...remarked by Hume, that i: so absolute indeed was the authority of the crown during the reign of Elizabeth, that the precious spark of liberty had been kindled, and was preserved by the puritans alone ;" and that " it was to this sect that the English owe the whole freedom of their constitution." Again Plume...

...remarked hy Hume, that "so absolute indeed was the authority of the crown during the reign of Elizabeth, that the precious spark of liberty had been kindled, and was preserved by the puriUns alone -' and that " it was to this sect that the English owe the whole freedom of their constitution:'...

...historian, . has taken any notice of them. So absolute, indeed, was 1571. the authority of the crown, that the precious spark of liberty had been kindled,...preserved, by the puritans alone; and it was to this sect, whose principles appear so frivolous, and habits so ridiculous, that the English owe the whole freedom...

...and through the triumph of their principles, the British Constitution became firmly established. " The precious spark of liberty had been kindled and was preserved by the Puritans alone," says the great English historian to whom we have already referred— a historian who has been justly...

...and through the triumph of their principles, the British Constitution became firmly established. " The precious spark of liberty had been kindled and was preserved by the Puritans alone," says the great English historian to whom we have already referred — a historian who has been justly...

...and through the triumph of their principles, the British Constitution became firmly established. " The precious spark of liberty had been kindled and was preserved by the Puritans alone," says the great English historian to whom we have already referred — a historian who has been justly...

...iv. , . . A • t '•'•>§ ANECDOTES THE PTJBITANS " So absolute was the authority of the crown, that the precious spark of liberty had been kindled...it was to this sect that the English owe the WHOLE KHKI-WIM or TBIIK COXSTITDTIOS."— Hum. I oC i P> A ; i NEW YORK: PUBLISHED BY MW DODD, IRICS CHURCH...

...prerogatives. In reference to that period, Hume remarks : " So absolute was the authority of the crown, that the precious spark of liberty had been kindled,...English owe the whole freedom of their constitution." The spark which had then been kindled, burned with constantly increasing ardor in the breasts of the...

...enlisted in their favour, says of them, at that time, "so absolute was the authority of the crown, that the precious spark of liberty had been kindled,...preserved by the Puritans alone ; and it was to this sect, whose principles appear so frivolous, and habits so ridiculous, that the English owe the whole freedom...

...nobly contended for the faith ; and Hume himself, who always bore to them a special dislike, has said, "The precious spark of liberty had been kindled, and was preserved by the Puritans alone." They came to this land to make it the land of the Bible and of freedom — to worship God as revelation...