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Page ix
... things , which per- haps he himself could not , in one sense , counteract : and that his reign , considering the untoward circumstances of it , presents nothing for which to load his memory with reproach . We now generally understand ...
... things , which per- haps he himself could not , in one sense , counteract : and that his reign , considering the untoward circumstances of it , presents nothing for which to load his memory with reproach . We now generally understand ...
Page xii
... things were they to be disarmed , and either King or Parliament to gain the civil supremacy . And that their assumption of the sovereignty over both these parties was therefore a na- tural consequence . That in the first part of this ...
... things were they to be disarmed , and either King or Parliament to gain the civil supremacy . And that their assumption of the sovereignty over both these parties was therefore a na- tural consequence . That in the first part of this ...
Page xvi
... things , even in Eliza- beth's boasted days . From all this Cromwell saved England ; and it is somewhat melancholy to think that his reward has been evil for good . " But in order , " cries some devotee on the other side , " that ...
... things , even in Eliza- beth's boasted days . From all this Cromwell saved England ; and it is somewhat melancholy to think that his reward has been evil for good . " But in order , " cries some devotee on the other side , " that ...
Page xviii
... distinct wish to prove Cromwell at all times , and on all occasions , a consummate , and almost undiscoverable hypocrite . - His next step to promotion was in the ordinary course of things . Fairfax , the commander - in - XVIII.
... distinct wish to prove Cromwell at all times , and on all occasions , a consummate , and almost undiscoverable hypocrite . - His next step to promotion was in the ordinary course of things . Fairfax , the commander - in - XVIII.
Page xix
John Dunlop (of Greenock.) of things . Fairfax , the commander - in - chief , refused to lead the army against the Scots , influenced by uncon- troulable Presbyterian predilections . He deliberately gave up the command , and Cromwell ...
John Dunlop (of Greenock.) of things . Fairfax , the commander - in - chief , refused to lead the army against the Scots , influenced by uncon- troulable Presbyterian predilections . He deliberately gave up the command , and Cromwell ...
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Page 180 - AVENGE, O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold ; Even them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshipped stocks and stones...
Page 171 - Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; 3 because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
Page 180 - Piedmontese, that rolled Mother with infant down the rocks. Their moans The vales redoubled to the hills and they To heaven. Their martyred blood and ashes sow O'er all the Italian fields, where still doth sway The triple Tyrant ; that from these may grow A hundredfold, who, having learnt thy way, Early may fly the Babylonian woe.
Page 172 - My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah. I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
Page xxii - I thankfully acknowledge your love in your kind remembrance of me upon this opportunity. Alas, you do too highly prize my lines, and my company. I may be ashamed to own your expressions considering how unprofitable I am, and the mean improvement of my talent. " Yet to honour my God by declaring what He hath done for my soul, in this I am confident, and I will be so. Truly, then, this I find : That He giveth springs in a dry barren wilderness where no water is. I live, you know where, — in Meshec,...
Page xxv - And thus to be a seeker is to be of the best sect next to a finder; and such an one shall every faithful humble seeker be at the end. Happy seeker, happy finder ! Who ever tasted that the Lord is gracious, without some sense of self, vanity, and badness?
Page xxv - His favours to thee more and more. The great good thy soul can wish is, That the Lord lift upon thee the light of His countenance, which is better than life. The Lord bless all thy good counsel and example to all those about thee, and hear all thy prayers, and accept thee always. I am glad to hear thy son and daughter are with thee.
Page 169 - Psalm 32 22 For from thine eyes cut off I am, I in my haste had said; My voice yet heard'st thou, when to thee with cries my moan I made.