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Page 54
... means preferred to a rich living . If these are the steps to church preferment , what are we to expect ? " Cromwell's facts on this occasion were but two out of many similar ones brought to the attention of the House of Commons . A new ...
... means preferred to a rich living . If these are the steps to church preferment , what are we to expect ? " Cromwell's facts on this occasion were but two out of many similar ones brought to the attention of the House of Commons . A new ...
Page 161
... means , What severs each , thou ' st learned , which few have done : The bounds of either sword to thee we owe ; Therefore on thy firm hand religion leans In peace , and reckons thee her eldest son . " † Milton's opinion of John ...
... means , What severs each , thou ' st learned , which few have done : The bounds of either sword to thee we owe ; Therefore on thy firm hand religion leans In peace , and reckons thee her eldest son . " † Milton's opinion of John ...
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... means to get hirelings out of the church ; than which nothing can more conduce to truth , to peace , and all ... mean while have borne me witness , not out of season , to the church and my country . " * Unhappily the nation , maddened by ...
... means to get hirelings out of the church ; than which nothing can more conduce to truth , to peace , and all ... mean while have borne me witness , not out of season , to the church and my country . " * Unhappily the nation , maddened by ...
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