Readings in English social history from contemporary literature . reat hopes that the Church of England shallreap good fruit thereby ; we hold it our duty to offer it toYour Majesty, not only as to our King and Sovereign, butas to the principal Mover and Author of the work : humblycraving of Your most Sacred Majesty, that since things ofthis quality have ever been subject to the censures of ill-meaning and discontented persons, it may receive approba-tion and patronage from so learned and judicious a Prince asYour Highness is, whose allowance and acceptance of ourlabours shall more honour and
Readings in English social history from contemporary literature . reat hopes that the Church of England shallreap good fruit thereby ; we hold it our duty to offer it toYour Majesty, not only as to our King and Sovereign, butas to the principal Mover and Author of the work : humblycraving of Your most Sacred Majesty, that since things ofthis quality have ever been subject to the censures of ill-meaning and discontented persons, it may receive approba-tion and patronage from so learned and judicious a Prince asYour Highness is, whose allowance and acceptance of ourlabours shall more honour and encourage us, than all thecalumniations and hard interpretations of other men shalldismay us. So that if, on the one side, we shall be traducedby Popish Persons at home or abroad, who therefore willmalign us, because we are poor instruments to make Godsholy Truth to be yet more and more known unto the people,whom they desire still to keep in ignorance and darkness :or if, on the other side, we shall be maligned by selfconceited V 3fTf jt ..> , «T .. ;-~\flF. Title-page of the Authorised Version, 1611readingsinenglis04morguoft
Size: 1282px × 1948px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, bookpublishercambr, bookyear1922
