A Glasgow professor, the Rev. Mr Simson, was attacked for Arminianism and Socinianism as early as 1717; and the battle raged between the more severe Presbyterians - who still hankered after the Covenant, approved of an old work The Marrow of Modern Divinity (1646), and were especially convinced that preachers must be elected by the people - and the Moderates, who saw that the Covenant was an anachronism, thought conduct more important than Calvinistic convictions, and supported in the General Assembly the candidates selected by patrons, as against those chosen by the popular voice. [Please select]
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I hankered to try a new country and I've always thought Canada would suit me. [Please select]
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He'd never liked the lumberin' bizness, an' hankered arfter me a sight, I faound. [Please select]
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He studied chemistry under Fordyce (1736-1802), and hankered after physical science. [Please select]
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He sorter hankered 'roun' like, en den crope back whar he come fum. [Please select]
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That bare place would be a good lookout, and we rather hankered for it, anyway. [Please select]
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I sort of hankered after it; it gets me where I'm at home with myself.' [Please select]
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