The duty of every Briton at this perilous moment: a sermon. To which is added, An account of the destruction of the Spanish armada1803 |
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... protection . You are called not to acts of agres- sion . You put forth your energies in behalf of yourselves and your families . You rise in de- fence of every thing dear to humanity . Your persons - your lives - your liberties - your ...
... protection . You are called not to acts of agres- sion . You put forth your energies in behalf of yourselves and your families . You rise in de- fence of every thing dear to humanity . Your persons - your lives - your liberties - your ...
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... protected imply mutual duties , which ought to be recoguised and discharged . Having thus explained the first part of this passage - They helped every one his neighbour , let us proceed to the consideration of the remaining clause - and ...
... protected imply mutual duties , which ought to be recoguised and discharged . Having thus explained the first part of this passage - They helped every one his neighbour , let us proceed to the consideration of the remaining clause - and ...
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John Evans. and on the proper means taken for mutual de- fence and protection . But all will be of little avail , should the SUPREME BEING withhold his approbation . The race ( says the wisest of men ) is not to the swift , nor the ...
John Evans. and on the proper means taken for mutual de- fence and protection . But all will be of little avail , should the SUPREME BEING withhold his approbation . The race ( says the wisest of men ) is not to the swift , nor the ...
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... protection of your lives and your liberties of yourselves and your families from irremediable destruc- tion ; the means that have been taken by our rulers , both among the army and the navy , as well as among our countrymen in general ...
... protection of your lives and your liberties of yourselves and your families from irremediable destruc- tion ; the means that have been taken by our rulers , both among the army and the navy , as well as among our countrymen in general ...
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advice armies ASPERNE augmented awful a crisis blessing of Heaven bodily strength brethren BRITONS called cheer cherish Christians close fight condemn contest CORNHILL countrymen courage covered the seas danger Death deliverance destroyed destruction Dissenters divine duke of Parma duties earth Effingham English admiral English fleet evil expence fear fellow subjects fidence fire and sword foes force forget former period GALLEONS hand happiness harbour hath heart help his neighbour hundred and thirty Inhabitants of Britain INVADING ENEMY invasion isle liberties Lord means of defence menaced Methinks I already mode nations navy necessary proportion nobility occasion ourselves pable Peace perilous PICCADILLY pleasant Plymouth preparations present alarm proffer religious advantages resistance respects rouse rulers sacred and profane safety sail Scotland seamen SERMON ships sion slavery soldiers Spain Spaniards SPANISH ARMADA spirit of UNANIMITY taken thee thine arm thing thousand took unity unto his brother vessels victory
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Page 24 - Abraham, that He would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve Him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him, all the days of our life.
Page 18 - If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; if my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Page 18 - Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy ; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid. Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
Page 22 - ... civil or religious, is productive both of profit and pleasure. Of profit, because therein consisteth the welfare and security of every society ; of pleasure, because mutual love is the source of delight, and the happiness of one becomes, in that case, the happiness of all. It is unity alone which gives beauty as well as strength to the state ; which renders the church, at the same time, ' fair as the moon, and terrible as an army with banners.
Page 19 - Some trust in chariots, and some in horses : but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
Page 26 - ... horseback in the camp at Tilbury; and, riding through the lines, discovered a cheerful and animated countenance, exhorted the soldiers to remember their duty to their country and their religion, and professed her intention, though a woman, to lead them herself into the field against the enemy, and rather to perish in battle than survive the ruin and slavery of her people.
Page 19 - And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and...
Page 26 - Drake, Hawkins, and Frobisher, the most renowned seamen in Europe, served under him. The principal fleet was stationed at Plymouth. A smaller squadron, consisting of forty vessels, English and Flemish, was commanded by Lord Seymour, second son of Protector Somerset ; and lay off Dunkirk, in order to intercept the Duke of Parma.
Page 28 - ... vessels, yielded to the fury of the storm, and allowed their ships to drive either on the western isles of Scotland, or on the coast of Ireland, where they were miserably wrecked. Not...
Page 14 - If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its cunning, if I do not remember thee let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth...