I know not why but too late for Church. Read 1 hour in the summerhouse, Dr Clark on the Evengelists.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile Print: Book
Came home before 7. Dr Clark 1 hour. Bed past 10.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile Print: Book
Did not go to Church. Read Clark's Attributes morn.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile Print: Book
Lay till past 9. Read Dr Clark little. Went to King Street chapel...
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile Print: Book
Mrs Prade set me down past 9. Read Dr Clark 1/2 hour after supper. Bed 11.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile Print: Book
Afternoon went to the chaple. Home. Coffee. Read Clarke's 'Parraphras on the Evangellists'.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile Print: Book
Afternoon read Clarke's Attributes 2 hours.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile Print: Book
Would not go to Church. Read Dr Clark's 'paraphras'.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile Print: Book
Some of Dr Clark's paraphras.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile Print: Book
I sat with Aunt till 7. Read Dr Clark's 'Paraphras' 1 1/2 hours.Bed near 11.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile Print: Book
Did not go to Church morn. nor afternoon. Read Dr Clark paraphras.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile Print: Book
None went to Church. Read Clark's 'Attributes' and writt.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Gertrude Savile Print: Book
'Very much struck at the unpreachable style of Clarke on the attributes, his logical and metaphysical views, his answers to Lucretius, Hobbesand spinoza. what a difference times and place create, were I to treat my congregation with the productions of this great writer, in three Sundays I should scarce expect half a dozen hearers, not six swine to devour his pearls'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Benjamin Newton Print: Book
'[Attended] the Agricultural Committee in Ripon. Read Clarke, the first volume, and Burder's Illustration of Scripture, one volume'.
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Benjamin Newton Print: Book
'Read Clarke and Madame La Roche Jaqueline'.
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Benjamin Newton Print: Book
'Read Vth and VIth vol. of Clarke, admired his account of pyramids, catacombs and hatching of chickens [...]His supposition [...] that the Soros in the Chamber of the Great Pyramid might contain the body of Joseph delighted me much.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Benjamin Newton Print: Book
'Sir John Pringle had expressed a wish that I would ask Dr. Johnson's opinion what were the best English sermons for style. I took an opportunity to-day of mentioning several to him. "Atterbury?" Johnson. "Yes, Sir, one of the best". Boswell. "Tillotson?". Johnson. "Why, not now. I should not advise a preacher at this day to imitate Tillotson's style: though I don't know; I should be cautious of objecting to what has been applauded by so many suffrages. — South is one of the best, if you except his peculiarities, and his violence, and sometimes
coarseness of language. — Seed has a very fine style; but he is not very theological. — Jortin's sermons are very elegant. — Sherlock's style too is very elegant, though he has not made it his principal study. — And you may add Smallridge. All the latter preachers have a good style. Indeed, nobody now talks much of style: everybody composes pretty well. There are no such inharmonious periods as there were a hundred years ago. I should recommend Dr. Clarke's sermons, were he orthodox. However, it is very well known where he is not orthodox, which was upon the doctrine of the Trinity, as to which he is a condemned heretic: so one is aware of it." Boswell. "I like Ogden's "Sermons
on Prayer" very much, both for neatness of style and subtilty of reasoning. "Johnson. "I should like to read all that Ogden has written." Boswell. "What I wish to know is, what sermons afford the best specimen of English pulpit eloquence." Johnson. "We have no sermons addressed to the passions, that are good for anything; if you mean that kind of eloquence".'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Johnson Print: Unknown
'May 11. I read the lives of some moderne divines, and I was ashamed to find how short I came of such examples for zeale, and diligence. In Mr Stockton's life, whom I knew, I found that being soberly brought up he found not that change, which others, who were wicked, found at their conversion . . . '
Century: 1600-1699 Reader/Listener/Group: Isaac Archer Print: Book
'He pressed me to study Dr. Clarke and to read his Sermons. I asked him why he pressed Dr. Clarke, an Arian. "Because, (said he) he is fullest on the propitiatory sacrifice."'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Johnson Print: Book
