Author: Robert Leighton

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-01-07

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 9781334923418

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Excerpt from The Whole Works of the Most Reverend Father in God, Robert Leighton, D.D., Archbishop of Glasgow, Vol. 1 of 4 Leighton's nephew; and its genuineness being'ascer tained, no question can arise about its authenticity; The composition of it is confused and disorderly: for the worthy writer has put down the memorable actions and sayings of his revered uncle, as they occurred to his memory; interspersing many pious and affectionate remarks, which are creditable to his disposition indeed, but prejudicial to the distinct ness of his narration. It has been one principal busi nes of the present biographer, to extract the jewels from this heap; and to arrange them in the order. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Whole Works of the Most Reverend Father in God, Robert Leighton, D.D., Archbishop of Glasgow, Vol. 1 of 4 (Classic Reprint) written by Robert Leighton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-01-07 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Whole Works of the Most Reverend Father in God, Robert Leighton, D.D., Archbishop of Glasgow, Vol. 1 of 4 Leighton's nephew; and its genuineness being'ascer tained, no question can arise about its authenticity; The composition of it is confused and disorderly: for the worthy writer has put down the memorable actions and sayings of his revered uncle, as they occurred to his memory; interspersing many pious and affectionate remarks, which are creditable to his disposition indeed, but prejudicial to the distinct ness of his narration. It has been one principal busi nes of the present biographer, to extract the jewels from this heap; and to arrange them in the order. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.