An Exact Diary of the Late Expedition of His Illustrious Highness the Prince of Orange, (Now King of Great Britain) from His Palace at the Hague, to His Arrival at White-Hall (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. 1689. Excerpt: ... A N Exact-Diary of the late Expedition OF HIS ILLUSTRIOUS HIGHNESS N THE Prince of Orange, (Now KIN G of Great Britain ) HI S Illustrious Highness the Prince of Orange, who is of a truth another Jojhua, in his undaunted Spirit and Magnanimity for the Lord's Cause, and prosperous Conduct of his People Israel: Another good Josiah, in doing that which is right in the sight of God, destroying Idolatry while he was yet young: Another David, or man after God's own heart, and a zealous Defender of that Faith which is truly Ancient, Catholick, and Apostolical; receiving an account of the exceeding great Cruelty and Barbarity of Roman Catholicks in France, towards all them that professed the true Reform'd Religion, or the Protestant Faith in that Kingdom; and that indeed without any regard to the Hoary head, (tho found in the way of Righteousness, which is a Crown of Honour) without any respect to ex, or poor innocent Babes, which could not discern between their right and lest hands: and not only hearing of their unheard-of B Cruelty, Cruelty, but even beholding daily at the Court, and about his own.Sacred Person, not a few who had sometime been the Objects of their Direfulness, and undergone, to their great sorrow, their Barbarity: among many others, a pious aged Minister of the Gospel, whom (for adhering to the Truth, and holding fast the profession of his Faith, without wavering) these Sons of Belial took and bound fast unto a large Spit, and turn'd him as a Pig at a great Fire, after a direful manner, until he was near half roasted alive, insomuch that his Eyes were almost ready to drop out of his Head5 bis Bloud in the Veins much dried, his Sinews not a little scorch'd, and the poor man a meer Cripple at this very day, as may be seen by the curious Inquis..