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Miscellaneous Works of Robert Robinson, Late Pastor of the Baptist Church and Congregation of Protestant Dissenters, at Cambridge
Miscellaneous Works of Robert Robinson Late Pastor of the Baptist Church and Congregation of Protestant Dissenters at Cambridge Author:Robert Robinson Subtitle: To Which Are Prefixed Brief Memoirs of His Life and Writings General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1807 Original Publisher: Printed by B. Flower Subjects: Baptists Theology Religion / Sermons / Christian Religion / Christian Theology / General Religion / Christian Theology / History Religion... more » / Christian Theology / Systematic Religion / Christianity / Baptist Religion / Theology Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: E M O I R S OP THE LIFE OF THE Reo. JOHN CLAUDE, MINISTER OF THE FRENCH REFORMED CHURCH AT CHARENTON J Prefixed to the first Volume of a Translation of Claude's Essay On The Composition Of A Sermon, With Notes. [first Feinted, 1782.] MEMO I R S OF THE LIFE OF THE Rev. JOHN CLAUDE. J. HE great and good Mr. John Claude, author of the following Essay, is in general so well known, that it may seem needless to relate his history. I cannot, however, deny myself the pleasure of recounting a few of the memorable actions of this eminent servant of God. In them, I flatter myself, my readers will find an apology sufficient at least to excuse the following short sketch of the man and his conversation. Encomiums given him by divines are innumerable; but such men as he merit more than human applause hath to bestow. Calvin and Beza, both natives of France, had introduced the reformation into their country inthe sixteenth century; and the doctrines of calvinism, along with the discipline of presby terianism, were generally embraced by the French protes- tants. It is somewhat remarkable, that the reformed church in France was the most powerfully supported of any, and yet of all others the most barbarously persecuted; for, during five successive reigns, the pros...« less