Life of Sir Henry Vane, Fourth Governor of MassachusettsHilliard, Gray, 1835 - 317 pages |
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Page 97
... speak of the manner of his death . Not one of them appears to be aware of his various and extraordinary public services ; and they all unite in representing his virtues , whatever might have been their degree , as extinguished in what ...
... speak of the manner of his death . Not one of them appears to be aware of his various and extraordinary public services ; and they all unite in representing his virtues , whatever might have been their degree , as extinguished in what ...
Page 128
... language of the Apostle , who plainly intimated that a man may speak with the tongue of angels , and have the gift of prophecy , and understand all mysteries and all knowledge , and have all faith so as 128 AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY .
... language of the Apostle , who plainly intimated that a man may speak with the tongue of angels , and have the gift of prophecy , and understand all mysteries and all knowledge , and have all faith so as 128 AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY .
Page 135
... . Hutchinson was driven to speak disparagingly of external and visible morality , and her opponents to assign too high a value to it ; until the two watchwords or countersigns of the controversy became SIR HENRY VANE . 135.
... . Hutchinson was driven to speak disparagingly of external and visible morality , and her opponents to assign too high a value to it ; until the two watchwords or countersigns of the controversy became SIR HENRY VANE . 135.
Page 159
... speaking of a difficulty , in which , in 1645 , some New England men were involved , in the admiralty courts in London , on account of their connexion with certain proceedings of the government of Massachusetts , and which was of such ...
... speaking of a difficulty , in which , in 1645 , some New England men were involved , in the admiralty courts in London , on account of their connexion with certain proceedings of the government of Massachusetts , and which was of such ...
Page 175
... Speaking of Vane , he says ; " In the beginning of the Long Parliament he was a promoter of the rebellion , a frequent committee - man , a speech - maker , a preacher , an underminer , a juggling fellow , and a plotter to gain the ...
... Speaking of Vane , he says ; " In the beginning of the Long Parliament he was a promoter of the rebellion , a frequent committee - man , a speech - maker , a preacher , an underminer , a juggling fellow , and a plotter to gain the ...
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Page 343 - And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him ? For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Page 269 - Thus saith the Lord God, I will yet for this be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them ; I will increase them with men like a flock.
Page 269 - 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 267 - Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire.
Page 335 - The noise subsided, and he was asked if he had anything to say why sentence of death should not be passed upon him.
Page 392 - Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be salted ? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.
Page 234 - Then to advise how war may best, upheld, Move by her two main nerves, iron and gold, In all her equipage; besides, to know Both spiritual power and civil, what each means, What severs each, thou hast learned, which few have done. The bounds of either sword to thee we owe : Therefore on thy firm hand Religion leans In peace, and reckons thee her eldest son.
Page 299 - Such an improvement of the doctrine of the enmity between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent...
Page 259 - Christ died, rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and the living...
Page 269 - Thus shall they know that I the Lord their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord God.