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... followed it . There is no reason to suppose that Cromwell was ever the stuff of which the studious are made . Some faint evidence may be traced of progress in mathematics ; that he knew some of the common tags of Greek and Roman history ...
... followed it . There is no reason to suppose that Cromwell was ever the stuff of which the studious are made . Some faint evidence may be traced of progress in mathematics ; that he knew some of the common tags of Greek and Roman history ...
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... followed the inborn differences of human temperament , and in due time divided itself into a right wing and a left . Passion and logic , the two great working elements of revolutionary change , often over - hot the one , and narrow and ...
... followed the inborn differences of human temperament , and in due time divided itself into a right wing and a left . Passion and logic , the two great working elements of revolutionary change , often over - hot the one , and narrow and ...
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... followed by the first reformers in Germany and Switzerland , and by Henry VIII . and Cranmer . Then came a third view , not Guelph , nor Ghibelline , nor Tudor . The need for concentration in religion had not dis- appeared ; it had ...
... followed by the first reformers in Germany and Switzerland , and by Henry VIII . and Cranmer . Then came a third view , not Guelph , nor Ghibelline , nor Tudor . The need for concentration in religion had not dis- appeared ; it had ...
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... followed phase , and we call the whole the puritan revolution , just as we give the name of puritan alike to Baxter and Hugh Peters , to the ugly superstition of Nehemiah Wallington and the glory of John Milton , men with hardly a ...
... followed phase , and we call the whole the puritan revolution , just as we give the name of puritan alike to Baxter and Hugh Peters , to the ugly superstition of Nehemiah Wallington and the glory of John Milton , men with hardly a ...
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... followed so excellent a composure throughout the whole kingdom , that the like peace and tranquillity for ten years was never enjoyed by any nation . " As we shall see , when after eleven years of misgovern- ment a parliament was chosen ...
... followed so excellent a composure throughout the whole kingdom , that the like peace and tranquillity for ten years was never enjoyed by any nation . " As we shall see , when after eleven years of misgovern- ment a parliament was chosen ...
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Page 15 - Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
Page 427 - Lord, though I am a miserable and wretched creature, I am in Covenant with Thee through grace. And I may, I will, come to Thee, for Thy People. Thou hast made me, though very unworthy, a mean instrument to do them some good, and Thee service...
Page 426 - Park ; and before I came to him, as he rode at the head of his life-guard, I saw and felt a waft of death go forth against him : and when I came to him he looked like a dead man.
Page 144 - Sir, the State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions ; if they be willing faithfully to serve it, — that satisfies.
Page 292 - He was a strong man," so intimates Charles Harvey, who knew him: "in the dark perils of war, in the high places of the field, hope shone in him like a pillar of fire, when it had gone out in all the others.
Page 109 - I did this somewhat, impute it to what you please: I raised such men as had the fear of God before them, as made some conscience of what they did, and from that day forward, I must say to you, they were never beaten, and wherever they were engaged against the enemy they beat continually.
Page 432 - Your pretended fear lest Error should step in, is like the man who would keep all the wine out of the country lest men should be drunk. It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy, to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon a supposition he may abuse it. When he doth abuse it, judge.
Page 207 - I think that the poorest he that is in England hath a life to live, as the greatest he; and therefore truly, sir, I think it's clear, that every man that is to live under a government ought first by his own consent to put himself under that government...
Page 367 - 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.
Page 23 - Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.