Quotation, Pedantry, and Moral Appeals in Criticism
The author defends quoting classics and adapting proverbs in essays, arguing critics err when they nitpick phraseology. He claims Civis misuses quotations to attack virtue and urges self correction and restraint, asserting the aim is virtue promotion over wit. He invites fair judgment by thoughtful readers.
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Christ
Addison, Steele, Johnson, &c
Civis
Finne
Bishop of Durham Addresses on Poverty and Scarcity
The Lord Bishop of Durham urges rapid charitable, prudent measures to ease winter distress from crop failures. He warns against overreliance on abroad food or charity plans that might worsen scarcity, and promotes economy in wheat use, surrogate flours, and local committees to organize relief for the poor.
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Durham
Enngland
County-Palatine of
Binning
Spitalfields
Clerkenwell
Haying
Bible Proven by Divine Inspiration Says Rylamdy Sr
In a Miscellaneous note, Rylamdy senior argues the Bible could not be the invention of good or bad men or angels, but must be divinely inspired. He presents four pillars: miracles, prophecies, doctrinal goodness, and the moral character of the penmen, asserting Christianity rests on divine power, understanding, goodness, and holiness.
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Hell
Rylamdy Senior
Sufferings of the Mediator and divine mercy
The text emphasizes Christ’s sufferings as the means shown by God to reveal mercy, not the primary reason for divine goodwill. It notes that Christ’s atonement, described as precious and merciful, enables God to forgive and offer pardon, highlighting that through man came death and through Christ comes resurrection, with God’s pure love as the original spring of redemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Scriptural Gentility and True Gentlemanly Virtues
A religious dialogue argues that real gentility comes from humility mercy and virtue. It cites Colossians and Philippians urging believers to abound in knowledge and discernment and to think on what is honest just pure and lovely.
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C. Colof
Four Candles to Guide Sermons by Dr Giffard
A concise instruction urging preachers to use four candles to craft sermons. The guidance emphasizes Scripture unbluffed, wisdom from devout minds, personal experience, and the audience’s condition to draw poor sinners to Jesus Christ.
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Jesus Christ
Giffard
Fragmentary musings on agriculture and war
The fragment contemplates humanity's melancholy reflections comparing agricultural records to volumes on war. It suggests a complete history of agriculture could illuminate mankind while noting that countless volumes exist about war and its destruction.
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Bishop of
County Palatine of
Warwick