...courage. What their particular form of creed was he eared little. " The state," he declared, " in ehocsing men to serve it, takes no notice of their opinions ; if they be willing to serve it faithfully, that suffices." His enemies termed him " the great Independent," and saw in...

...fit instruments in thi* work. Ay, but this man is an Anabaptist. Are you sure of that ? Admit he be, shall that render him incapable to serve the public...their opinions ; if they be willing faithfully to servo it, that satisfies. I advised you formerly to bear with men of different minds from yourself...

...and so able to serve you as this man is." It was said that Packer was an Anabaptist. " Admit he be, shall that render him incapable to serve the public...? . . . Sir, the State in choosing men to serve it — that satisfies. I advised you formerly to bear with men of different minds from yourself. If you...

...and so able to serve you as this man is." It was said that Packer was an Anabaptist. " Admit he be, shall that render him incapable to serve the public...? . . . Sir, the State in choosing men to serve it — that satisfies. I advised you formerly to bear with men of different minds from yourself. If you...

...delivers a sharp Teprimand, because Crawford has discountenanced an "anabaptist " Lieutenant-Colonel : " Sir, the State, in choosing men to serve it, takes...be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies. I advised you tormer'.y to bear with men of different minds from yourself. Take heed of being too sharp,...

...1644, because the latter cashiered a Colonel for preaching Anabaptism. "Admit he did," wrote Cromwell, ''shall that render him incapable to serve the public?...be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies." Toleration this, which nobody elae in those days even pretended to practise, and which he himself failed...

...the public ? ' He is indiscreet." It may be so, in some things : we have all human infirmities. . . . Sir, the State, in choosing men to serve it, takes...willing faithfully to serve it, — that satisfies. I advised you formerly to bear with men of different minds from yourself : if you had done it when...

...Anabaptism. "Admit he did," wrote Cromwell, "shall that render him incapable to serve the public 1 Sir, the State, in choosing men to serve it, takes...be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies." Toleration this, which nobody else in those days even pretended to practise, and which he himself failed...

...directly interferes with personal opinion or private enterprise. The noble saying of Cromwell — " The State, in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice...be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies " — spoken before its time, as even some of the Protector's friends may have considered, must now...

...ear of the Earl of Manchester, and had suspended an officer for unconforruable opinions, he says,1 ' The state in choosing men to serve it, takes no notice...be willing faithfully to serve it, that satisfies. ... I desire you would receive this man into your favour and good opinion. I believe, if he follow...