Traditions of the Covenanters; Or, Gleanings Among the Mountains. First SeriesPresbyterian Board of Publication, 1846 - 475 Seiten |
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... wanderers during the dark and protracted period of the Church's affliction in Scotland . The attempt was suc- cessful , and resembled the striking of the enchanted ground with the mystic wand , when innumerable elfins , formerly in ...
... wanderers during the dark and protracted period of the Church's affliction in Scotland . The attempt was suc- cessful , and resembled the striking of the enchanted ground with the mystic wand , when innumerable elfins , formerly in ...
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... wanderers from the more level and exposed parts of the country resorted . " Multitudes , " says the historian , were hiding and wander- ing in mountains and caves , and not a few from other places of the kingdom had retired to the ...
... wanderers from the more level and exposed parts of the country resorted . " Multitudes , " says the historian , were hiding and wander- ing in mountains and caves , and not a few from other places of the kingdom had retired to the ...
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... wanderers . This place had two entrances ; so that when they were assailed at the one , they escaped at the other . In the immediate neigh- bourhood of this retreat are the graves of two worthies , whose names are unknown , and who ...
... wanderers . This place had two entrances ; so that when they were assailed at the one , they escaped at the other . In the immediate neigh- bourhood of this retreat are the graves of two worthies , whose names are unknown , and who ...
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... wanderers who , in the open field , had concealed themselves in the heart of the bracken bush , or among the green coverts of the spratty bent . In the stillness of a sweet summer evening , when , in meditative mood , one surveys the ...
... wanderers who , in the open field , had concealed themselves in the heart of the bracken bush , or among the green coverts of the spratty bent . In the stillness of a sweet summer evening , when , in meditative mood , one surveys the ...
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... wanderers . The name of the place is Celtic , and signifies " the field of the priest . " From this it would appear that the ancient Celtic people had somewhere in this locality a church , to which the lands of Auchentagart were ...
... wanderers . The name of the place is Celtic , and signifies " the field of the priest . " From this it would appear that the ancient Celtic people had somewhere in this locality a church , to which the lands of Auchentagart were ...
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Alexander Gray Andrew appear apprehend blood Cambusnethan Carsphairn cause cave Christ Christian church circumstance Clark Claverhouse Closeburn commander concealment conventicle cottage Covenanters covenanting Crawick curate Dalry Dalveen danger dark death deliverance descended desert district door Douglas dragoons enemies escape field fled friends fugitives Galloway glen Gospel hand heard heart heath hiding-place hill honoured horsemen horses household husband incident instantly James John John Colvin John Frazer Lagg laird land Lesmahagow lived Lochgoin Lord M'Michael meeting Mennock moor moorlands moss mountains Muirkirk neighbourhood night Nithsdale observed occasion parish party pass persecution persecutors person pious prayer Priesthill principles prisoner pursuers reached refuge religious Renwick retired retreat safety sake Sanquhar Sanquhar Declaration scene Scotland seized servant shelter shepherd side soldiers spot stream suffering sword tion tradition troopers truth vicinity wanderers wife wilderness wilds William Swan witness Wodrow wood worthy
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Seite 192 - And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Seite 65 - When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Seite 19 - Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Seite 33 - As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women, committed them to prison.
Seite 298 - She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of kindness. She looketh well to the ways of her household and eateth not the bread of idleness. Her children arise up and call her blessed, her husband also, and he praiseth her.
Seite 126 - And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
Seite 257 - By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season : esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt ; for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward.
Seite 25 - Inasmuch as ye did it unto the least of these my brethren, ye did it unto me.
Seite 193 - In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Seite 84 - And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.