History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth, Volume 6

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John W. Parker and Son, 1860 - Great Britain

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Page 27 - Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death : only be strong and of a good courage.
Page 387 - O heavenly Father, I give unto thee most hearty thanks, for that thou hast called me to be a professor of thee, even unto death. I beseech thee, Lord God, take mercy upon this realm of England, and deliver the same from all her enemies.
Page 387 - Be of good comfort, Master Ridley, and play the man. We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as 1 trust shall never be put out.
Page 424 - O, but they say the tongues of dying men Enforce attention like deep harmony...
Page 423 - O Father of heaven, O Son of God, Redeemer of the world, O Holy Ghost, three persons and one God, have mercy upon me, most wretched caitiff and miserable sinner.
Page 372 - Thomas archbishop of Canterbury ! appear here and make answer to that shall be laid to thy charge ; that is to say, for blasphemy, incontinency, and heresy ; and make answer here to the bishop of Gloucester, representing the pope's person.
Page 386 - Not otherwise?" said Master Ridley. "No," quoth Dr. Marshall. "Therefore if you will not so do, then there is no remedy but you must suffer for your deserts." "Well," quoth Master Ridley, "so long as the breath is in my body, I will never deny my Lord Christ, and his known truth; God's will be done in me!
Page 303 - ... without scruple of conscience, enjoy them without impeachment or trouble by pretence of any general council, canons, or ecclesiastical laws, and clear from all dangers of the censures of the Church.
Page 14 - God and you know, and nature can but fear some evil. But be it that some consideration politic, or whatsoever thing else hath moved you thereto ; yet doubt you not my lords, but we can take all these your doings in gracious part, being also right ready to remit and fully pardon the same, and that freely, to eschew blood-shed and vengeance against all those that can or will intend the same ; trusting also assuredly, you will take and accept this grace and virtue in good part, as...
Page 300 - Apostolic sent hither unto your majesties (as unto persons undefiled, and by God's goodness preserved from the common infection aforesaid) and to the whole realm, the most reverend father in God, the lord Cardinal Pole, legate de Latere, to call us home again into the right way from whence we have all this long while wandered and strayed abroad ; And we, after sundry long and grievous plagues and calamities, seeing by the goodness of God our own errors, have...

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