...pertinacious rejection of necessary and temperate emendations. " I would only ask," said Lord Bacon, " why the civil state should be purged and restored...laws, made every third or fourth year in Parliament * A brief account of the nature and extent of the different alterations made in our Liturgy, may be...

...CHAP, proceeds. "I would only ask," he writes, "why the civil state should be purged and restored by and wholesome laws, made every third or fourth year in parliament assembled, devising remended. medies as fast as time breedeth mischief, and, contrariwise, the ecclesiastical state should...

...time, all institutions and ordinances, be they never so pure, will corrupt and degenerate. But I would ask why the civil state should be purged and restored by good and wholeHIS LIFE AND WORKS. 75 some laws, made every third or fourth year, in Parliament assembled ; devising...

...be they never so pure, will corrupt and degenerate. But not to handle this matter commonplace like, y }+ aa fast as time breedeth mischief: and, contrariwise, the ecclesiastical state should still continue...

...this matter common-place like, I would only ask, why the civil state should he purged and restored hy good and wholesome laws, made every third or fourth year in parliament assemhled, devising remedies as fast as time hreedeth mischief; and contrariwise the ecclesiastical...

...delivered to the saints ;" and say " let each be fully persuaded in his own mind." R, S. NEGATIVE BEPLY. " I would only ask why the Civil State should be purged and restored by goad and wholesome laws made every third or fourth year in Parliament assembled, devising remedies...

...be they never so pure, will corrupt and degenerate. But not to handle this matter common-place-like, I would only ask why the civil state should be purged...wholesome laws made every third or fourth year in parliaments assembled, devising remedies as fast as time breedeth mischiefs, and contrariwise the ecclesiastical...

...be they never so pure, will corrupt and degenerate. But not to handle this matter common-place-like, I would only ask why the civil state should be purged...wholesome laws made every third or fourth year in parliaments assembled, devising remedies as fast as time breedeth mischiefs, and contrariwise the ecclesiastical...

...acceptance. Their own constitutions and orders ' have reformed them little. Is nothing amiss ? . . . I would ' only ask why the civil State should be purged...restored by ' good and wholesome laws, made every third and fourth year in ' Parliament assembled, devising remedies as fast as time breed' eth mischief, and...

...absolution, and other parts of the ritual, he proposed an enquiry which no Churchman ventured to answer, 'why the civil state should be purged and restored by good and wholesome laws made every three or four years by parliament assembled, devising remedies as fast as tune breedeth mischief; and...