This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868 edition. Excerpt: ...the magistrates, entered the church, than a storm of imprecations and invectives burst forth against him. The deanpprtio read the service, was interrupted by the loud sobs and sighs of the aristocratic ladies, while the women of the lower classes received him with wild cries, and flung the backs and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1868 edition. Excerpt: ...the magistrates, entered the church, than a storm of imprecations and invectives burst forth against him. The deanpprtio read the service, was interrupted by the loud sobs and sighs of the aristocratic ladies, while the women of the lower classes received him with wild cries, and flung the backs and legs of broken chairs at him. When the bishop entered the pulpit, the noise grew more deafening. He was unable to utter a word. Amidst shouts of " A pope! a pope! Antichrist! Stone him!--knock him down!" he had to withdraw and flee from the church in order to save his life. The furious populace smashed the windows of the cathedral and all the chapels. The riot soon became general. The men incited each other to offer the most unflinching resistance to all religious innovations; the women likewise took part in the movement, and, as is always the case, with fanatical zeal and ardor. The Presbyterian clergy thundered furiously against popery and the liturgy, which they said were the same thing. The pulpits resounded with imprecations against Antichrist; and the people who had first declared against the liturgy were compared in a not yery flattering manner to Balaam's, ass speaking " with a man's voice." The general fanaticism was enhanced by the passions of the political parties; private interests stimulated the spirit of liberty, and on all sides were to be seen the most menacing symptoms of the speedy outbreak of a terrible revolution. Had the king issued an amnesty under these circumstances, and acted only with some degree of forbearance in regard to the liturgy, the danger might have been averted. But instead of adopting so prudent a course, he proceeded with the utmost rigor, and accelerated the outbreak of the crisis by...
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