Trial of captain Thomas Atchison ... by a general court martial, at Malta |
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... whole Deity being concerned in ( what we call ) one attribute , and one attribute including the whole Deity . Give a saint but one attribute in the Godhead , and you virtually give him the Godhead itself . God is a Spirit , and they ...
... whole Deity being concerned in ( what we call ) one attribute , and one attribute including the whole Deity . Give a saint but one attribute in the Godhead , and you virtually give him the Godhead itself . God is a Spirit , and they ...
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... whole military code . In the present case the Prisoner has taken a most exaggerated view of the duty he was ordered to perform , so much so as to convert it into a positive offence ; he then takes upon himself the no light ...
... whole military code . In the present case the Prisoner has taken a most exaggerated view of the duty he was ordered to perform , so much so as to convert it into a positive offence ; he then takes upon himself the no light ...
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... fairly mooted the subject before the Court as matter of defence ; and that I had a right to argue on this evidence , and use it in any way that appeared most beneficial to me . Besides which , the tenor of the whole proceedings previous 52.
... fairly mooted the subject before the Court as matter of defence ; and that I had a right to argue on this evidence , and use it in any way that appeared most beneficial to me . Besides which , the tenor of the whole proceedings previous 52.
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... whole Court , both in their connexion with the argument , and in that train which would make these authorities strengthen each other in my favour . Added to which , any difficulty in finding out the passages , with the time which would ...
... whole Court , both in their connexion with the argument , and in that train which would make these authorities strengthen each other in my favour . Added to which , any difficulty in finding out the passages , with the time which would ...
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... whole or some of its parts . I had not read the Defence once through when the officer arrived to conduct me to the Court ; and I went into Court with an entire part of the last head of my Defence deficient , though the most of it was ...
... whole or some of its parts . I had not read the Defence once through when the officer arrived to conduct me to the Court ; and I went into Court with an entire part of the last head of my Defence deficient , though the most of it was ...
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18th Rgt 80th Rgt 9th and 10th 9th of August Angelo army Articles of War attend August last authority Bayley British British Army Capt Captain Thomas Atchison Castle bell charge Chrismate Church of England church salutes circumstances Commanding Officer consequence consider Corfu Court Martial Defence disobedience of orders duty evidence execution Expunged feelings firing salutes firing the salute Fort St garrison Government Greig's letter Holy holy anointing oil honour idolatrous illegal images insubordinate Lieut Lord Lords Spiritual Majesty Major Addams Major-General Sir Manley Malta mentioned military service Number o'clock obedient humble servant object offence Officiating Judge Advocate opinion patteraroes President and Gentlemen priests Prince of Orange principles Prisoner proceedings procession Prosecutor received Regiment religion religious service request respect RICHARD Weld rites Roman Catholic Royal Artillery sentence shew shewn Sir Manley Power soldier spirit superiors things trial tutelar saint Valetta worship
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Page 34 - Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness; covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity, whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful...
Page 39 - The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
Page 42 - And whereas the Laws of England are the birthright of the people thereof, and all the Kings and Queens, who shall ascend the Throne of this realm, ought to administer the Government of the same according to the said laws, and all their officers and ministers ought to serve them respectively according to the same...
Page 46 - That the freedom of speech, and debates or proceedings in Parliament, ought not to be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Parliament.
Page 44 - And excessive bail hath been required of persons committed in criminal cases, to elude the benefit of the laws made for the liberty of the subjects. 11. And excessive fines have been imposed; and illegal and cruel punishments inflicted.
Page 47 - I, AB, do sincerely promise and swear, That I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to their Majesties King William and Queen Mary :
Page 46 - And that for redress of all grievances, and for the amending, strengthening and preserving of the laws, Parliaments ought to be held frequently. And they do claim, demand and insist upon all and singular the premises as their undoubted rights and liberties...
Page 46 - Princess; and for default of such issue to the Princess Anne of Denmark, and the heirs of her body and for default of such issue to the heirs of the body of the said Prince of Orange.
Page 39 - The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son : the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Page 44 - By causing several good subjects being Protestants to be disarmed at the same time when papists were both armed and employed contrary to law; 7.