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Page viii
... church- government ; but he would probably have exhibited in his opposition more of courtesy , more of that polished suavity of expression , under which , in ordinary circumstances , men are wont to cloak their hatred . The persecution ...
... church- government ; but he would probably have exhibited in his opposition more of courtesy , more of that polished suavity of expression , under which , in ordinary circumstances , men are wont to cloak their hatred . The persecution ...
Page ix
... church , " and spread over the whole Christian world a darkness which seemed to be that of night without a dawn . In the midst of this obscurity , however , the light of the Reformation flashed forth ; at which , " methinks , " says ...
... church , " and spread over the whole Christian world a darkness which seemed to be that of night without a dawn . In the midst of this obscurity , however , the light of the Reformation flashed forth ; at which , " methinks , " says ...
Page xviii
... church too similar in character , and issuing every instant from their hiding - places , to interrupt all attempts at refor- mation . In fact , the events of those times were in many respects the prototypes of what is taking place at ...
... church too similar in character , and issuing every instant from their hiding - places , to interrupt all attempts at refor- mation . In fact , the events of those times were in many respects the prototypes of what is taking place at ...
Page xxii
... church , began powerfully to influence the politics of the country , to operate a re- form in manners , to raise and purify the character of its votaries . For the first time , perhaps , since the age of the apostles , Chris- tianity ...
... church , began powerfully to influence the politics of the country , to operate a re- form in manners , to raise and purify the character of its votaries . For the first time , perhaps , since the age of the apostles , Chris- tianity ...
Page xxviii
... Church of England . Of Dr. Johnson , who , unfortunately for himself , is numbered among those that have written the Life of Milton , I must necessarily speak ; but , though of all his adversaries , from the days of Salmasius and ...
... Church of England . Of Dr. Johnson , who , unfortunately for himself , is numbered among those that have written the Life of Milton , I must necessarily speak ; but , though of all his adversaries , from the days of Salmasius and ...
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