Critical and Historical Essays, 2: Contributed to the Edinburgh ReviewBernh. Tauchnitz Im., 1850 - 393 pages |
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... means almost miraculous ; or , to use their favourite metaphor , as a brand plucked from the burning . " Mr. Ivimey calls him the depraved Bunyan and the wicked tinker of Elstow . Surely Mr. Ivimey ought to have been too familiar with ...
... means almost miraculous ; or , to use their favourite metaphor , as a brand plucked from the burning . " Mr. Ivimey calls him the depraved Bunyan and the wicked tinker of Elstow . Surely Mr. Ivimey ought to have been too familiar with ...
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... means more Calvinistic than the articles and homilies of the Church of England . The moderation of his opinions on the subject of predestination gave offence to some zealous persons . We have seen an absurd allegory , the heroine of ...
... means more Calvinistic than the articles and homilies of the Church of England . The moderation of his opinions on the subject of predestination gave offence to some zealous persons . We have seen an absurd allegory , the heroine of ...
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... means favourable to political liberty . The authority which had been exercised by the Popes was transferred almost entire to the King . Two formidable powers which had often served to check each other were united in a single despot . If ...
... means favourable to political liberty . The authority which had been exercised by the Popes was transferred almost entire to the King . Two formidable powers which had often served to check each other were united in a single despot . If ...
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... means of resisting the sovereign without breaking the law . They were the majority of the House of Commons . They had the power of giving or withholding supplies ; and , by a judicious exercise of this power , they might hope to take ...
... means of resisting the sovereign without breaking the law . They were the majority of the House of Commons . They had the power of giving or withholding supplies ; and , by a judicious exercise of this power , they might hope to take ...
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... mean time soldiers were billeted on the people . Crimes of which ordinary justice should have taken cognisance were punished by martial law . Near eighty gen- tlemen were imprisoned for refusing to contribute to the forced loan . The ...
... mean time soldiers were billeted on the people . Crimes of which ordinary justice should have taken cognisance were punished by martial law . Near eighty gen- tlemen were imprisoned for refusing to contribute to the forced loan . The ...
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