...new way of praising God, let me request them not to be offended, but to think seriously of the adage; Convince a man against his will, He's of the same opinion still" We complain of a prevailing want of the spirit of praise in our churches ; but it is to no purpose...

...errors of the former; but the blind and stubborn prejudices of the latter no reasoning car reach. " Convince a man against his will, He's of the same opinion still." It is no less melancholy than true, that, in general, we take infinitely less pains to improve our...

...parliament, is to endanger an insurrection among the natives !* With such men there is no reasoning. ' Convince a man against his will, He's of the same opinion still.' Nothing is too extravagant, too absurd for the opponents of Missions to urge in the way of objection...

...parliament, is to endanger an insurrection among the natives !* With such men there is no reasoning. ' Convince a man against his will, He's of the same opinion still.' iVothing is too extravagant, too absurd for the opponents of Missions to urge in the way of objection...

...fellow men ? Dues, then, God require, at the hands of mankind, impossibilities? What says the poet:— " Convince a man against his will, He's of the same opinion still." I am inclined to believe, that you will leave God to do with me as seemeth meet in his supremo wisdom;...

...country village in Vermont, living in a farmer's family, and yet—I am very happy.' January 23d.— " Convince a man against his will, He's of the same opinion still." ' There is truth in that couplet, my dear Edward,—more than is always contained in wise proverbs....

...reply, before I am cudgelled. Not that I hope to make any impression on Vindex, knowing well, that " Convince a man against his will, He's of the same opinion still ;" but because I know the truth is great, and will ultimately prevail ; that he is doubly armed whose...

...approve of his marrying a girl without known relations, the penniless orphan of a curate ; but — " Convince a man against his will, He's of the same opinion still," and Sir Henry had many arguments to oppose to mine, but at length I triumphed, I showed him it was...

...people it would be vain to argue: the question with them is not one of reason, but of passion—and, " Convince a man against his will, " He's of the same opinion still." We think it much more likely that the British Government, if it were to interfere at all in forcing...

...paper without making a suggestion to those who will not mte leases; for I know, with Hudibras, that, " Convince a man against his will, He's of the same opinion still ;" and, therefore, though I could make out a case ten times stronger than I have, it would be of no...