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arms army authority battle Bible body called campaign cause cavalry Charles chief Church civil Colonel command committee Commonwealth conscience constitutional Council Crom Cromwell's daughter Drogheda Earl Elizabeth Elizabeth Claypole enemy England English Essex executive Fairfax fight force FREDERIC HARRISON godly Hampden hath Henry Henry Cromwell Hinchinbrook horse House Huntingdon Ireland Ireton Irish Ironsides John John Hampden JOHN MORLEY king king's leaders lived London Long Parliament Lord Manchester Marston ment military monarchy months nation never officers Oliver Cromwell Oliver's organised Parlia Parliamentary party passed peace political Presbyterian Pride's Purge Protector Puritan reform regiment religion religious revolution right wing Robert Cromwell Royalist Rupert Scotch Scotland Self-denying Ordinance settlement side Sir Oliver Sir Philip Warwick soldiers spirit statesman storm struggle summoned sword things tion told took town troopers troops Valentine Walton Vane victory whilst whole Worcester writes
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Page 188 - Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.
Page 226 - I am a miserable and wretched creature, I am in Covenant with Thee through grace. And I may, I will, come to Thee, for Thy people. Thou hast made me, though very unworthy, a mean instrument to do them some good, and Thee service...
Page 138 - Officers being there, our men getting up to them, were ordered by me to put them all to the sword. And indeed, being in the heat of action, I forbade them to spare any that were in arms in the town...
Page 93 - Honest men served you faithfully in this action. Sir, they are trusty : I beseech you, in the name of God, not to discourage them. I wish this action may beget thankfulness and humility in all that are concerned in it. He that ventures his life for the liberty of his country, I wish he trust God for the liberty of his conscience, and you for the liberty he fights for.
Page 199 - A nobleman, a gentleman, a yeoman; the distinction of these: that is a good interest of the nation, and a great one!
Page 83 - For what do the enemy say? Nay, what do many say that were friends at the beginning of the Parliament ? Even this, that the members of both houses have got great places and commands, and the sword into their hands ; and, what by interest in Parliament, what by power in the army, will perpetually continue themselves in grandeur, and not permit the war speedily to end, lest their own power should determine with it.
Page 72 - Sir, the State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions; if they be willing faithfully to serve it, — that satisfies.
Page 60 - are most of them old decayed serving-men, and tapsters, and such kind of fellows ; and,' said I, ' their troops are gentlemen's sons, younger sons and persons of quality; do you think that the spirits of such base and mean fellows will ever be able to encounter gentlemen, that have honour and courage and resolution in them...
Page 139 - And now give me leave to say how it comes to pass that this work is wrought. It was set upon some of our hearts, That a great thing should be done, not by power or might, but by the Spirit of God.
Page 165 - The dimensions of this mercy are above my thoughts. It is, for aught I know, a crowning mercy.