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Page 109
... desire of independence ; in petulance impatient of controul , and pride disdainful of superiority . He hated monarchs in the state , and prelates in the church ; for he hated all whom he was required to obey . It is to be suspected ...
... desire of independence ; in petulance impatient of controul , and pride disdainful of superiority . He hated monarchs in the state , and prelates in the church ; for he hated all whom he was required to obey . It is to be suspected ...
Page 174
... desire the taking away of Episcopacy : but I conceive it is possible that we may not , now , take a right measure of the minds of the people by their petitions ; for , when they subscribed them , the Bishops were armed with a dangerous ...
... desire the taking away of Episcopacy : but I conceive it is possible that we may not , now , take a right measure of the minds of the people by their petitions ; for , when they subscribed them , the Bishops were armed with a dangerous ...
Page 343
... desire that kindness , one of them being Mr. Bridgman , whose parents are your mother's friends . I hope to send you thirty guineas between Michaelmas and Christmas , of which I will give you an account when I come to town . I remember ...
... desire that kindness , one of them being Mr. Bridgman , whose parents are your mother's friends . I hope to send you thirty guineas between Michaelmas and Christmas , of which I will give you an account when I come to town . I remember ...
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