...speech, of conscience and worship. Parents and friends had destined him for the ministry, but, — •Coming to some maturity of years, and perceiving what tyranny had invaded tin; church, that he who would take orders must subscribe slave, and take an oath withal, which unless...

...while yet a little child, for the study of humane letters." He was also destined for the ministry, but, "coming to some maturity of years and perceiving what tyranny had invaded the Church, ... I thought it better to prefer a blameless silence, before the sacred office of speaking, bought...

...men offer their aid to help, ease, and lighten the difficult labours of the Church, to whose service, by the intentions of my parents and friends, I was...child, and in mine own resolutions : till coming to sonic maturity of years, and perceiving what tyranny had invaded the Church, that he who would take...

...of his great contemporaory, Milton. "The Church", says Milton, "to whose service, by the intention of my parents and friends, I was destined of a child,...maturity of years, and perceiving what tyranny had pervaded in the Church, that he who could take orders must subscribe slave, and take an oath withal,...

...with the Bridgewater family. * Cf. Milton's own words, " The Church, to whose service by the intention of my parents and friends I was destined of a child, and in my own resolutions." What kept him from taking orders was not, at first, any difference of belief,...

...with the Bridgewater family. 5 Cf. Milton's own words, " The Church, to whose service by the intention of my parents and friends I was destined of a child, and in my own resolutions." What kept him from taking orders was not, at first, any difference of belief,...

...with the Bridgewater family. a Cf. Milton's own words, " The Church, to whose service by the intention of my parents and friends I was destined of a child, and in my own resolutions." What kept him from taking orders was not, at first, any difference of belief,...

...at first, any difference of belief, but solely his objection to Church discipline and government. " Coming to some maturity of years, and perceiving what tyranny had invaded in the church, that he who would take orders must subscribe slave (I) thought it better to prefer a...

...with the Bridgewater family. 2 Cf. Milton's own words, " The Church, to whose service by the intention of my parents and friends I was destined of a child, and in my own resolutions." What kept him from taking orders was not, at first, any difference of belief,...

...at first, any difference of belief, but solely his objection to Church discipline and government. " Coming to some maturity of years, and perceiving what tyranny had invaded in the church, that he who would take orders must subscribe slave (I) thought it better to prefer a...