The malignant party
“evil counsellors' faction”
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a wicked and malignant party · evil counsellors · the malignant party · this faction · this malignant party
spoken of as
1 expressionMalignant party1 mention
The Constitutional Documents of the Puritan Revolution, 1625–1660 (English)
Thus with Elijah, we are called by this malignant party the troublers of the State, and still, while we endeavour to reform their abuses, they make us the authors of those mischiefs we study to prevent.
in the texts
The Constitutional Documents of the Puritan Revolution, 1625–1660
A faction of courtiers and evil counsellors blamed throughout the passage for corrupt government, religious innovation, provoking war with Scotland, and plotting against Parliament, culminating in the Irish rebellion.
The government must be set free from all restraint of laws concerning our persons and estates.
There must be a conjunction between Papists and Protestants in doctrine, discipline and ceremonies;
They have sought to diminish our reputation with the people, and to bring them out of love with Parliaments.