. Old England : a pictorial museum of regal, ecclesiastical, baronial, municipal, and popular antiquities . impartiality in dispensing patronage was equally remarkablewith his fine discrimination of character: whence it seemed as if hewere resolved to render England distinguished above all nationsfor the integrity of her judges, the piety of her divines, and thesagacity of her ambassadors. To these high merits we may addanother, that though to him we chiefly owe the firm and final settle-ment of our Reformed Church, he was so far from being a bigot,that his habit of encouraging fre
. Old England : a pictorial museum of regal, ecclesiastical, baronial, municipal, and popular antiquities . impartiality in dispensing patronage was equally remarkablewith his fine discrimination of character: whence it seemed as if hewere resolved to render England distinguished above all nationsfor the integrity of her judges, the piety of her divines, and thesagacity of her ambassadors. To these high merits we may addanother, that though to him we chiefly owe the firm and final settle-ment of our Reformed Church, he was so far from being a bigot,that his habit of encouraging free discussion has been especiallynoticed. And, notwithstanding Cecils participation in some of thebesetting sins of the age, as political ingratitude, political intrigue,and politico 1 bending of right and justice to might and expediency,his life was on the whole a most noble one, and the termination asnoble. With the elevating impressions that it leaves on our mindfresh upon us, we approach his mansion, which is still in great partas he built it, though various additions and alterations have added K 2.
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