Seldeniana; With a Biographical Preface (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1821. Excerpt: ... and stay with her as long as she would have him; to which he set his hand: then he articled with her, that he should go away when he pleased, and stay away as long as he pleased; to which she set her hand. This is the epitome of all the contracts in the world, betwixt man and man, betwixt prince and subject; they keep them as long as they like them, and no longer. Council. They talk, (but blasphemously enough) that the Holy Ghost is president of their general councils; when the truth is, the odd man is still the Holy Ghost. CONVOCATION. 1. When the king sends his writ for a parliament, he sends for two knights for a shire, and two burgesses for a corporation: but when he sends for two archbishops for a convocation, he commands them to assemble the whole clergy; but they out of custom amongst themselves send to the bishops of their provinces, to will them to bring two clerks for adio. cese, the dean, one for the chapter, and the archdeacons; but to the king, every clergyman is there present. 2. We have nothing so nearly expresses the power of a convocation, in respect of a parliament, 'as a court-leet, where they have a power to make byelaws, as they call them--as that a man shall put so many cows or sheep in the common: but they can make nothing that is contrary to the laws of the kingdom. CREED. Athanasins's creed in the shortest--take away the preface, and the force, and the conclusion---which are not part of the creed. In the Nicene creed it is cis txxKiifi/H, " I believe in the church;" but now, as our Common Prayer has it, "I believe one catholic and apostolic church." They like not creeds, because they would have no forms of faith, as they have none of prayer, though there be more reason for the one than for the other. DAMNATION. 1. If the physician ...