A Lecture on the Life and Character of Oliver Cromwell: Delivered Before the Young Men's Literary Association of Cleveland ... Jan. 28, 1847Younglove's Steam Press, 1850 - 155 من الصفحات |
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... things unfitted this elegant historian for doing justice to the Puritans : his indolence , which often kept him from needful research ; his oppo- sition to constitutional liberty , which led him sometimes - as Charles Fox and later ...
... things unfitted this elegant historian for doing justice to the Puritans : his indolence , which often kept him from needful research ; his oppo- sition to constitutional liberty , which led him sometimes - as Charles Fox and later ...
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... things must have been ; but how they specially were , is forever hidden from all men . He had kindred of the sort above specified ; parents of the sort above specified ; rigorous yet affectionate persons and very religious , as all ...
... things must have been ; but how they specially were , is forever hidden from all men . He had kindred of the sort above specified ; parents of the sort above specified ; rigorous yet affectionate persons and very religious , as all ...
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... things not only in England but throughout Europe , was at that time exceedingly unpromising . It is indeed true , that one hundred years anterior to this date , Luther , Zwingle , and Calvin had lifted up their voices , preaching ...
... things not only in England but throughout Europe , was at that time exceedingly unpromising . It is indeed true , that one hundred years anterior to this date , Luther , Zwingle , and Calvin had lifted up their voices , preaching ...
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... things of religion - that they dwelt , in fact , in the unfailing sunshine of good sense and sober truth . How this really was , may be conjectured from a few sentences extracted from the diary of that distinguished luminary ...
... things of religion - that they dwelt , in fact , in the unfailing sunshine of good sense and sober truth . How this really was , may be conjectured from a few sentences extracted from the diary of that distinguished luminary ...
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... things to come . The march of modern Democracy - calling potentates to account and overturning thrones and dynasties - was not a thing as yet known and read of all men . On the side of oppressors there was power , and the knowledge how ...
... things to come . The march of modern Democracy - calling potentates to account and overturning thrones and dynasties - was not a thing as yet known and read of all men . On the side of oppressors there was power , and the knowledge how ...
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الصفحة 113 - Thou hast made me, though very unworthy, a mean instrument to do them some good, and Thee service; and many of them have set too high a value upon me, though others wish, and would be glad of my death ; but, Lord, however Thou do dispose of me, continue and go on to do good for them.
الصفحة 113 - The night has been unruly : where we lay, Our chimneys were blown down : and, as they say, Lamentings heard i' the air ; strange screams of death: And, prophesying with accents terrible Of dire combustion and confused events, New hatch'd to the woeful time, The obscure bird clamour'd the live-long night : Some say the earth was feverous, and did shake.
الصفحة 113 - Lord, however thou dost dispose of me, continue and go on to do good for them ; give them consistency of judgment, one heart, and mutual love, and go on to deliver them ; and with the work of reformation ; and make the name of Christ glorious in the world...
الصفحة 67 - CROMWELL, our chief of men, who through a cloud Not of war only, but detractions rude, Guided by faith and matchless fortitude, To peace and truth thy glorious way hast ploughed, And on the neck of crowned Fortune proud Hast reared God's trophies, and his work pursued ; While Darwen stream, with blood of Scots imbrued, And Dunbar field, resounds thy praises loud, And Worcester's laureate wreath...
الصفحة 84 - The mind is the man. If that be kept pure, a man signifies somewhat; if not, I would very fain see what difference there is betwixt him and a beast He hath only some activity to do some more mischief.
الصفحة 54 - Janus, with his two controversial faces, might now not unsignificantly be set open. And though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon the earth, so Truth be in the field, we do injuriously by licensing and prohibiting to misdoubt her strength. Let her and...
الصفحة 77 - I meddle not with any man's conscience. But if by liberty of conscience, you mean a liberty to exercise the Mass, I judge it best to use plain dealing, and to let you know, Where the Parliament of England have power, that will not he allowed of.
الصفحة 30 - Church to be fired, when one of them was heard to say in the midst of the flames : " God damn me, God confound me ; I burn, I burn.