William Penn: An Historical Biography, from New Sources. With an Extra Chapter on the "Macaulay Charges."Blanchard and Lea, 1851 - 353 Seiten |
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... opinion , and that the reigning Prince held his seat only by force of his own daring and supreme genius . The Protector could not live forever ; at his death mediocrity would succeed to his honors and perils ; and this mediocrity must ...
... opinion , and that the reigning Prince held his seat only by force of his own daring and supreme genius . The Protector could not live forever ; at his death mediocrity would succeed to his honors and perils ; and this mediocrity must ...
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... opinion , ought to reign on earth , and in his behalf they were anxious to put down all lawgivers and magistrates . The Levellers were at least as mad as any sect of Communists or Red Republicans of mo- dern date . The national mind was ...
... opinion , ought to reign on earth , and in his behalf they were anxious to put down all lawgivers and magistrates . The Levellers were at least as mad as any sect of Communists or Red Republicans of mo- dern date . The national mind was ...
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... opinion's sake . To understand the perils of such a position , one must remember that every third man in England was possessed by just such a spirit as his own ; a spirit too fervent and exalted to take heed of mere physical torture ...
... opinion's sake . To understand the perils of such a position , one must remember that every third man in England was possessed by just such a spirit as his own ; a spirit too fervent and exalted to take heed of mere physical torture ...
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... opinion , persecution became the chief arm by which his influence was propagated . Whoever is right , said Penn afterwards , the persecutor must be wrong.3 Hun- dreds of the restless and discontented in every county of England embraced ...
... opinion , persecution became the chief arm by which his influence was propagated . Whoever is right , said Penn afterwards , the persecutor must be wrong.3 Hun- dreds of the restless and discontented in every county of England embraced ...
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... opinion God was to be understood as separate from his substance ? The pastor appealed to his flock , and they charitably ruled that he was not bound to answer that question . Whitehead pressed other questions , but the uproar increased ...
... opinion God was to be understood as separate from his substance ? The pastor appealed to his flock , and they charitably ruled that he was not bound to answer that question . Whitehead pressed other questions , but the uproar increased ...
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Seite 9 - The execution of this work is equal to the conception. Great pains have been taken to make it both interesting and valuable.
Seite 92 - Are not they my proper judges by the great Charter of England? What hope is there of ever having justice done, when juries are threatened and their verdicts rejected?
Seite 117 - The Great Case of Liberty of Conscience once more Briefly Debated and Defended by the Authority of Reason, Scripture, and Antiquity.