Life and labors of Charles HSpurgeon: the faithful preacher, the devoted pastor, the noble philanthropist, the beloved college president, and the voluminous writer, author, etc., etc. . times in Scotland canreadily imagine. A rough soldiery handle with little tendernessthose whom they consider to be miserable fanatics. When thefavorite court poet was lampooning these poor people and ridi-culing their claims to be guided by the Spirit of God, commonsoldiers of the Cavalier order were not likely to be much underrestraint in their behavior to them. Having written a book called The Childs Instruct
Life and labors of Charles HSpurgeon: the faithful preacher, the devoted pastor, the noble philanthropist, the beloved college president, and the voluminous writer, author, etc., etc. . times in Scotland canreadily imagine. A rough soldiery handle with little tendernessthose whom they consider to be miserable fanatics. When thefavorite court poet was lampooning these poor people and ridi-culing their claims to be guided by the Spirit of God, commonsoldiers of the Cavalier order were not likely to be much underrestraint in their behavior to them. Having written a book called The Childs Instructor, in whichhe avowed that children are born in sin, and in need of redemp-tion by Jesus Christ, he was publicly tried and convicted. Themerciful (?) judge pronounced upon the culprit the followingsentence: — Benjamin Keach, you are here convicted for writing, printing,and publishing a seditious and schismatical book, for which thecourts judgment is this, and the court doth award: That youshall go to jail for a fortnight without bail or mainprize; andthe next Saturday to stand upon the pillory at Aylesbury in theopen market, from eleven oclock till one, with a paper upon your. Benjamin Reach. THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE. 131 head with this inscription: For writing, printing, and publisJiing ascJiismatical book, eiititled The Childs Instructor; or, a Neiv andEasy Primer. And the next Thursday to stand, in the samemanner and for the time, in the market at Winslow; andthen your book shall be openly burnt before your face by thecommon hangman, in disgrace of you and your doctrine. Andyou shall forfeit to the Kings majesty the sum of twenty pounds,and shall remain in jail until you find sureties for your goodbehavior, and for your appearance at the next assizes; then to
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