Speeches in Parliament and Some Miscellaneous Pamphlets of the Late Henry Drummond, Esq, Volume 2

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Bosworth & Harrison, 1860
 

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Page 59 - Whose minister she is) may above all things seek Thy honour and glory : and that we, and all her subjects (duly considering Whose authority she hath) may faithfully serve, honour, and humbly obey her, in Thee, and for Thee, according to Thy blessed Word and ordinance ; through Jesus Christ our Lord, Who with Thee and the Holy Ghost liveth and reigneth, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
Page 202 - Data est mihi omnis potestas in caelo et in terra: euntes ergo docete omnes gentes, baptizantes eos in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus sancti, docentes eos servare omnia quaecumque mandavi vobis.
Page 57 - He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh : the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
Page 58 - Almighty and Everlasting GOD, we are taught by Thy holy Word that the hearts of kings are in Thy rule and governance, and that Thou dost dispose and turn them as it seemeth best to Thy godly wisdom...
Page 190 - By regeneration we are made members of Christ, children of God, and inheritors of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Page 58 - Almighty GOD, Whose kingdom is everlasting and power infinite, have mercy upon the whole Church ; and so rule the heart of Thy chosen servant Victoria, our Queen and Governor, that she (knowing Whose minister she is) may above all things...
Page 200 - Behold how good and pleasant a thing it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.
Page 89 - I have both doubts and apprehensions in regard to the remedy you propose. I shall be charged, perhaps, with an unusual want of political intrepidity, when I honestly confess to you that I am startled at the idea of so extensive an amputation. In the first place, / question the power, de jure, of the legislature to disfranchise a number of boroughs, upon the general ground of improving the constitution.
Page 191 - And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Page 319 - I know of it has not served to raise my opinion of what is vulgarly called the monied interest ; I mean that blood-sucker, that muckworm, which calls itself the friend of government — -that pretends to serve this or that administration, and may be purchased, on the same terms, by any administration — that advances money to government, and takes special care of its own emoluments.

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