Memoirs of Mr. William Veitch, and George BryssonW. Blackwood, 1825 - 540 pages |
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... resolved in his spare hours to read physic books , thinking to betake himself to that study , having so many bre- thren already in the function of the ministry ; and especially now when episcopacy was like to be settled in the kingdom ...
... resolved in his spare hours to read physic books , thinking to betake himself to that study , having so many bre- thren already in the function of the ministry ; and especially now when episcopacy was like to be settled in the kingdom ...
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... resolved to march to Edin- burgh to represent their grievances ; but were broken at Pentland Hills , near the city , by the prelatical forces , headed by the Duke of Hamil- ton , General Dalziel , and Major - General Drum- mond . And as ...
... resolved to march to Edin- burgh to represent their grievances ; but were broken at Pentland Hills , near the city , by the prelatical forces , headed by the Duke of Hamil- ton , General Dalziel , and Major - General Drum- mond . And as ...
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... the ene- my's being resolved that night for Lanark , a council was called of officers , gentlemen , and ministers , to see what was most proper to be done in such a juncture . And it was by the 28 MEMOIRS OF WILLIAM VEITCH .
... the ene- my's being resolved that night for Lanark , a council was called of officers , gentlemen , and ministers , to see what was most proper to be done in such a juncture . And it was by the 28 MEMOIRS OF WILLIAM VEITCH .
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... resolved When he opened his window , and saw them display their ban- ners , and heard the shouts of the soldiers , triumphing over the prisoners , he was struck to the very heart , -took his bed immediately , and died in a day or two ...
... resolved When he opened his window , and saw them display their ban- ners , and heard the shouts of the soldiers , triumphing over the prisoners , he was struck to the very heart , -took his bed immediately , and died in a day or two ...
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... resolved to transport them into Northumberland ; neither his affection nor ability serving to carry them farther at that time , he being forfeit life and fortune and all that he had taken from him , except a little they knew not of ...
... resolved to transport them into Northumberland ; neither his affection nor ability serving to carry them farther at that time , he being forfeit life and fortune and all that he had taken from him , except a little they knew not of ...
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Page 425 - And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.
Page 2 - For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
Page 186 - Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live : and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Page 2 - BE MERCIFUL unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
Page 2 - Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
Page 177 - ... that conscience ought not to be constrained, nor people forced in matters of mere religion. It has ever been directly contrary to our inclination, as we think it is to the interest of government, which it destroys by spoiling trade, depopulating countries and discouraging strangers; and finally, that it never obtained the end for which it was employed.
Page 349 - ... eye hath not seen, ear hath not heard, neither hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive.
Page 349 - And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not ; I will lead them in paths that they have not known : I will make dark ness light before them, and crooked things straight.
Page 2 - O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Her '-monltes, from the hill Mi'-zar.
Page 78 - vexing thoughts," is, I think, very expressive. It has been familiar to me from my childhood ; for it is to be found in the " Psalms in Metre," used in the churches (I believe I should say kirks) of Scotland, Psal.