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. 1874 Excerpt: ... to.parliament. 24. Who were the Fifth Monarchy Men?--They were a body of religious enthusiasts in England, who came prominently into notice in the reign of Charles I. Reckoning that there had been four great monarchies in the world--the Assyrian, Persian, Grseco-Macedonian, and Koman--they believed that ...
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. 1874 Excerpt: ... to.parliament. 24. Who were the Fifth Monarchy Men?--They were a body of religious enthusiasts in England, who came prominently into notice in the reign of Charles I. Reckoning that there had been four great monarchies in the world--the Assyrian, Persian, Grseco-Macedonian, and Koman--they believed that there was to be a Fifth monarchy, in which Christ was to be king. This monarchy, which was to last a millennium, or a thousand years, was thought to be at hand in 1645. 25. Who were the Independents?--They were a numerous religious body in England, who came into existence in the reign of Elizabeth, and afterwards played a prominent part in the great Civil War. They derived their name from the principle which they advocated, that each congregation should regulate its own affairs, and be independent alike of bishops or presbyteries. 26. Who were the Presbyterians?--They were a religious body, comprising nearly the whole Scottish nation and a section of the English, who held that all ministers or ' preaching' elders should be of equal rank, and that the church ought to be governed by these, assisted by a certain number of lay-elders. 27. What were Nonconformists?--They were Puritans of various sects--Independents, Presbyterians, and others--who would not conform to the Church of England, and were subjected to the operation of severe laws against Nonconformity, in the reigns of James I. and Charles £ 28. Who were the 'Pilgrim Fathers?'--They were a body of English Nonconformists who had fled from persecution, in the reign of James I., to Holland, and there, after some years, resolved to emigrate to an English settlement in North America. 29. State some facts concerning their emigration.--They came from Holland to England, and with some difficulty embarked ...
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