A Brief Account of John Milton And His Declaration of Independence
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These rulers, with the Anglican clergy, en- deavored to suppress nonconformity. Many of the noblest and the best of English men and women emigrated to New England to escape persecution. The ominous nature of this proceeding was clearly pointed out by Milton: — " O, sir," he said, " if we could but see the shape of our dear mother England, as poets are wont to give a personal form to what they please, how would she appear, think ye, but in a mourning weed, with ashes upon her head, and tears abu...n- JOHN MILTON dantiy flowing from her eyes, to behold so many of her children exposed at once, and thrust from things of dearest necessity, because their con- science could not assent to things which the bishops thought ifidifferent. What more binding than conscience ? What more free than indiffe?'- eticy ? Cruel then must that indifferency needs be, that shall violate the strict necessity of conscience; merciless and inhuman that free choice and liberty that shall break asunder the bonds of religion.
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