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The Brieders, aftre like maner, learnyng the trade of their fathers, occupie their whole life therabout.
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The reuenewes of the realme ware diuided into iii. partes: whereof the companie of the priestes had the first parte, which ware in greate estimacion emong them, both for the administration of Goddes Seruice, and also for the good learnyng, wherin thei brought vp many.
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Albeit after that, the Bischope was heightly offended, asweill at the skwff [102] and bitter mock, as at the bold libertie of that learned man; yitt durst he nott hasard for that present to execute his malice conceaved; for nott onlye feared he the learnyng and bold spreit of the man, bot also the favour that he had, alsweall of the people, as of the
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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James Hunter being a simple man, and without learnyng, and a Fletcher by occupation, so that he coulde be charged with no greate knowledge in
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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Maitland of Lethingtoun youngar, a man of good learnyng, and of scharpe witt and reassonyng.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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And amanges the rest, thair was ane that secreatlie consented with him almest in all thingis, named Frear Alexander Campbell, a man of good wytt and learnyng, butt yitt corrupt by the warld, as aftir we will hear.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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Suffer these bookes to be read, and they shall soone displace all bookes of godly learnyng.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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And last of all, he said to the people on this maner, "I beseik yow, brethrene and sisteris, to exhorte your Prelattis to the learnyng of the word of God, that thei at the least may be eschamed to do evill, and learne to do good; and yf thei will not converte thame selves frome thare wicked errour, thare shall hastelie come upone thame the wrath of God, [432] which thei sail not eschew."
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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[Sidenote: The Italian diffameth them selfe, to shame the Englishe man.] a good Scholehouse of wholesome doctrine, and worthy Masters of commendable Scholers, where the Master had rather diffame hym selfe for hys teachyng, than not shame his Scholer for his learnyng.
The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter
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The brut of the learnyng of these two, and thare honest lyiff, and of thare fervencye and uprychtnes in religioun, was such, that great esperance thare was, that thare presence should haif bene confortable to the Kirk of God.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) John Knox
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