Occasional Essays on Various Subjects: Chiefly Political and Historical; Extracted Partly from the Publick Newspapers, During the Present Reign, and Partly from Tracts Published in the Reigns of Queen Elizabeth, King Charles I., King Charles II, and from Bishop Burnet's History of His Own TimesFrancis Maseres |
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... exercise his Episcopal functions in the said Province . In pages 364 , 365 , 366,406 . NUMBER XXXI . A Translation of two Anecdotes , concerning the violent and im- perious conduct of the aforesaid Roman - Catholick Bishop of Quebeck ...
... exercise his Episcopal functions in the said Province . In pages 364 , 365 , 366,406 . NUMBER XXXI . A Translation of two Anecdotes , concerning the violent and im- perious conduct of the aforesaid Roman - Catholick Bishop of Quebeck ...
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... exercise of the Popish religion , which fhould be declared to be ( what they have always been un- derstood to be , ) utterly null and void with respect to that province ; and excepting , alfo , the laws relating to the tenures of land ...
... exercise of the Popish religion , which fhould be declared to be ( what they have always been un- derstood to be , ) utterly null and void with respect to that province ; and excepting , alfo , the laws relating to the tenures of land ...
Page 68
... exercise , ar enjoy , in and within the faid lands and premiffes by the faid inden- ture mentioned to be given , granted , bargained , fould , enfeoffed and confirmed , or in , or within , any part or Habendum . parcel thereof . To have ...
... exercise , ar enjoy , in and within the faid lands and premiffes by the faid inden- ture mentioned to be given , granted , bargained , fould , enfeoffed and confirmed , or in , or within , any part or Habendum . parcel thereof . To have ...
Page 121
... exercise neceffarily require ; and alfo from time to time to crect law forts , and to fortify any place or places , within our faid cases and province or territory , and the fame to furnish with all neceffary ammunition , provifions ...
... exercise neceffarily require ; and alfo from time to time to crect law forts , and to fortify any place or places , within our faid cases and province or territory , and the fame to furnish with all neceffary ammunition , provifions ...
Page 123
... exercise , if they , or either of them , were perfonally prefent , until the re- turn of the Governour , or Licutenant , or Depnty , Gover nour , fo abfent , or the arrival , or conftitution , of fuch other Governour , or Lieutenant ...
... exercise , if they , or either of them , were perfonally prefent , until the re- turn of the Governour , or Licutenant , or Depnty , Gover nour , fo abfent , or the arrival , or conftitution , of fuch other Governour , or Lieutenant ...
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Page 204 - And yet, on the other hand, unless wariness be used, as good almost kill a man as kill a good book. Who kills a man kills a reasonable creature, God's image; but he who destroys" a good book kills reason itself, kills the image of God, as it were in the eye. Many a man lives a burden to the Earth ; but a good book is the precious life-blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.
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