 | Historical, genealogical and classical dictionary - 1743 - 280 psl.
...priaing interpofitions of it in his favour. Eiihop Bumet, in his hiftory tells us, ' That * he w;sa man of great piety ; and, * if he had not meddled in too many * things, wculd have been efteemed ' one cf the le. rued men of the age. * He hJd a very moving vnd pathetic... | |
 | 1798 - 992 psl.
...mended; his controversial seldom confuted;" and the candid and liberal Burnet remarks of him, he " was a man of great piety ; and if he had not meddled in too many things, would have been esteemed one of the most learned men of the age. He wrote near 2OO books, of these three are large... | |
 | 1799 - 510 psl.
...great tálente, whom a perverted education, vitioueafTociatee, and ungovernable paillons, had made he ' was a man of great piety; and if he had not meddled...too many things, would have been efteemed one of the moft learned men of the age. He wrote near 200 books, of thefe three are large folios. He had a very... | |
 | Izaak Walton - 1807 - 514 psl.
...reformer», was " ten •' times apter tor pulling down than for building up." " Baxter," fay? Biuiop Burn;t, "was a man of great piety, and if he had not meddled in too " many things, would have been tfttemed one of the learned men of the age. " He writ near two hundred books. Of thefe three are large... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 558 psl.
...Charles the Second's time looking for a new liturgy, , continues, " But all this was overthrown by Baxter, who was a man of great piety, and if he had not meddled in too many things, would have been esteemed one of the learned men of the age. He writ near two hundred books." — Swift. " Very sad... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 618 psl.
...in Charles the Second's time looking for a new liturgy, continues, " But all this was overthrown by Baxter, who was a man of great piety, and if he had not meddled in too many things, would have been esteemed one of the learned men of the age. He writ near two hundred books." — Swij't. " Very sad... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 614 psl.
...in Charles the Second's time looking for a new liturgy, continues, " But all this was overthrown by Baxter, who was a man of great piety, and if he had not meddled in too many things, would have been esteemed one of the learned men of the age. He writ near two hundred books" — Swift. " Very sad ones... | |
 | Thomas Bayly Howell - 1816 - 822 psl.
...important things, reckoning that, if they were gained, and an union followed upon that, it would be easier to gain other things afterwards. But all this was...Mr. Baxter, who was a man of great piety ; and, if be bad not meddled iu too many thing», would have been esteemed one of the learned men of the age... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1823 - 644 psl.
...important things, reckoning that if they were gained, and a union followed upon that, it would be easier to gain other things afterwards. But all this was...had not meddled in too many things, would have been esteemed one of the learned men of the age: he writ near two hundred books u : of these, three are... | |
 | Shropshire gazetteer - 1824 - 1028 psl.
...primitive times, he had been one of the Fathers of the Church.' Bishop Burnet says, that Mr. Baxter was ' a man of great piety, and, if he had not meddled in too many things, would have been esteemed one of the learned men of the age. — He had a very moving and pathetick way of writing,... | |
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Baxter, who was a man of great piety; and, if he had not meddled in too many things, would have been esteemed one of the learned men of the age: he writ near two hundred books... 
