Evangelical biography : or, an historical account of the lives & deaths of the most eminent and evangelical authors or preachers, both British and foreign, in the several denominations of Protestants, from the beginning of the Reformation to the present time ... . ong them of considerable size,viz. 1. Magnalia Christi Americana. 2. The ChristianPhilosopher. 3. Ratio Discipline Fratrum Directions for a Candidate to the Ministry. 5. TheLife of his Father. 6. Psalterimn Americanum. And heleft behind him in MS. among other Books, 7. BibliaAmericana: or, Illustrations of the Sacred
Evangelical biography : or, an historical account of the lives & deaths of the most eminent and evangelical authors or preachers, both British and foreign, in the several denominations of Protestants, from the beginning of the Reformation to the present time ... . ong them of considerable size,viz. 1. Magnalia Christi Americana. 2. The ChristianPhilosopher. 3. Ratio Discipline Fratrum Directions for a Candidate to the Ministry. 5. TheLife of his Father. 6. Psalterimn Americanum. And heleft behind him in MS. among other Books, 7. BibliaAmericana: or, Illustrations of the Sacred Scriptures :This work was proposed to be printed in three folio vo-lumes ; but, I believe, it has never appeared. SAMUEL HARVEY. Mk. SAMUEL HARVEY was born at Birminghamin Warwickshire. From the informations of them whoknew him in his earliest youth, there were manifest indi-cations of a very serious spirit almost as soon as he couldspeak. He told a worthy minister, his dear and intimatefriend, the Reverend Mr. Broadhurst, of Birmingham,* That as long as he could remember any thing, he re-membered his being concerned for the salvation of hissoul, and that he always preferred his books and his closetto the diversions of the childish age. He was educated for. Fnm a, ,>ri,^in, in i/i, f^pi/iion .?//Ifffrnrr H A H V E Y. 241 for tlie ministry, and made a great improvement in all theusual parts ot learnin<;, and was critically skilled in theGreek tongue. But he especially aj)plied himself to thestudy of divinity, as more agreeable to the temper of hismind, and the design of his life. His incHiiations to theministry were too strong to be diverted by any worldlyviews, but grew up with him from his infancy. Whenhis father feared lest his stature should render him des-picable, and be an obstruction to his acceptance in theworld, he declared to a triend, as his deliberate sense,* That he was willing to undergo any pains, or any re-proach for the term of life, if he might
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