 | James Geddes Craighead - 1878 - 362 sider
...of Right, which forms the basis of the settlement to which they gave their assent, it is asserted '* that prelacy and the superiority of any office in...the people ever since the Reformation, they having been reformed from popery by presbyters, and therefore ought to be abolished." And when the convention... | |
 | Alexander Robertson - 1878 - 368 sider
...in ordinary crimes. It further declares, 9. That prelacy is, and hath been, a great and insufferable grievance and trouble to this nation, and contrary...generality of the people ever since the Reformation. 10. That it is the right and privilege of the subjects to protest for remedy of law to the king and... | |
 | Charles Cowan - 1878 - 578 sider
...order to render his recantation of Prelacy more clear and unequivocal, he declares — " that prelacie and the superiority of any office in the Church above presbyters, is, and hath been a great and insurmountable grievance and trowble to this nation, and, therefore, that it ought to be abolished... | |
 | Ellen Webley Parry - 1879 - 530 sider
...before them in the convention. After declaring that king James had forfeited his crown they announced "that prelacy and the superiority of any office in...and hath been a great and insupportable grievance to this nation." All ministers were desired to pray for William and Mary as king and queen of the realm.... | |
 | Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot - 1882 - 192 sider
...Assemblies.' ' This was giving legal effect to the Church's Claim of Right, in which it was declared that ' prelacy and the superiority of any office in...generality of the people ever since the Reformation ; ' a claim which had been to some extent already given effect to by the Act of the previous session... | |
 | John Cunningham - 1882 - 942 sider
...government contained in this claim being recognised. One of the declarations of this document was — " That Prelacy and the superiority of any office in...Church above Presbyters is, and hath been, a great and unsupportable grievance and trouble to this nation, and contrary to the inclination of the generality... | |
 | 1884 - 1122 sider
...hold that Parliament should have abolished Prelacy, not only " as a great and unsupportable grievance to this nation, and contrary to the inclinations of...generality of the people ever since the Reformation," but also " as contrary to the Word of God, and abjured by our Covenants." Dr. Story, on the other hand,... | |
 | John Mackintosh - 1884 - 538 sider
...refusing to state their private sentiments touching the treasonable doctrines or actions of others. That prelacy and the superiority of any office in the Church above presbyters is, and has been, a great and insufferable grievance and trouble to this nation, and contrary to the inclination... | |
 | Littleton Purnell Bowen - 1885 - 576 sider
...these burning words ! Among other declarations in their Claim of Right, the Scotch Estates respond : " That Prelacy and the superiority of any office in...a great and insupportable grievance and trouble to the nation." Now comes an explanation of Naomi's hint with regard to a Presbyterian minister in Accomack.... | |
 | 1886 - 330 sider
...superiority of an office in the Church above Presbyters is and has been a great and insupportable burden to this nation, and contrary to the inclinations of...people ever since the Reformation, they having reformed Popery by Presbytery, and therefore ought to be abolished. " That it is the right and privilege of... | |
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That Prelacy, and the superiority of any office in the Church above Presbyters, is, and hath been, a great and insupportable grievance and trouble to this nation, and contrary to the inclinations of the generality of the people, ever since the Reformation,... 
