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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Battle of Zutphen 1586
65
Leicester recalled to England by the Babington Conspiracy
72
CHAPTER XIII
78
Leicesters final act of treachery in the Netherlands
84
Comedy ended by appearance of Armada 1588
91
The privateers turn out in force
97
For fortyone years bound in with Bible Its character
99
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
and importance
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
202
CHAPTER XVII
210
Profligacy of his court The worst in English history
214
Elizabeth throws off the mask and sends commissioners
217
His Parliaments
220
The Puritans secure a new translation of the Bible King
227
Philips duplicity
232
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
She agrees to assist the Netherlanders
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
Stands up with Cromwell for religious toleration
397
Their political reforms retained Englands debt to them
400
Exceptional character of the New England settlers Their
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
Its introduction into America and subsequent history
441
Refused in England until 1836 How brought about
447
Widows renouncing their dower Picturesque customs
453
Futile attempts to introduce system into England
460
Introduction into United States Its importance
463
Summary of Netherland institutions found in America
465
The ScotchIrish the most powerful The Puritans of
471
The ScotchIrish in America
472
Charac er and extent of their persecution
478
Great numbers in Pennsylvania Attractions of that colony
484
nine general officers ten majorgenerals
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 100 - 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 221 - I would only ask, why the civil state should be purged and restored by good and wholesome laws, made every third or fourth year in parliament assembled ; devising remedies as fast as time breedeth mischief: and contrariwise the ecclesiastical state should still continue upon the dregs of time, and receive no alteration now for these...
Σελίδα 100 - 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. In the...
Σελίδα 331 - You must urge upon the States-General that they 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. Recording Secretary. In This would be the greatest and most useful work you could ever accomplish for God and Christianity, and for the Netherlands themselves.
Σελίδα 99 - I am come amongst you as you see at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the 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.
Σελίδα 199 - 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 405 - 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 186 - Lord bless me! what a sight is here! I did not think there had been so much cruelty in the hearts of Englishmen to use Englishmen in this manner. We need not now question," said he to the rest of the jury, "how this man came by his death; we may rather wonder that they are not all dead, for this place is enough to breed an infection among them. Well," added he, "if it please God to lengthen my life till to-morrow, I will find means to let the King know how his subjects are dealt with.
Σελίδα 8 - I must tell you, there are two Kings and two Kingdoms in Scotland. There is Christ Jesus the King, and His Kingdom the Kirk, whose subject King James the Sixth is — and of whose kingdom not a king, nor a lord, nor a head, but a member!
Σελίδα 154 - Yet notwithstanding, all parsons, vicars, and curates shall teach and declare unto their parishioners, that they may with a safe and quiet conscience, after their common prayer in the time of harvest, labour upon the holy and festival days, and save that thing which God hath sent; and if for any scrupulosity or grudge of conscience, men should superstitiously abstain from working upon those days, that then they should grievously offend and displease God.

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