I was now and then prevailed on to do so, once for five Sundays successively. Had he been in my opinion a good preacher, perhaps I might have continued, notwithstanding the occasion I had for the Sunday's leisure in my course of study; but his discourses... 
