The Protestant: A Tale of the Reign of Queen Mary, Volume 2J. & J. Harper, 1829 - Great Britain |
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... Holiness , the Queen , Bonner , and Thornton at the devil , since they had conspired to lay violent hands upon some innocent people , whom she averred Master Edward knew very well as his father's old parishoners at Wellminster ; that ...
... Holiness , the Queen , Bonner , and Thornton at the devil , since they had conspired to lay violent hands upon some innocent people , whom she averred Master Edward knew very well as his father's old parishoners at Wellminster ; that ...
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... Holiness the Pope ; the Peter , the head , the binder , the looser , the ruler , and lawgiver ; the judge , of all the world on earth , the convoy of the same to leaven , the consigner of sinners to the devil , the ruler over earthly ...
... Holiness the Pope ; the Peter , the head , the binder , the looser , the ruler , and lawgiver ; the judge , of all the world on earth , the convoy of the same to leaven , the consigner of sinners to the devil , the ruler over earthly ...
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... Holiness , and all the priests and the bishops , shall rise up , and dance , and sing , and make them glad , seeing that which was lost is now found , and is their own again , and for ever . Amen . " Here the Suffragan Bishop of Dover ...
... Holiness , and all the priests and the bishops , shall rise up , and dance , and sing , and make them glad , seeing that which was lost is now found , and is their own again , and for ever . Amen . " Here the Suffragan Bishop of Dover ...
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... holiness , and in his high place , shall come forth for justice . He shall burn the blasphemer ; he shall burn the unbeliever ; he shall burn the heretic ; yea , he shall burn them all in you , unless you turn again to the Truth for ...
... holiness , and in his high place , shall come forth for justice . He shall burn the blasphemer ; he shall burn the unbeliever ; he shall burn the heretic ; yea , he shall burn them all in you , unless you turn again to the Truth for ...
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... Holiness the Pontiff of Rome , in the which she did make a solemn vow to maintain the See of Rome . " " That her Majesty did so , I grieve to think upon , " re- plied Wilford ; " but that last vow must be invalid , inas- much as it was ...
... Holiness the Pontiff of Rome , in the which she did make a solemn vow to maintain the See of Rome . " " That her Majesty did so , I grieve to think upon , " re- plied Wilford ; " but that last vow must be invalid , inas- much as it was ...
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accused answered beseech Bishop Bishop of Dover bless burn Canterbury Canterbury Castle child Church Church of Rome Collins cried Arabella cruel dare daughter dear death Deborah devil discourse door Dover Edward Wilford exclaimed Arabella exclaimed Sir Richard eyes faith father fear feelings Friar John give granny hand Harpsfield head hear heard heart Heaven heresy heretic Holiness hope housekeeper innocent instantly Jenkins justice King Lady Arabella looked Master Edward Master Wilford Mayor mercy mind Mistress Rose mother never offence old Abel Allen old Gammer Plaise Owen Wilford person Pincher poor Pope prison Protestants Queen replied Arabella replied Cluny replied Sir Richard Rome Samuel Collins sight Sir Francis Morgan Sir John Baker Sir Richard Southwell Sir Thomas Wyatt soul speak spirit stake stood suffer Suffragan Bishop sure tell thing Thornton truth turn Wellminster wicked words Worship wretch young
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Page 114 - And white robes were given unto every one of them ; and it was said unto them , that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
Page 179 - Harpsfield instantly ran to the assistance of Thornton, as did Friar John, and many others who stood near. They raised him from the ground, and tore open the upper part of his dress, so as to give relief to his throat. He still breathed, but was senseless. His eyes were closed, and his hand convulsively yet grasped the lighted torch; it could only be wrested from him by force. Friar John now ordered him to be removed from the spot; and leaving the conduct of the execution to the care of Harpsfield,...
Page 112 - And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication: And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
Page 112 - So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness ; and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
Page 129 - ... to take this to be a fox that preacheth, but know well enough the meaning of the matter, which is to paint out unto us, what hypocrisy, craft, and subtle dissimulation, lieth hid many times in these friars' cowls, willing us thereby to beware of them.
Page 178 - tolls to the tune of the queen's justice. Oh! sweet Mary, how melodiously dost thou sound in my ears!" "Thornton!" cried Gammer Plaise, "do you hear that bell?" "Woman I do hear it," answered the Suffragan of Dover; " in another minute your time is gone.
Page 123 - ... excommunicate, and anathematize, and curse, and banish, and expel, from the children of the holy Mother Church, and from all Christian society, Owen Wilford, and all consenting to him, whose wicked rage and violence directed against us and the Church of God, we have so often sustained. Let him be accursed in the town and in the field, in entering and going out ; let him be accursed in his house, eating or drinking, sleeping or waking; let him be accursed in sitting or standing, in working or...
Page 112 - ... shew you certain passages in the Revelation of St. John, touching the Antichrist ; ' And I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet-coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet-colour, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornications ; and upon her forehead was written, Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Harlots and of the...
Page 179 - I will hear no more of this," cried Thornton; "give me the brand, I will fire the fagots myself." He advanced to do so, with the utmost fury, although his cheek was livid, and every nerve in the body of the strong bad man shook with the terror of his mind. He raised the torch, he uttered horrid imprecations on the heretic who, even at the stake itself, could thus agonise his conscience, when suddenly he staggered, and fell backwards on the ground. Gammer Plaise saw him fall, and exclaimed aloud,...
Page 155 - ... (according to the usual custom) to wish her joy on her happiness. Whoever has received in the course of their lives the congratulations of joy when their heart has been sinking under the dead burthen of secret sorrow, may possibly conceive in what manner such congratulations fall upon the ear, whilst the soul sickens at the thought. It seemed as if this compliment struck, like the steel upon the flint, on the mind of Arabella, and aroused her, by a single spark, from the torpor of her feelings;...