The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times (1893) (14784155135)

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Title: The story of our Christianity; an account of the struggles, persecutions, wars, and victories of Christians of all times
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Bird, Frederic Mayer, 1838-1908 Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901
Subjects: Church history
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., Peerless Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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em, believed in the divine right of kings, but theywould not dishonor their office and injure the national cause. They were triedand triumphantly acquitted on June 29th. That night seven leading statesmensent to William of Nassau, inviting him to come and take the throne. He camein November with an army ; England rose almost as one man to welcome andsupport him. The tyrant fled to France, ousted by his own son-in-law. QueenMarys conduct has been blamed as unfilial, but in such a case the lower dutymerges in the higher. Justice, freedom, the public welfare, have strongerclaims than a besotted and faithless father. He never came back to England. His fanatical adherents raised his stand-ard in Scotland, and Claverhouse, now Viscount Dundee, was mortally woundedat Killiverankie in July, 1689. James, with French aid, invaded Ireland and madea stand, but was overthrown in the battle of the Boyne, July 1st, 1690. Theunited kingdoms had a constitutional sovereign, and were rid of the Stuarts.
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(663) 664 THE STORY OF OUR CHRISTIANITY. Thus were the liberties of England won. Or rather, they were won bysuccessive steps which we have traced; by the teaching of the Reformers, by themartyrs under Mary, by the defeat of Spanish invasion, by the Puritans whoresisted Charles I., and by this almost peaceful revolution. Other minorstruggles there were, almost to our own day, and one mighty rising against thefoolish king George III., which was fought out in this western land for bothAmerica and England. But into this the question of religion scarcely entered;men had learned at length to leave matters of faith and worship to privateconsciences.