The Life and a Selection from the Letters of the Late Rev. Henry Venn: The Memoir of His Life Drawn Up by the Late John Venn

Henry Venn

John Hatchard and Son, 1836 - 594 pages

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Anecdotes of his boyish years	6

Entrance into Holy Orders	12

Remarkable instance of disinterestedness	18

Curacy of Clapham	24

Adoption of Calvinistic views	31

Death of Mrs Venn	38

Second marriage	52

Declining health	58

TO MR JOHN VENN Approaching examination	274

TO MISS VENN Rank and riches no source of happiness	281

TO MISS CATHERINE VENN A meek spiritMrs Barham	287

TO MISS CATHERINE VENN The example of Jesus	295

TO MR HENRY JOWETT An aged Christian	299

TO LADY M FITZGERALD Account of a lady who swal	307

TO MR HOUGHTON Affection of his Yorkshire friends	315

TO MR JOHN VENN Scholars too often selfish	322

To the REV J STILLINGFLEET Afflictions necessary for	61

LETTERS WRITTEN FROM HIS FIRST	67

TO MRS KNIPE Zeal for moral duties in danger of sup	82

To MRS KNIPE Death of Mr Jones of St Saviours	92

TO MISS HUDSON Reasons why God afflicts His people	98

TO MISS HUDSON Paraphrase of two verses of Psalm xci	102

TO MR T ATKINSON Right way of reading the Bible	108

TO MISS WHELER Journey with Sir C HothamIncau	119

Evil tendency of Humes Essays	129

TO MRS MEDHURST Recollections of his wifeRuth Clarke	142

LETTER to J KERSHAW Esq Boldness in reproving sin	154

Engagement to preach in Lady Huntingdons Chapel at Bath	155

LETTERS WRITTEN FROM HIS ACCEPTANCE	164

TO MRS SMITH On freedom in PrayerBp Hildesley	177

To MRS RILAND Improved health	184

To MRS RILAND First visit to CambridgeFamily prayers	193

To W WHITACRE Esq Domestic mercies	206

Journey to Highworth in WiltshireStudents at Oxford	223

LETTERS WRITTEN TO HIS CHILDREN	236

Mr Fletchers eminent holiness	240

TO MR HENRY JOWETT On the right way of reading	249

Anecdote of Dr Dodd	255

TO MR JOHN VENN Joseph Hirsts visit	261

TO MR JOHN VENN Mr Robinson appointed to St Marys	267

TO MISS RILAND with a present of booksExcellence	333

To the REV J STILLINGFLEET But few are savedPreach	355

MR JOHN VENN presented to the living of Little Dunham	357

To the REV J VENN Advice upon his going to Little	364

To the REV J VENN Ministers not to be discouraged	373

To the REV J VENN On assuranceA condemned male	381

TO MISS JANE VENN Religion gives a double enjoyment	391

TO MISS VENN A young Christian in sickness and health	398

To MRS RILAND Recollections of ChristmasThe cxixth	410

TO MR ED VENN No one ever repented of serving God	423

Mr Venns preaching in LondonMr Wilberforce	429

LETTER from LADY M FITZGERALD Humble views	441

TO MRS RILAND Preaching in his kitchen	451

LETTERS WRITTEN FROM THE YEAR 1788	459

TO MR ELLIOTT Mr Simeon	480

TO MRS JOHN VENN Wishes for her prosperous journey	486

To the REV JOHN VENN Adams WorksMr Simeon	495

TO MR T ATKINSON Christians should abound in charity	501

To the REV J STILLINGFLEET Death of Mrs Venn	507

1793	513

EXTRACT Success of Mr Evans at Yelling	520

To the REV J VENN Afflictions wean us from the world	527

LETTERS ON PARTICULAR SUBJECTS TOO LONG	535

The MISTAKES into which Young Ministers are apt to fall	588

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adorable affection affectionate father afflicted amongst believe beloved blessed child children of God Christ Jesus Christian Church comfort daughter dear friend DEAR JANE death delight desire Divine duty earnest eternal evil excellent eyes faith favour fear feel give glory God's Gospel grace gracious happy HAREWOOD HOUSE hear heard heart heaven Henry Venn holy honour hope HOWELL HARRIS Huddersfield John Barnard JOHN HOUGHTON JOHN VENN Joseph Milner Kippax knowledge labours Lady letter Little Dunham live London Lord Jesus mercy mind minister ministry never pain parish pastor peace pleasing pleasure poor pray prayer preached racter received rejoice religion remember Riland salvation Saviour Scripture sermon servant sinful sinners soul speak spirit STILLINGFLEET Sunday sure tender thanks thee things THOMAS ATKINSON Thou thought tion trust unto Venn's week whilst wife wish word write Yelling young

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Page 461 - And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty...

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Page 546 - If ye were of the world, the world would love its own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

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Page 498 - For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God.3 This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

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Page 90 - As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

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Page 215 - Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you : for him hath God the Fathersealed.

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Page 239 - O for this love let rocks and hills Their lasting silence break, And all harmonious human tongues The Saviour's praises speak.

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Page 447 - O that men would therefore praise the Lord for His goodness : and declare the wonders that He doeth for the children of men...

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Informations bibliographiques

Titre	The Life and a Selection from the Letters of the Late Rev. Henry Venn: The Memoir of His Life Drawn Up by the Late John Venn
Rédacteur	Henry Venn
Illustré par	John Venn
Édition	4
Éditeur	John Hatchard and Son, 1836
Original provenant de	l'Université du Michigan
Numérisé	25 oct. 2006
Longueur	594 pages

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