For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant ; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery ; And prove their doctrine orthodox... John Greenleaf Whittier: A Biography - Page 25by Francis Henry Underwood - 1884 - 413 pagesFull view - About this book
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...religion it was fit To match their learning and their wit. Twas Methodistical true blue; For they were of that stubborn crew Of errant saints whom all men grant...controversies by Infallible artillery; And prove their doctrine's orthodox By apostolic blows and knocks: Call fire, and sword, and desolation, A godly thorough... | |
| William Forsyth - Law - 1849 - 528 pages
...to challenge his adversary, was to apply to the 1 King Alphonso seems to have been one of those — Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of...doctrine orthodox, By apostolic blows and knocks. — Hudibras. court for what may be called a rule nisi, and the counsel for the opposite party showed... | |
| Robert Chambers - English literature - 1849 - 708 pages
...religion, it was fit To match his learning and his wit. 'Twas Presbyterian true blue ; For he was of j Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery ; And prove their doctrine orthodox By apostolic... | |
| William Forsyth - Law - 1849 - 538 pages
...to challenge his adversary, was to apply to the 1 King Alphonso seems to have been one of those— Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of...Infallible artillery ; And prove their doctrine orthodox, court for what may be called a rule nisi, and the counsel for the opposite party showed cause against... | |
| Electronic journals - 1858 - 682 pages
...like that described by the author of Sir Hudibras : — " 'Twas Pretbyterian true Blue, For he was of that stubborn Crew Of Errant Saints, whom all Men grant To be the true church Militant." (Edit. Dublin, 1732, Canto ip 26.) But not seemingly having been able altogether to enjoy the tranquil... | |
| Walter Scott - 1849 - 732 pages
...alary, vítucYv, U^A BÄVttio» víYvxtVv \lvft\e Uad Üi put uuütr tal uoXi CHAPTER I. Such ав do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun, !)ii !•!•• all rontrovereica by Infallible artillery, And prove their doctrine orthodox, / By... | |
| Sketches - 1850 - 96 pages
...little of his own dust into his eyes, he never hits his adversary. He belongs, indeed, in some sort, to the true Church militant. " Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun." But the artillery by which he decides his controversies is not infallible. Though belonging to a very... | |
| Electronic journals - 1883 - 674 pages
...Religion, it was fit To match his learning and hi) wit, T'was Presbyterian true blew, For lie wa« of that Stubborn crew Of errant saints whom all men grant To be the true Church militant?' Blu«-ekins waa an old nickname for the Puritans, and blue laws was fairly equivalent to PuriUr laws.... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1850 - 528 pages
...'Twas Presbyterian, true blue,t For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant^ saints, whom all men graiit To be the true church militant :|| Such as do build their faith upon 195 The holy text of pike and gun ;1T Decide all controversy by Infallible artillery ; And prove their... | |
| Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 602 pages
...religion, it was fit To match his learning and his wit. 'T was Presbyterian true blue; For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints — whom all men...their doctrine orthodox By apostolic blows and knocks ; Call fire, and sword, and desolation, A godly thorough reformation, Which always must be carried... | |
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