Ringhan Gilhaize; Or, The Covenanters, Bände 1-2E. Duyckinck, 1823 |
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Andrews Antichrist Argyle arms auld bailie began Bothwell brother brought called Cameronians castle cause CHAPTER Claverhouse coming Congregation council Covenant Covenanters Crail cried Dean Castle discourse door dreadful Earl Earl of Glencairn Edinburgh Eglinton Castle Elspa Ruet eyes father fear frae friends Gilhaize Glasgow Glencairn godly grandfather grandfather's hand head hear heard heart Heaven holy honest horse Irvine James Sharp James Stuart John Knox Kelburne Kilmarnock Kilspinnie King kirk land looked Lordship manner master mind ministers morning Nahum Chapelrig neighbours night papistical passed persecuted Perth pious poor prelatic prison Queen Quharist Reformation replied returned Ringan rose Sarah Lochrig Scotland seneschal sent sight sitting soldiers solemn soon sorrow speak spirit stood suffered Swinton sword tell things thither thought tion tolbooth told took town voice walked weel wife Winterton Witherspoon words worthy ye'll young
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Seite 128 - As for the fear of danger that may come to me," continued he, " let no man be solicitous ; for my life is in the custody of Him whose glory I seek. I desire the hand nor weapon of no man to defend me. I only crave audience ; which, if it be denied here unto me at this time, I must seek where I may have it.
Seite 149 - Mr Cargill looked with admiration at the confidence of this young piety, and laying his hand on the boy's head, said, " I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. The Lord is in this, Ringan, put your trust in Him." Whereupon I took my son's hand and I placed it in the martyr's hand, and I said, "Take him, lead him wheresoever ye will.
Seite 134 - As also, we, being under the standard of our Lord Jesus Christ, Captain of Salvation, do declare a war with such a tyrant and usurper, and all the men of his practices, as enemies to our Lord Jesus Christ and His cause and covenants...
Seite 215 - For it is not glory, it is not riches, neither is it honour, but it is liberty alone that we fight and contend for, which no honest man will lose but with his life.
Seite 98 - O YE children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Beth-haccerem : for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.
Seite 213 - Apostle. (tho' in order the second or third) St. Andrew the most worthy brother of the blessed Peter, whom he would always have to be over us, as our patron or protector. Upon the weighty consideration of these things, our most holy Fathers your predecessors, did with many great and singular favours and...
Seite 170 - I," counsel moderation — you recommend the door of peace to be still kept open — you doubt if the Scriptures warrant us to undertake revenge ; and you hope that our forbearance may work to repentance among our enemies. Mr. Renwick, you have hitherto been a preacher, not a sufferer ; with you the resistance to Charles Stuart's government has been a thing of doctrine — of no more than doctrine, Mr.
Seite 172 - I speak of my honest brother; the waves of the ocean, commissioned by our persecutors, have triumphed over him in the cold seas of the Orkneys; and as for my wife, what was she to you ? Ye cannot be greatly disturbed that she is in her grave. No, ye are quiet, calm, and prudent...
Seite 161 - ... to suppress and refuse obedience to the promptings of the inspiration. On reaching his chamber he unbuckled his belt, as his custom was, and laid down his sword and began to undress, when again the same alarm from on high fell upon him, and the same warning spirit whispered to his mind's ear unspeakable intimations of dreadful things. Fear came upon him and trembling, which made all his bones to shake, and he lifted his sword and again buckled on his belt. But again the prudence of this world...
Seite 212 - Dunbar, earl of March, Malise, earl of Strathearn, Malcolm, earl of Lennox, William, earl of Ross, Magnus, earl of Caithness and Orkney, William, earl of Sutherland, Walter, Steward of Scotland, William...