They are allowed to preach against slavery.

For they are so puffed up with pride, that they think the whole world should make peace with them; but if I might be suffered, I would preach war against them to the utmost of my power.

Somewhat emboldened by this, I said, "The duty and office of our religion is to preach the gospel unto all.

I answered, "I know not what may be the purpose of my sovereign; but I have licence to go wherever I will, where it is needful to preach the word of God, and it seems to me necessary in these parts; wherefore, whether my lords send ambassadors or not, if it is your pleasure, I will return."

They had but one sickly boy who could speak Turkish and a little French, and they had the Popes letters of request to Sartach, Baatu, and Mangu-khan, that they might be suffered to continue in the country to preach the word of God.

For in getting up to preach in a sort of pill-box on a long stalk, I found the said stalk surging and nodding so under my weight, that I had to assume an attitude of most dignified repose, and to beware of 'beating the drum ecclesiastic,' or 'clanging the Bible to shreds,' for fear of toppling into the pews of the very smart, and really very attentive, brown ladies below.

Nothing angers her so much as that women cannot preach, and in this point only thinks the Brownist erroneous; but what she cannot at the church she does at the table, where she prattles more than any against sense and Antichrist, 'till a capon's wing silence her.

wilt thou stand All day, with bonnet in thy hand, To hear the lady preach?

On learning this, he desired my "cyhoeddiad" (publicationanother Welsh phrase) to preach there some night during the coming week; and he wished it to be announced there and then, to which I would not consent.

I told them I had never been a Welsh preacher, that it was nearly five-and-twenty years since I had left the Principality, and that, moreover, I could not preach at all to men who put down their heads in the sluggish and sleepy manner in which most of their men had done that night.

but they won't do so when you, a stranger, preach," was the reply.

His text was, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature.

His congregation naturally rose to the occasion: They insulted his wife; they abused his children; they stoned his dog; they stole his chickens; they did everything under the heaven to break down the meekness of that man; but he went on through the week and came into church the next Sunday and began to preach.

But nex' day was his turn to preach down at Sandy Crik, an' he couldn't come that night, but he promised to come right after services nex'

If he should be silenced, or imprisoned long, or his life should be cut off, he would then be able to preach no more at all in any way.

This much annoyed my father; and the warmth with which he began to preach against dissent only irritated himself and others, without bringing back disciples to the fold.

I preach for ever; but I preach in vain!"

I preach for ever; but I preach in vain!"

Moreover, only so far as it was necessary to prepare men to preach and exhort was there an urgent need for literary education among these plain and unassuming missionaries.

In South Carolina a formal remonstrance signed by over 300 planters and citizens was presented to a Methodist preacher chosen by a conference of that State as a "cautious and discreet person" especially qualified to preach to slaves, and pledged to confine himself to verbal instruction.

He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys; He hears the parson pray and preach, He hears his daughter's voice Singing in the village choir, And it makes his heart rejoice.

After jeering him for some time, he gave him one of the Bibles and told him to name his text and preach him a sermon.

He compelled the old preacher to swallow the brandy; and then told him to preach and exhort, for the spirit was in him.

He foresaw his danger, but he could not do else than rise from his bed and begin to prepare his sermon, for he had to preach, and he could only preach on chastity and the displeasure sins against chastity cause to God.

He foresaw his danger, but he could not do else than rise from his bed and begin to prepare his sermon, for he had to preach, and he could only preach on chastity and the displeasure sins against chastity cause to God.