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Page xi
... money bills were in the hands of the Commons , whose opulence had generated a spirit of independence and a jealousy of regal encroachment , they refused to grant him supplies , without first insisting on the redress of grievances .
... money bills were in the hands of the Commons , whose opulence had generated a spirit of independence and a jealousy of regal encroachment , they refused to grant him supplies , without first insisting on the redress of grievances .
Page xiv
Yet , it is to these religious disputes - to this obstinate fanatical spirit of the sectaries , blending itself with the love of liberty , we are indebted even for the freedom we now enjoy . It may be proper , here , to give a very ...
Yet , it is to these religious disputes - to this obstinate fanatical spirit of the sectaries , blending itself with the love of liberty , we are indebted even for the freedom we now enjoy . It may be proper , here , to give a very ...
Page xvii
The Independents were honourably distinguished by a spirit of toleration .. They permitted unrestrained secession , from numbers or dissentions . They punished obstinate error only by , simple exclusion from their church .
The Independents were honourably distinguished by a spirit of toleration .. They permitted unrestrained secession , from numbers or dissentions . They punished obstinate error only by , simple exclusion from their church .
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for their moderation in debate ; their subsequeno enthusiasm is to be ascribed to the accession of the lower classes , and to the democratical spirit of their church . discipline uniting with the republican principles which eventually ...
for their moderation in debate ; their subsequeno enthusiasm is to be ascribed to the accession of the lower classes , and to the democratical spirit of their church . discipline uniting with the republican principles which eventually ...
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The Commons had adopted the most liberal notions of government ; the generous spirit of antiquity was diffused among them ; and the progress of the struggle called into action some of the highest minds which have appeared in this or in ...
The Commons had adopted the most liberal notions of government ; the generous spirit of antiquity was diffused among them ; and the progress of the struggle called into action some of the highest minds which have appeared in this or in ...
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| Title | Prose Works ...: Containing His Principal Political and Ecclesiastical Pieces, with New Translations, and an Introduction, Volume 1 Prose Works ...: Containing His Principal Political and Ecclesiastical Pieces, with New Translations, and an Introduction, George Burnett |
| Author | John Milton |
| Translated by | George Burnett |
| Publisher | J. Miller, 1809 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 15 Feb 2019 |
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