For the deciding of matters in controversie especially of more abstruse cognizance, the parties do both swear before their Gods, sometimes in their Temples, and sometimes upon more extraordinary occasions in hot Oyl.
Scotland be-north Tay with the Cummings till the controversie should be decyded betuixt the Bruce and the Ballioll in 1270.
Appion the Grammarian, that would raise the Ghost of Homer to decide the Controversie of his Country, made a frivolous and pedantick use of Necromancy.
But this opinion doth not so truly impugn that of the Locusts: and might rather call into controversie the meaning of Wild-honey.
This by him understand, he appointed a sermon, in the which he promissed to geve his judgement upoun all such headis as then war in controversie in the materis of religioun.
The day of your preachearis shalbe discharged, and me will hear the controversie that is betuix the Bischoppes and yow.
But then he is to remember, that this is only a Controversie in Grammar, not in Mathematicks: And his Book should have been intitled Contra Grammaticos, not, Contra Geometras.
ALSO for enteringe of evˀry order betwixt pˀtie & pˀtie for the endinge of any Controversie xij{d.
Paul, though their controversie were great, (as we may read in Gal.
From Formall And Cleer Texts The fourth Argument is taken from places expresse, and such as receive no controversie of Interpretation; as first, John 5.
Thus was y^e controversie ended, but the unkindnes not so soone forgotten.
EB] And yet afterwards they laid claime to those parts in the controversie about Seacunk.
And though they deneyed to pay him any as a debte, till y^e controversie was ended, yet they had deposited 110^li.
Because of these things is there great wrath from the LORD against these Kingdoms, and this controversie shall be continued until we really turn away from our crooked paths.
Now the going out of the Commandment to build the City, being the point from whence to compute, there is no slender controversie when to begin.
His assertion against the Historian was probable, that all seed was white; that is without great controversie in viviparous Animals, and such as have Testicles, or preparing vessels wherein it receives a manifest dealbation.
No Person that is appointed by our Lord to be a Judge in any Controversie (as those Bishops you have mentioned were in the Cause of Arius) can rightly or properly be said to be, on that Side for which he gives Sentence, a Party.
These causes shall be debated at our philosophers feast, in which controversie I will take part with Aristotle that there is Natura naturans,[818] and yet not God.
Controversie was soon decided; for before the three Days were quite expired, the Heavens both mourned so many Funerals, and wept for the fatal Mistake, so as to extinguish even the Fires with their Showers.
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