ultroneous

• ““Na, na,” said Saddletree, “thank ye for naething, neighbour — that would be ultroneous evidence, and I ken what belangs to that; but Nichil Novit suld hae had me ceeted debito tempore.””

  The Heart of Mid-Lothian

• “However sound his doctrine, great his abilities, warm his address, where is the promise of God's especial presence, protection, or success, to the ultroneous preacher?”

  The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London

• “In vain the ultroneous preacher boasts of his feelings; his success; his moving his audience; his reforming their lives; as if these demonstrated his call from God.”

  The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London

• “Such ultroneous rushing is inconsistent with the deep impression of the charge, and the care to manifest their mission, everywhere in Scripture obvious in the ministers of Christ.”

  The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London

• “In vain pleads the ultroneous preacher, that a particular mission to the office of preaching and dispensing the sacraments was only necessary, when the gospel was preached to the heathen.”

  The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London

• “--- that would be ultroneous evidence, and I ken what belangs to that; but Nichil Novit suld hae had me ceeted”

  The Heart of Mid-Lothian

• “The proposal was rejected by many, and upon grounds which sound very well, -- such as the shabbiness of men being influenced by a trifling consideration like this, and the absurdity of the Company volunteering a bounty to one set of men, when there are others willing to act gratuitously, and many gentlemen volunteered their own services; though I cannot help suspecting that, as in the case of ultroneous offers of service upon most occasions, it was not likely to be acceptable.”

  The Journal of Sir Walter Scott From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford

• “And so, amongst many arguments against fornication, the pastor useth this argument taken from the scandal of it, both for aggravating the sin in itself, and for convincing the sinner, and this argument of scandal the pastor can make good against the fornicator out of his own ultroneous and unrequired concession of the indifferency of fornication (because things indifferent, and in the case of scandal, and when they are done with the appearance of evil, should be forborne), without ever mentioning the unlawfulness of it.”

  The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2)

• “Control, to be of any value, must be ultroneous, as our old professor used to say. ”

  Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail

• “Na, na," said Saddletree, "thank ye for naething, neighbour -- that would be ultroneous evidence, and I ken what belangs to that; but Nichil Novit suld hae had me ceeted _debito tempore.”

  The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Complete

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