 | William Crookshank - Scotland - 1812 - 420 pages
...indeed amazed to see a poor commonalty so cap'able to argue upon the points of government, and oil the bounds to be set to the power of princes in matters of religion. This measure of knowledge was spread among the meanest of them, their cottagers and servants. The last... | |
 | James Kirkton - Covenanters - 1817 - 566 pages
...and this he indeed amazed to see a poor commonalty so capable to argue upon points of government, and on the bounds to be set to the power of princes in matters of religion : upon all these topicks they had texts of scripture at hand; and were ready with their answer to any thing that was... | |
 | Education - 1824 - 400 pages
...We were indeed amazed to see a poor commonalty so capable of arguing upon points of government, and on the bounds to be set to the power of princes in matters of religion: upon all these topicks they had texts of scripture at hand, and were ready with their answers to anything that was... | |
 | Robert Wodrow - Scotland - 1830 - 558 pages
...amazed to see a poor commonalty so capahle to argue upon points of government, and on thn hounds to he set to the power of princes in matters of religion....thing that was said to them. This measure of knowledge wsa spread even among the meanest of them, their cottagers and their servants. " — H istory of his... | |
 | Robert Wodrow, Robert Burns - Scotland - 1830 - 562 pages
...to see a poor commonalty so capable to argue upon points of government, and on tba bounds to be sot to the power of princes in matters of religion. Upon all these topies they had texts of scripture иt hand ; and were ready with their answers to any thing that was... | |
 | Richard Burdon Sanderson - Bible - 1838 - 286 pages
...We were indeed amazed to see a poor commonalty, so capable of arguing upon points of government, and on the bounds to be set to the power of princes in...to them. This measure of knowledge was spread even amongst the meanest of them, their cottagers, and their servants. We staid about three months in the... | |
 | Thomas Stephen - 1839 - 682 pages
...crowds. We were indeed amazed to see a poor commonalty so capable to argue upon points of government, and on the bounds to be set to the power of princes in...scripture at hand, and were ready with their answers to anything that was said to them." * This preaching crusade came to nothing, and the country people jeeringly... | |
 | Thomas Stephen - 1839 - 690 pages
...crowds. We were indeed amazed to see a poor commonalty so capable to argue upon points of government, and on the bounds to be set to the power of princes in...scripture at hand, and were ready with their answers to anything that was said to them." * This preaching crusade came to nothing, and the country people jeeringly... | |
 | Episcopacy (Anti) - 1839 - 328 pages
...We were indeed amazed to see a poor commonalty so capable of 'arguing on points of government, and on the bounds to be set to the power of princes in matters of religion. Upon all these topics they bad texts of Scripture at hand, and were ready with their answers to any thing that was said to them.... | |
 | Thomas M'Crie - Reformation - 1841 - 602 pages
...crowds. We were indeed amazed to see a poor commonalty so capable to argue upon points of government, and on the bounds to be set to the power of princes in...meanest of them, their cottagers and their servants." * "So they returned disappointed of that senseless wyle, the like of which they never essayed, first... | |
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We were indeed amazed to see a poor commonalty so capable to argue upon points of government, and on the bounds to be set to the power of princes in matters of religion ; upon all these topics they had texts of Scripture at hand ; and were ready with... 
