The Historie of the Kirk of Scotland, M.D.LVIII.-M.DC.XXXVII.: The historie of the Kirk, 1558-1637. By John Row. The Coronis; being a continuation of the historie. By William RowMaitland Club, 1842 |
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Common terms and phrases
Aberdein act of parliament advyfe againſt albeit alfo alſo Andro anno anſwered appoynted becaus bein Bifchop of St Bifchops brethren broght caufed cauſe cenfure Chrift Commiffioners confcience Confeffion confent conveined Counfell countrey David Ferguson declaired defyred difcipline doctrine Earle Edinburgh eftate eſtate faid fame famen feing fent fermon fett doune fhall firſt fome fpocken fubiects fuch fundrie Generall Affemblie God's haill himſelfe John Row King King's maieftie kingdome Kirk of Scotland laſt litle Lord lyke maid Maieftie's mater Melvill Minifters Minifters of Edinburgh miniſtrie moneth moſt mynd Nobilitie nominat ordour oune owre Papifts perfons Perth pleaſe preach Prefbytries prefent profeffours Provinciall Affemblies publict puniſhed purpoſe quhat quhen quher quherby quherin quherof quhilk quho reafon receaved Reformation Religion ſhall ſhould ſpeake St Andrewes themſelves thereof theſe things thir thoght thoſe toune trueth tyme vfed vnder vnto vote in Parliament vpon weill wold wpon wyfe
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Page x - ARCHIBALD SWINTON, ESQ. SYLVESTER DOUGLAS STIRLING, ESQ. WILLIAM STIRLING, ESQ. WILLIAM STIRLING, ESQ., YR. JOHN STRANG, ESQ. THOMAS THOMSON, ESQ. WILLIAM BDD TURNBULL, ESQ. DAWSON TURNER, ESQ.
Page 18 - And therefore we abhorre and detest all contrarie religion and doctrine; but cheifly all kynd of papistrie in generall, and particular headis, ewen as they are now damned and confuted by the Worde of God, and Kirk of Scotland : But in...
Page viii - ESQ. JAMES HUNTER, ESQ. THE HONOURABLE JAMES IVORY LORD IVORY. JOHN CLARK KENNEDY, ESQ. JOHN KERR, ESQ. ROBERT ALEXANDER KIDSTON, ESQ.
Page 147 - ... fuch reference, and as if his Maieftie and the Generall Aflemblie had not agreid vpon the maner of election and admiffion to that office, or vpon any limitations ; quherby the Kirk hath fuftained great hurt and preiudice in her liberties and priviledges, and fpeciallie by the frequent tranfgreffion of the firft of the conditions, altho' grounded vpon the verie law of nature and nations, that nothing be proponed be them in Parliament, Counfell, or Convention, in name of the Kirk, without exprefle...
Page xlvii - I know that there may be some that will say and marvell that a minister should have taken pains to gather such proverbs together; but they that knew his forme of powerfull preaching the word, and his ordinar talking, ever almost using proverbiall speeches, will not finde fault with this that hee hath done. And whereas there are some old Scottish words not in use now, bear with that, because if ye alter those words, the proverb will have no grace...
Page vii - GCB 10 HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF BUCCLEUCH AND QUEENSBERRY. JAMES BOGLE, ESQ. WALTER BUCHANAN, ESQ. THE MOST NOBLE THE MARQUESS OF BUTE. ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, ESQ.
Page 4 - God's work fpocken plainly ; but quhen he was mod vehement vpon his inveelion, all the bairnes in the fchoole, to the number of 300 and above, garres fuch a biffing and crying out againft the Freir, that he in great fear ran out of the pulpit, and went away. Before the next Sabboth, quhen ane other Freir came to teach in that kirk, he, hearing tell quhat wes done to his brother, complained to the magiftrats that he wes fo vfed ; quhervpon the mafter of the fchoole wes defired earneftlie to try who...
Page xlvi - Fenwick, who had at one time intended to make additions to the work ; but this intention he does not seem to have accomplished. Indeed, the collection is pretty large, as may be seen by the title of the edition published at Edinburgh, 1659: "Nine Hundred and Forty Scottish Proverbs, the greatest part of which were at first gathered together by David Ferguson,sometime Minister at Dunfermline, and put in Alphabeticall order, when he departed this life, anno 1598. The rest, being since added, were never...
Page 146 - AND PETITIONS CONCERNING THE DISORDERED ESTATE OF THE REFORMED KIRK WITHIN THIS REALME OF SCOTLAND, PRESENTED...
Page xliv - John Knox, with my dead hand, but glaid heart, praising God, that of his mercy he leaves such light to his Kirk in this desolation.