The Puritan in Holland, England, and America: An Introduction to American History, Τόμος 2

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Harper & Brothers, 1892

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Wrath of Elizabeth Its causes
57
The English army accomplishes nothing What it might
64
Elizabeth refuses assistance Walsingham ruined
70
Her execution 1587 Its character and its results
76
His procrastination
82
No more foreign rulers The republic is born
88
Comedy ended by appearance of Armada 1588
91
The privateers turn out in force
97
Englands first naval battle
103
Their loyalty at the time of the Armada and its causes
109
Ushered in by dread portents
115
Develops a national literature
121
Multitude of Elizabethan poets
123
The English dramatists
129
Why suppressed by the Puritans
135
Attractions of the Old Testament
141
But Calvinism the theology of the whole English Church
147
For fortyone years bound in with Bible Its character
149
The Sabbath question Its early agitation 1583
156
Its good and evil results
162
Attempts of Parliament to reform the Church unavailing
169
She deceives the Commons
175
His writings in England and their influence
181
John Udal his trial and conviction
187
Prisons of Holland and America
194
Among them originate the English Baptists 1611
200
Origin of the Quakers Connection with the Mennonites
206
Rejoicing of the people over their new monarch
212
Profligacy of his court The worst in English history
214
His Parliaments
220
The Puritans secure a new translation of the Bible King
227
Religious growth in England
233
All moral Protestants derided as Puritans
239
Removal to Leyden
245
CHAPTER XVIII
251
Its pay and novel discipline
257
Opposed to peace with the heretics
263
The Portuguese possessions in the East Indies The trade
270
First voyage of the Dutch to East Indies by way of Cape
271
Heemskerk with twentysix little vessels annihilates large
278
Accepts the sovereignty of the Netherlands 57
281
The Bank of Amsterdam 1609180000000 of specie
324
The statesmen of the republic all educated and most
330
Funding of debt Low rate of interest
336
Gives America her commonschool system
342
Freedom of the press
343
Its charitable institutions and prisons Leads the world
349
High position of women Their universal education etc
355
Reign of Terror 16291640 Restoration of monopolies etc
361
Harries the Puritans Expels the Netherland refugees
367
Attempt to force a liturgy on Scotland raises a revolution
369
Calvinistic Catechism on predestination put forth
373
Great number of Englishmen in Dutch army
375
Obstacles to a republic in England
381
Outlines all modern reforms in English jurisprudence
387
Religious toleration Influence of the Netherlands
393
Their political reforms retained Englands debt to them
400
Why selfgovernment was possible in New England
407
The settlers of Massachusetts Their characteristics
413
Dutch influence in Pennsylvania
419
Its confirming power
425
The township system Common lands etc Why
427
Its appearance in the Netherlands
433
Criminal law in Holland Public prosecutors of criminals
441
Prisoners allowed counsel in the Netherlands
446
High reputation of courts in Holland All men equal
452
Its history in the Netherlands Full introduction
458
Netherland reforms introduced into Pennsylvania by Will
464
Summary of Netherland institutions found in America
465
The ScotchIrish the most powerful The Puritans of
471
The ScotchIrish in America 17
472
Help to save English liberty Defend Derry
477
Their introduction into New Jersey Princeton College
483
Scotch and ScotchIrish soldiers in the Revolutionthirty
489
The Revolution introduced new educational ideas from
495
Scotch and ScotchIrish Revolutionary governors in seven
499
Political parties after the Revolution Their origin
501
American history properly studied of absorbing interest
507
Organization of government The StatesGeneral and
518
Founding of Plymouth 249
573
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Σελίδα 106 - I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too ; and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe should dare to invade the borders of my realm...
Σελίδα 106 - ... grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field. I know already for your forwardness you have deserved rewards and crowns; and we do assure you on the word of a prince, they shall be duly paid you.
Σελίδα 105 - ... midst and heat of the battle, to live or die amongst you all, to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and for my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust. I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman...
Σελίδα 341 - You must urge upon the States-General," said the only surviving brother of William the Silent, "that they, according to the example of the pope and the Jesuits, should establish free schools where children of quality as well as of poor families, for a very small sum, could be well and Christianly educated and brought up. This would be the greatest and most useful work and the highest service that you could ever accomplish for God and Christianity, and especially for the Netherlands themselves.
Σελίδα 205 - He was the first person in modern Christendom to assert in its plenitude the doctrine of the liberty of conscience, the equality of opinions before the law ; and in its defense he was the harbinger of Milton, the precursor and the superior of Jeremy Taylor.
Σελίδα 417 - In the year 1635, I, Lion Gardener, Engineer and Master of works of Fortification in the legers of the Prince of Orange, in the Low Countries, through the persuasion of Mr.
Σελίδα 105 - ... to lay down for my God, and for my Kingdom, and for my People, my honor, and my blood, even in the dust. I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a King, and of a King of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any Prince of Europe should dare to invade the borders of my Realm...
Σελίδα 18 - It is as we look back over that stormy time, and weigh the actors in it one against the other, that he stands out in his full proportions. No grander figure can be found, in the entire history of the Reformation in this island, than that of Knox.
Σελίδα 249 - But I must herewithal exhort you to take heed what you receive as truth; examine it, consider it, and compare it with other scriptures of truth, before you receive it; for it is not possible the Christian world should come so lately out of such thick antichristian darkness, and that perfection of knowledge should break forth at once.

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