Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches, with Elucidations, Volume 2Chapman & Hall, 1894 - Great Britain |
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Page 182
... stand with our fingers in our mouths ! —I rest , Sir , your servant , OLIVER CROMWELL . * LETTER CXV . THE General Blake ' of this Letter , Colonel Blake ' of the last , is Admiral Blake ; he , with Ayscough , Deane and vigilant Sea ...
... stand with our fingers in our mouths ! —I rest , Sir , your servant , OLIVER CROMWELL . * LETTER CXV . THE General Blake ' of this Letter , Colonel Blake ' of the last , is Admiral Blake ; he , with Ayscough , Deane and vigilant Sea ...
Page 187
... stand until his foot came up ; which if he had done , there had probably been no saving of a man of this party . Without doubt Inchiquin , Trevor , and the rest of those people , who are very good at this work , had swal- lowed up this ...
... stand until his foot came up ; which if he had done , there had probably been no saving of a man of this party . Without doubt Inchiquin , Trevor , and the rest of those people , who are very good at this work , had swal- lowed up this ...
Page 190
... stand upon the ad- vantage of the Passes , to engage them unto ; -nor indeed was it in our power ' to continue out two days longer , hav- ing almost spent all the bread they15 carried with them . Whereupon , seeking God for direction ...
... stand upon the ad- vantage of the Passes , to engage them unto ; -nor indeed was it in our power ' to continue out two days longer , hav- ing almost spent all the bread they15 carried with them . Whereupon , seeking God for direction ...
Page 205
... stand upon their guard , and ' adhere to the superficial Union ; slaughter , or else banish- ' ment to the Tobacco Islands , being what they have to ex- ' pect . ' It is by this third or concluding portion of the Clonmacnoise Manifesto ...
... stand upon their guard , and ' adhere to the superficial Union ; slaughter , or else banish- ' ment to the Tobacco Islands , being what they have to ex- ' pect . ' It is by this third or concluding portion of the Clonmacnoise Manifesto ...
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... stand all of us as one entire body , for the interests and immunities of " the Church , and of every the Bishops and ... standing for the rights of your " Church " falsely so called , and for the rights of your " Archbishops , Bishops ...
... stand all of us as one entire body , for the interests and immunities of " the Church , and of every the Bishops and ... standing for the rights of your " Church " falsely so called , and for the rights of your " Archbishops , Bishops ...
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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.