Will Cotton
Will Cotton
Will Cottonis an American painter. His work primarily features landscapes composed of sweets, often inhabited by human subjects. Will Cotton lives and works in New York City...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionArtist
CountryUnited States of America
christian book character
What was it that obliged Jerome to write his book, Concerning Illustrious Men? It was the common reproach of old cast upon Christians, 'That they were all poor, weak, unlearned men.' The sort of men sometime called 'Puritans' in the English nation have been reproached with the same character. . . But when truth shall have liberty to speak, it will be known that Christianity never was more expressed unto the life than in the lives of the persons that have been thus reproached.
jesus dancing church
If we admit instrumental musick in the worship of God, how can we resist the imposition of all the instruments used among the ancient Jews?—yea, dancing as well as playing, and several other Judaic actions? or, how can we decline a whole rabble of church-officers, necessary to be introduced for instrumental musick, whereof our Lord Jesus Christ hath left us no manner of direction?
prayer children reading
I will now teach my son Increase (and others of my children) the way of raising a lesson out of every verse in his reading of the Bible; and of turning it into a Prayer; and engage him (and them) unto a daily Course in reading the Bible in such a way
reading soul passionate
Be not so set upon poetry, as to be always poring on the passionate and measured pages. Let not what should be sauce, rather than food for you, engross all your application. Beware of a boundless and sickly appetite for the reading of poems which the nation now swarms withal; and let not the Circaen cup intoxicate you. But especially preserve the chastity of your soul from the dangers you may incur, by a conversation with muses no better than harlots.
passionate may littles
You may ... make a little recreation of poetry, in the midst of your painful studies. Nevertheless, I cannot but advise you. Withhold thy throat from thirst. Be not so set upon poetry, as to be always poring on the passionate and measured pages. ... let not the Circean cup intoxicate you.
nurse firsts combination
Families are the Nurseries of all Societies; and the First combinations of mankind.
history stories events
History is the story of events, with praise or blame.
missing world bumps
You are young and have the world before you; stoop as you go through it, and you will miss many hard bumps.
land wilderness passing
Wilderness is a temporary condition through which we are passing to the Promised Land.
mother ignorance devotion
Ignorance is the Mother not of Devotion, but of Heresy.
devil influence doubted
That there is a Devil, is a thing doubted by none but such as are under the influences of the Devil.
may diligence heard
The Word of God must be Read and Heard with Diligence that so you may arrive to the Knowledge that is needful for you.
ignorance done world
Ah! destructive Ignorance, what shall be done to chase thee out of the World!
mother daughter prosperity
Religion brought forth Prosperity, and the daughter destroyed the mother.