Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches: With Elucidations, Volume 8P.F. Collier, publisher, 1897 |
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Popular passages
Page 481 - I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.
Page 8 - For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little.
Page 543 - I, 'are most of them old decayed serving-men, and tapsters, ' and such kind of fellows ; and ' said I, ' their troops are ' gentlemen's sons, younger sons and persons of quality : do ' you think that the spirits of such base and mean fellows ' will ever be able to encounter gentlemen, that have honour ' and courage and resolution in them...
Page 7 - In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people...
Page 296 - This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God, having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
Page 481 - Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him: That glory may dwell in our land. Mercy and truth are met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth shall spring out of the earth; And righteousness shall look down from heaven.
Page 483 - God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea ; though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof.
Page 483 - There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High. God is in the midst of her ; she shall not be moved : God shall help her, and that right early.
Page 371 - If we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no more sacrifice for sin.
Page 351 - That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments...