The Harleian miscellany; or, A collection of ... pamphlets and tracts ... in the late earl of Oxford's library, Volume 8 |
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... thereof , the grants so uncertain , the collecting so troublesome and chargeable , and the payment so vexatious to the peo- ple , that the end of the parliament hath not been answered , the king hath not had the supply intended , nor ...
... thereof , the grants so uncertain , the collecting so troublesome and chargeable , and the payment so vexatious to the peo- ple , that the end of the parliament hath not been answered , the king hath not had the supply intended , nor ...
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... thereof , forty or fifty years ago , when England was far richer , and more populous , than now it is , to tell me , whether , by additional buildings upon new foundations , the said cities , and suburbs , since that time , are not ...
... thereof , forty or fifty years ago , when England was far richer , and more populous , than now it is , to tell me , whether , by additional buildings upon new foundations , the said cities , and suburbs , since that time , are not ...
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... thereof ; or , if made or entered into after the passing the said act , shall be registered within one month , or two , after such conveyances or se curities are entered into or made , or otherwise be void , it would highly be for the ...
... thereof ; or , if made or entered into after the passing the said act , shall be registered within one month , or two , after such conveyances or se curities are entered into or made , or otherwise be void , it would highly be for the ...
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... thereof , when they receive the same ; whereupon , to please them also , they inform them , that other good security is ready for them , so that the money shall not lie dead ; and so they get the advantage of the gentle- man that had ...
... thereof , when they receive the same ; whereupon , to please them also , they inform them , that other good security is ready for them , so that the money shall not lie dead ; and so they get the advantage of the gentle- man that had ...
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... thereof , and have mortgaged their lands over and over , and then get protections , whereby they keep off suits , or abscond themselves , so that they cannot be found by their creditors , and are wont thereby to keep their estates in ...
... thereof , and have mortgaged their lands over and over , and then get protections , whereby they keep off suits , or abscond themselves , so that they cannot be found by their creditors , and are wont thereby to keep their estates in ...
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Page 317 - Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
Page 149 - And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child : and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.
Page 313 - I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
Page 326 - Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility : for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
Page 321 - Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you : but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Page 295 - The punishing of wits enhances their authority, saith the Viscount St. Albans, and a forbidden writing is thought to be a certain spark of truth that flies up in the faces of them who seek to tread it out.
Page 441 - The Lord liveth," in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness ; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
Page 485 - I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing : therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live...
Page 154 - My Lord, Out of the love I bear to some of your friends, I have a care of your preservation. Therefore I would advise you, as you tender your life, to devise some excuse to shift off your attendance at this parliament. For God and man have concurred to punish the wickedness of this time.
Page 335 - Walled towns, stored arsenals and armories, goodly races of horse, chariots of war, elephants, ordnance, artillery, and the like — all this is but a sheep in a lion's skin except the breed and disposition of the people be stout and warlike. Nay, number (itself) in armies importeth not much where the people is of weak courage, for (as Virgil saith) It never troubles a wolf how many the sheep be.