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... church at home ; and that , in the year previous to the massacre , the General Assembly had once and again desired him to return , and resume his ministry . But to this earnest request he , in the first instance , craved leisure for ...
... church at home ; and that , in the year previous to the massacre , the General Assembly had once and again desired him to return , and resume his ministry . But to this earnest request he , in the first instance , craved leisure for ...
Page 23
... church . And there , indeed , whatever could satisfy the wishes of a simple presbyter was within his reach ; for he was not only in general esteem . among his brethren , but highly and justly valued for his scholarship , in conse ...
... church . And there , indeed , whatever could satisfy the wishes of a simple presbyter was within his reach ; for he was not only in general esteem . among his brethren , but highly and justly valued for his scholarship , in conse ...
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... church , by refusing to submit to the usual trial and examination of the Assembly . In this he persisted , and entered office against the acts and ordinances of the Assembly provided for such occasions . While chaplain to the regent ...
... church , by refusing to submit to the usual trial and examination of the Assembly . In this he persisted , and entered office against the acts and ordinances of the Assembly provided for such occasions . While chaplain to the regent ...
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... church ; and , aware of the purpose of his own court to banish or silence the best of the clergy , he wished them to ... churches of France , Geneva , and Zurich , by sending to them a list of garbled or distorted passages , as ...
... church ; and , aware of the purpose of his own court to banish or silence the best of the clergy , he wished them to ... churches of France , Geneva , and Zurich , by sending to them a list of garbled or distorted passages , as ...
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... church , and these too by members of its own body , during the last two years of trial , if its polity and discipline were to be something more than an empty name . It was a stern duty , as Adamson was soon to feel . He had laboured for ...
... church , and these too by members of its own body , during the last two years of trial , if its polity and discipline were to be something more than an empty name . It was a stern duty , as Adamson was soon to feel . He had laboured for ...
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