Chapters in Irish HistoryHamilton, Adams, 1875 - 176 pages |
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Accordingly afterwards amongst army Bishop Brehon law British celebrated century CHAPTER character Charles chiefs chieftains Christ Christian Church of Ireland Church of Rome civil claims clergy colonists Columba Columbanus concession connexion continued Cromwell Cromwellian declared Derry dominion Dublin ecclesiastical England English established faith favour France French Government Grattan Henry Hist history of Ireland honour House of Commons independence influence insurrection invaders invasion Irish history Irish language Irish Parliament Irishmen James Kildare King labours land landlord large numbers Limerick Lord Deputy massacre measure ment military ministers missionary monasteries monastic nobles Norman O'Connell oath party Patrick Penal Laws persons plantation of Ulster political Pope possession Presbyterian Prince promised Protestant ascendancy Protestantism Protestants and Roman purpose Rebellion received Reformation reign religion religious Roman Catholic Emancipation Scotland secure settlers social sought Sovereign spirit success supremacy Tanistry tenant testant Ulster Union United Irishmen vehement Volunteers William
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Page 107 - Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
Page 27 - The labours and industry of the diP^'TII .vines of this age were totally employed in col1 > — ' lecting the opinions and authorities of the fathers, by whom are meant the theological writers of the first six centuries ; and so blind and servile was their veneration for these doctors, that they regarded their dictates as infallible, and their writings as the boundaries of truth, beyond which reason was not permitted to push its re. searches. The Irish or -Hibernians, who in this century were known...
Page 127 - That a claim of any body of men, other than the king, lords, and commons of Ireland to make laws to bind this kingdom, is unconstitutional, illegal, and a grievance.
Page 53 - Therefore the fault which I finde in religion is but one, but the same is universal!, thoroughout all that country, that is, that they be all Papists by their profession, but in the same so blindly and brutishly informed, (for the most part) that not one amongst a hundred knoweth any ground of religion, or any article of his faith, but can perhaps say his Pater noster, or his Ave Maria, without any knowledge or understanding what one word thereof meaneth.
Page 12 - Kings and princes, when not themselves among the ranks of the converted, saw their sons and daughters joining in the train without a murmur. Chiefs, at variance in all else, agreed in meeting beneath the Christian banner; and the proud Druid and bard laid their superstitions meekly at the foot of the cross ; nor, by a singular...
Page 114 - It was a machine of wise and elaborate contrivance ; and as well fitted for the oppression, impoverishment, and degradation of a people, and the debasement, in them, of human nature itself, as ever proceeded from the perverted ingenuity of man.
Page 32 - ... well pleased that, for the enlargement of the bounds of the church — for the restraint of vice — the correction of evil manners — the culture of all virtues, and the advancement of the Christian religion, you should enter into that island, and effect what will conduce to the salvation thereof, and to the honour of God.
Page i - My poor opinion is, that the closest connection between Great Britain and Ireland is essential to the well-being, I had almost said, to the very being, of the two kingdoms. For that purpose, I humbly conceive that the whole of the superior, and what I should call imperial politics, ought to have its residence here ; and that Ireland, locally, civilly, and commercially independent...
Page 66 - I hear good of you, and will impose no conditions on you : I am old, and can teach you ceremonies, and you can teach me substance ; only I must ordain you, else neither I nor you can answer the law nor brook the...
Page 53 - Irishmen do ; they neither read Scriptures, nor preach to the people, nor administer the communion, but baptism they do, for they christen, yet after the Popish fashion...