The Letters and Journals of Robert Baillie, A. M., Principal of the University of Glasgow: M.DC.XXXVII-M.DC.LXII, Volume 2R. Ogle, 1841 - Great Britain |
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Common terms and phrases
advyce affaires Affemblie againſt alfo alſo anſwer Antinomians Argyle armie Aſſemblie beſt bleſſed buſineſs cauſe Church Commiffioners committee confiderable counſell dayes debate defigne defyre diverſe doune Effex England Engliſh eſpeciallie Eſtates farr fear feems fend fent fett fince firſt fome friends fuch fundrie Generall Affemblie George Young gett Glaſgow God's gotten hear Henderſone himſelfe hope horfe horſe Houſes increaſe Independents joyned King King's laſt letter London Lord Lordſhip lyke Mancheſter mind miniſters Montrofe moſt muſt Newcastle nixt occafion ordinance Oxford Parliament Parliament of England partie paſt peace perfons pleaſed prayers Prefbytrie preſent preſentlie Prince Prince Rupert propofitions publick purpoſe queſtion reaſon receaved refolved refuſed reſt ſay Scotland ſervice ſhall ſhew ſhortlie ſhould Sir Thomas Fairfax ſmall ſome ſpeak ſtand ſtay ſtill ſtrange ſtrength ſuch Synod themſelves theſe things thouſand tryall tyme uſe Waller wayes weell wryte yow ſhall
Popular passages
Page 245 - Scots' intention in coming to England to establish their Church-government, in which Cromwell said he would draw his sword against them; also against the Assembly of Divines; and has threatened to make a party of Sectaries, to extort by force, both from King and Parliament, what conditions they thought meet.
Page 99 - it was a great act of faith in God and huge courage and unheard of compassion that moved our nation to hazard their own peace and venture their lives and all for to save a people irrecoverably ruined both in their own and all the world's eyes.
Page 361 - The Independents have the least zeal to the truth of God of any men we know. Blasphemous heresies are now spread here more than ever in any part of the world. Yet they are not only silent, but are patrons and pleaders for Liberty almost to them all. We and they have spent many sheets of paper upon the toleration of their separate churches.
Page 209 - I know, beside his intention ; even this, in plain terms, the Independents have done so brave service ; yea, they are so strong and considerable a party, that they must not only...
Page 110 - of the ablest were flat against the institution of any such officer by divine right — such as Dr. Smith, Dr. Temple, Mr. Gataker, Mr. Vines, Mr. Price, Mr. Hall, and many more, beside the Independents, who truly spake much and exceedingly well. The most of the synod was in our opinion, and reasoned bravely for it; such as Mr. Seaman, Mr. Walker, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Newcomen, Mr. Young, Mr. Calamy. Sundry times Mr.
Page 468 - ... that we shall contribute one with another, in a unanimous and joint way, in whatsomever may concern the Public, or this Cause, to the hazard of our lives, fortunes, and estates, neither of us doing, consulting, nor condescending in any point, without the consent and approbation of the whole, in so far as they can be conveniently had, and time may allow. And...
Page 109 - Scripture that is brought to confirme it, every man who will hes said his whole minde, and the replyes, and duplies, and triplies, are heard : then the most part calls, To the question. Byfield the scribe rises from the table, and comes to the Proloqutor's chair, who from the scribe's book reads the proposition, and says, As many as are in opinion that the question is well stated in the proposition, let them say I ; when I is heard, he says, As many as think otherwise, say No.
Page 91 - On the 14th of May, 1814, he was raised to the dignity of the peerage, by the title of baron Exmouth, with a pension of 2,0001.
Page 207 - Answer by Letter to a worthy Gentleman who desired of a Divine some reasons by which it might appeare how inconsistent Presbyteriall Government is with Monarchy. Printed Anno 1644,
Page 145 - Truly," says the same chronicler, " if the cause were good, the men have plenty of learning, wit, eloquence, and, above all, boldness and stiffness, to make it out ; but when they had wearied themselves and overwearied us all, we found the most they had to say against the presbytery was but curious idle niceties ; yea, that all they could bring was no ways concluding.