The Triumph of Religious Liberty Over the Spirit of Persecution: Being an Account of the Trials of Several Persons, for an Outrageous and Unprovoked Persecution, at Great Bardfield, in the County of Essex. ...printed in the year, 1795 - 32 pages |
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... answered , " We have a good church ! You have no business here . The gentlemen don't like it . " If they had been at ... answer of Mr. Jenkins was this : " We don't come here to oppofe the church . " We only come to worship God according ...
... answered , " We have a good church ! You have no business here . The gentlemen don't like it . " If they had been at ... answer of Mr. Jenkins was this : " We don't come here to oppofe the church . " We only come to worship God according ...
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... answer ? A. Only with fimilar language : as before , and faid , " They were determined , we should not come there . " The mob fent frequent me ffages to the perfons confined in the houfe , ( particularly one by the church - warden ...
... answer ? A. Only with fimilar language : as before , and faid , " They were determined , we should not come there . " The mob fent frequent me ffages to the perfons confined in the houfe , ( particularly one by the church - warden ...
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... answered , " We did " not come to interrupt the church ; there was no fermon at " church the forenoon of that day ; that we frequently went to " church ourselves when we had opportunity . " They took no notice of my reasoning , but ...
... answered , " We did " not come to interrupt the church ; there was no fermon at " church the forenoon of that day ; that we frequently went to " church ourselves when we had opportunity . " They took no notice of my reasoning , but ...
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... answer this question ; During all this time were you under any terror ? A. O yes , under very great terror . Q. You were afraid of your lives then ? A. Yes , we were . Q. Did they proceed in their violent measures ? A. About fix o'clock ...
... answer this question ; During all this time were you under any terror ? A. O yes , under very great terror . Q. You were afraid of your lives then ? A. Yes , we were . Q. Did they proceed in their violent measures ? A. About fix o'clock ...
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... answered , " We believed , it to be our duty to preach in that place , and as the Laws of our Land protected us , we could make no such promise : and added , that it thofe perfons had any influence on the mob , they ought to dif- perfe ...
... answered , " We believed , it to be our duty to preach in that place , and as the Laws of our Land protected us , we could make no such promise : and added , that it thofe perfons had any influence on the mob , they ought to dif- perfe ...
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Page 1 - Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power ? Do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same. For he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid ; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Page 1 - ... he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath- but also for conscience