Vox Hiberniæ E Deserto Clamantis: Or, Ireland Her Grievances and Their Remedies |
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Vox Hiberniae E Deserto Clamantis: Or, Ireland Her Grievances and Their Remedies Richard Grattan No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 26 - Ireland," and that the doctrine, worship, discipline, and government of the said united church shall be, and shall remain in full force for ever, as the same are now by law established for the church of England; and that the continuance and preservation of the said united church, as the established church of England and Ireland...
Page 26 - Union, that the Churches of England and Ireland, as now by law established, be united into one Protestant Episcopal Church, to be called the United Church of England and Ireland, and that the doctrine, worship, discipline, and government of the said United Church shall be, and shall remain in full force for ever, as the same are now by law established for the Church of England ; and that the continuance and preservation of the United Church, as the Established Church of England and Ireland, shall...
Page 24 - It is immortal as the island which it protects. As well might the frantic suicide hope that the act which destroys his miserable body should extinguish his eternal soul.
Page 24 - I call on any man who hears me to take down my words. You have not been elected for this purpose. You are appointed to make laws, and not legislatures.
Page 25 - ... moment when our country is filled with British troops — when the loyal men of Ireland are fatigued...
Page 24 - ... might the frantic suicide hope that the act which destroys his miserable body, should extinguish his eternal soul Again I therefore warn you, do not dare to lay your hands on the constitution ; it is above your power.
Page 27 - England; and that the continuance and preservation of the said united church, as the established church of England and Ireland, shall be deemed and taken to be an essential and fundamental part of the Union...
Page 24 - Parliament, by saying it is unworthy to governing the country. It is the revival of the odious and absurd title of conquest ; it is the renewal of the abominable distinction between mother country and colony, which lost America ; it is the denial of the rights...
Page 23 - You may make it binding as a law, but you cannot make it obligatory on conscience. It will be obeyed as long as England is strong, but resistance to it will be in the abstract a duty, and the exhibition of that resistance will be a mere question of prudence.
Page 23 - Sir, I, in the most express terms, deny the competency of parliament to do this act. I warn you, do not dare to lay your hands on the constitution. I tell you, that if, circumstanced as you are, you pass this act, it will be a nullity, and that no man in Ireland will be bound to obey it.