This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1847 edition. Excerpt: ...of this wretched world, will call reason to your relief, with thankfulness that God the Creator of us all hath called this His virtuous and zealous creature to the participation of His heavenly inheritance. We should lack of duty towards our Redeemer in resisting His will, and show a kind of envy in lamenting his most glorious exchange out of a frail and sinful life to an everlasting mansion and Heaven of joys. My good Lord, cast off this Woe; let it not touch your heart, in which the wisdom of this world and state hath found her seat for many years, to God's glory, the Realm's safety, and your mortal renown. Her Majesty sendeth your good noble friend, Mr. Minors, to you, who will more largely impart her pleasure unto you; and so, with my humble prayers to God for your long life and comfortable being, I most humbly take my leave. In haste, this 8th day of November l582. Your good Lordship's most bound poor friend, Cun. I-IATTON.b LORD BURGHLEY TO SIR CHRISTOPHER HATTON Goon MR.VICE-CHAMBERLAIN, I have great cause to thank you for your letter, full of good counsel and godly advice, " Additional MSS. 15891. " Autograph in the Lansdowne MS. 36, art. 7. which God give me grace to follow, knowing it necessary for me to obey His will in all things; but yet a hard lesson for flesh to learn, and herein my case differeth from all others. For though I know I ought to thank you, yet, contrarywise to all other causes that require thanks, which are given with joy from the heart, in this I cannot but sprinkle my thanks with tears and sobbings; and yet from my heart. I will not defend my passions, but beseech God to be my comfort, as in some part I feel thereof, by the comfortable messages sent to me and mine by His...
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- Paperback | 190 pages
- 189 x 246 x 10mm | 349g
- 13 Sep 2013
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- United States
- English
- black & white illustrations
- 1230015663
- 9781230015668
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