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The Life And Ministry Of Martin Rinkart
After passing through the Latin school at Eilenburg, he became, in Nov., 1601, a foundation scholar and chorister of the St. Thomas's School at Leipzig. This scholarship also allowed him to proceed to the University of Leipzig, where he matriculated for the summer session of 1602, as a student of Theology; and after the completion of his course he remained for some time in Leipzig (he did not take his M.A. till 1616). In March 1610 he offered himself as a candidate for the post of diaconus at Eilenburg, and was presented by the Town Council, but the Superintendent refused to
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The Life And Ministry Of Joachim Neander
Joachim Neander was born at Bremen, in 1650, as the eldest child of the marriage of Johann Joachim Neander and Catharina Knipping, which took place on Sept. 18, 1649, the father being then master of the Third Form in the Paedagogium at Bremen. The family name was originally Neumann (Newman) or Niemann, but the grandfather of the poet had assumed the Greek form of the name, i.e. Neander. After passing through the Paedagogium he entered himself as a student at the Gymnasium illustre (Academic Gymnasium) of Bremen in Oct. 1666.
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The Life And Testimony Of Francis Covell
Personally, we never knew, never heard, never saw Mr. Francis Covell in the whole course of our life, but from his published sermons; from the testimony of many friends; from the secret witness of the Spirit within, we esteemed and honoured his name, and had confidence in his work, because we fully believed he was a minister called, qualified, and successfully employed by that Almighty and Eternal LORD GOD, whose saving and anointing power alone can make a man's testimony the power of HIMSELF unto the salvation of others.
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The Life And Testimony Of Ann Carter
My dear mother was not a scribe, therefore I shall write what I have had from her own lips at intervals. I do not know the exact time she was sailed by grace, but she was awakened to her sinnership under a Primitive Methodist minister. She was very reserved, but a lover of peace. She went to live at Holwell, four miles from Alvescot. While there she opened upon the 1003rd hymn (Gadsby's Selection), which contained the very breathings of
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The Life And Ministry Of William Freeman
He had been preaching for five consecutive days before he was taken ill, though he always had bronchitic symptoms. He was engaged to supply at Galeed, Brighton, Oct. 1st and 8th, and on the morning of Oct. 1st preached what is called a funeral sermon, from Rev. 14:13, for our friend, Mr. Joseph Banfield. In the evening he preached from Jn. 6:56, 57, and administered the Lord's supper. Many of the friends felt it good to be there.
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The Life And Ministry Of Samuel Jones
As my father, Mr. Samuel Jones, late of Peckham Grove, Camberwell (a notice of whose death appeared in last month's obituary of the EARTHEN VESSEL), was all his life identified with the Strict Baptist body, a short sketch, drawn up mainly from his own manuscript, may not be uninteresting. He was born at 23, Budge-row, London, June 21, 1817, of respectable, God-fearing parents. At first his life was despaired of; and he says, writing in 1872: "I was a sickly child for some time, and in the nurse's arms till I was three years of age;