Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches, with Elucidations, Volume 2Chapman & Hall, 1894 - Great Britain |
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... fact , as the Entry in the Commons Journals may indicate , was never dated either as to place or time . The place we learn by the context : the time was after Saturday November 24th , 12 and before December had yet begun ; -probably ...
... fact , as the Entry in the Commons Journals may indicate , was never dated either as to place or time . The place we learn by the context : the time was after Saturday November 24th , 12 and before December had yet begun ; -probably ...
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... Fact ; came forth enveloped in such huge embodiment of headlong ferocity , of violence , hatred , noise , and general unveracity and incoherency , as- -as brought a Cromwell upon it at last ! These reflections might lead us far.— What ...
... Fact ; came forth enveloped in such huge embodiment of headlong ferocity , of violence , hatred , noise , and general unveracity and incoherency , as- -as brought a Cromwell upon it at last ! These reflections might lead us far.— What ...
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... fact , not to speak of their ' old Scotch Covenant and the rest , may be seen with eyes , even from this Lord Lieutenant's own expressions in his ' Letter to the Governor of Ross ; 3 which are quoted . To ex- ' tirpate the Catholic ...
... fact , not to speak of their ' old Scotch Covenant and the rest , may be seen with eyes , even from this Lord Lieutenant's own expressions in his ' Letter to the Governor of Ross ; 3 which are quoted . To ex- ' tirpate the Catholic ...
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... fact , which the Irish Imagination pretends to treat sometimes as a chimera , might profitably return , and reassert itself there . The Massacre of 1641 was not , we will believe , premeditated by the Leaders of the Rebellion ; but it ...
... fact , which the Irish Imagination pretends to treat sometimes as a chimera , might profitably return , and reassert itself there . The Massacre of 1641 was not , we will believe , premeditated by the Leaders of the Rebellion ; but it ...
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... Fact of Things , -which is a much preferable ground ' to the temporary Fiction of Things , as set forth at any Clonmacnoise , Kilkenny , or other Supreme Centre - of - Jargon , there or elsewhere , that has been or that can be ! For ...
... Fact of Things , -which is a much preferable ground ' to the temporary Fiction of Things , as set forth at any Clonmacnoise , Kilkenny , or other Supreme Centre - of - Jargon , there or elsewhere , that has been or that can be ! For ...
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4th September 1650 answer Army Arthur Haselrig Battle blessing Bulstrode called Christ Colonel command Committee of Estates Commons Journals Commonwealth Commonwealth of England Council Covenant Cromwell's David Lesley dear Declaration desire Doon Hill Dunbar Edinburgh Castle Enemy Enemy's farther fear fight foot forces give Glasgow God's Godly Governor hand hear heart Honourable William Lenthall hope horse House humble servant Ireland Ireton Jaffray John Kilkenny King Kirk Lambert Letter Lieutenant-General London Long Parliament Lord General's Lord hath Ludlow Major-General Malignants marched mercy Ministers Mosstroopers Musselburgh Newspapers in Cromwelliana Nicholas Briot night Officers OLIVER CROMWELL Oliver's Parliament of England Parliamentary History Party Pentland Hills persons poor pray prisoners quarters regicide regiment rest Robin Montgomery Scotch Scotland Scots sent snaphances soldiers Speaker Squire Stirling Strahan things thought tion Town unto Whitlocke William Lenthall Worcester word
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Page 16 - 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 6 - Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning : thou hast the dew of thy youth.
Page 213 - But the wisdom that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
Page 255 - Yea, doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord ; for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, and be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith. That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto...
Page 19 - 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 20 - ... for with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people ; to whom he said, " This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest ; and this is the refreshing :
Page 217 - 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 be allowed of.
Page 254 - Lord, according as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue : whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises : that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Page 18 - Is it, therefore, infallibly agreeable to the Word of God, all that you say ? I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.
Page 15 - Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.