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propone

[pruh-pohn] / prəˈpoʊn /






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Invitation of all that had any scruples or objections concerning any Article in the Confession, to propone the same to the Committee.

From The Acts Of The General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland by Church of Scotland. General Assembly

Act continuing the Directions for Private and Family Worship, to be farther Considered and again read, with an Invitation to all that had any scruples to propone them to the Committee of dangers Ib.

From The Acts Of The General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland by Church of Scotland. General Assembly

Invitation of all to propone their doubts or objections against any head or Article in the Confession of Faith, to the Committee, Ib.

From The Acts Of The General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland by Church of Scotland. General Assembly

The rest leyed upon me to be speaker, alleaging I could propone the mater substantiuslie, and in a myld and smothe maner, quhilk the King lyked best of.

From Andrew Melville Famous Scots Series by William Morison

I, for their thoughtless, careless sakes, Would here propone defences, Their donsie tricks, their black mistakes, Their failings and mischances.

From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 4 by Burton Egbert Stevenson

Quere proponed by the Commissioners of the Presbytery of Chirnside, with the Assemblies advice thereanent, Ib.

From The Acts Of The General Assemblies of the Church of Scotland by Church of Scotland. General Assembly

These oure Petitionis being proponed, the Estate Ecclesiasticall began to storme, and to devise all maner of leys to deface the equitie of our caus.

From The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) by David Laing

And that afterwards, the doubt being proponed to the Assembly, if it be a slander to a Christian to absent himself from the sermons of them that are suspended from all function in the ministry?

From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Alexander Shields

The King proponed this to the courtiers to resolve him, etc.

From Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 by Lord John Lauder Fountainhall

Now, the defences proponed say, that non constat at this present what is a plough-gate of land, whilk uncertainty is sufficient to elide the conclusions of the libel.

From The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 by Sir Walter Scott

I have been very diffident in proponing any plan for their assistance, knowing that some former proposals have failed of accomplishing the end.

From Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel by John Yeardley




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