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Page 249 - For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
Page 34 - On th' other side up rose Belial, in act more graceful and humane; A fairer person lost not Heav'n ; he seem'd For dignity compos'd and high exploit: But all was false and hollow ; though his Tongue Dropt Manna, and could make the worse appear The better reason...
Page 360 - That levying money for or to the use of the Crown, by pretence of prerogative, without grant of parliament, for longer time or in other manner than the same is or shall be granted, is illegal.
Page 357 - That we will not purchase of any factor, or others, -any kind of goods imported from Great Britain, from January 1769, to January 1770.
Page 286 - They are the subjects of this kingdom, equally entitled with yourselves to all the natural rights of mankind, and the peculiar privileges of Englishmen. Equally bound by its laws, and equally participating of the constitution of this free country, the Americans are the sons — not the bastards of England.
Page 53 - ... which it remained under my roof. Twelve copies of a fmall part of it had been printed in my houfe at my own private prefs. I had carefully locked them up, and I never gave one to the moft intimate friend.
Page 208 - Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.
Page 115 - I shall pass over,) open avowed publications which have been judicially noticed, and may therefore be mentioned, have endeavoured to influence or intimidate the court, and...
Page 335 - America ; and, in one of them, proceeding even to acts of violence, and of resistance to the execution of the law ; the capital town of which colony appears by late advices to be in a state of disobedience to...
Page 114 - God forbid it mould ever be in our power, to deliver him from it; we cannot prevent the judgment of the law, by creating irregularity in the proceedings ; we cannot prevent the confequences of that judgment by pardoning the crime.