Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches, with Elucidations, Volumes 3-5Chapman & Hall, 1894 - Great Britain |
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... Leaves the matter un- decided : Conference to be renewed . XII . Third Conference with the same , 20 April 1657 • · Replies to their argument drawn from Law ; con- tends that whatever Title they , the Parliament , estab- lish , be it ...
... Leaves the matter un- decided : Conference to be renewed . XII . Third Conference with the same , 20 April 1657 • · Replies to their argument drawn from Law ; con- tends that whatever Title they , the Parliament , estab- lish , be it ...
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... leave them visible for us . ' Cascais Bay ' is at the mouth of the Tagus : General Blake seems still king of the waters in those parts . SIR , ' To General Blake , at Sea . ' Whitehall , 13th September 1655 . - We have received yours ...
... leave them visible for us . ' Cascais Bay ' is at the mouth of the Tagus : General Blake seems still king of the waters in those parts . SIR , ' To General Blake , at Sea . ' Whitehall , 13th September 1655 . - We have received yours ...
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... leave it to you , who are upon the place , and know the state of things , to handle the rein as you shall find your opportunity and the ability of the Fleet to be as we also do for your coming home , either for want of provisions or in ...
... leave it to you , who are upon the place , and know the state of things , to handle the rein as you shall find your opportunity and the ability of the Fleet to be as we also do for your coming home , either for want of provisions or in ...
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... leaving the wreck of their forces in Jamaica ; and were straightway lodged in the Tower for quitting their post . A great Armament of Thirty , nay of Sixty Ships ; of Four- thousand soldiers , two regiments of whom were veterans , the ...
... leaving the wreck of their forces in Jamaica ; and were straightway lodged in the Tower for quitting their post . A great Armament of Thirty , nay of Sixty Ships ; of Four- thousand soldiers , two regiments of whom were veterans , the ...
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... leave to make mention of His name and of His righteous- ness , when we cannot make mention of our own . You are left there ; and I pray you set - up your banners in the name of Christ ; for undoubtedly it is His Cause . And let the re ...
... leave to make mention of His name and of His righteous- ness , when we cannot make mention of our own . You are left there ; and I pray you set - up your banners in the name of Christ ; for undoubtedly it is His Cause . And let the re ...
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Page 215 - 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 152 - 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 215 - 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. Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him ; that glory may dwell in our land.
Page 217 - 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. The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
Page 217 - He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth : he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder ; he burneth the chariot in the fire.
Page 151 - The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away ; blessed be the Name of the Lord ! — "His Highness," says Harvey,3 "being at Hampton Court, sickened a little before the Lady Elizabeth died.
Page 16 - 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 206 - I have known in my experience abominable murders quitted ; and to see men lose their lives for petty matters ! This is a thing that God will reckon for ; and I wish it may not lie upon this nation a day longer than you have an opportunity to give a remedy; and I hope I shall cheerfully join with you in it.
Page 205 - I think I may say it, I have as eminent Judges in this land as have been had, as the Nation has had, for these many years. [Hale and, others; yea,f\ — Truly I could be particular, as to the executive part [of it], as to the administration [of the Law] ; but that would trouble you.
Page 139 - Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up. After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.