abjuration
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It did not, of course, contain the abjuration of Episcopal Church-government.
From Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight by Willcock, John
Doubts, however, as to the genuineness of his abjuration again troubled the Kirk.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
Denial, as we have seen, was obduracy, punished by the stake, and confession was a condition precedent to admission to abjuration.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles
Sibylla, wife of Bernard Borell, had been forced to confession and abjuration in 1305.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles
The National Covenant of 1637 was an amplification of the previous Confessions, containing in addition an abjuration of Episcopal Church-government, as the King's Confession did of Popery.
From Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight by Willcock, John
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jur, jus, List 1
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