The smaller States contended that the convention was transgressing its powers, and they demanded that the credentials of the various members be read.

I only request thee to take notice, that thou wilt on this occasion be transgressing the precepts of thy master with thine eyes open.

It is a complication, a comprisal, a collection and sum of all wickedness; opposite to all the principal virtues (to veracity and sincerity, to charity and justice), transgressing all the great commandments, violating immediately and directly all the duties concerning our neighbour.

"Master McCosh will give you a mark for transgressing.

In 1722, his course, both of lectures and practice, was interrupted by the gout, which, as he relates it in his speech after his recovery, he brought upon himself, by an imprudent confidence in the strength of his own constitution, and by transgressing those rules which he had a thousand times inculcated to his pupils and acquaintance.

Small as such a privilege may appear, until very recently such distribution of books would have been visited with a very inconvenient imprisonment on the individual transgressing the law.(6 mo. 23.) 24th.

Young, beautiful, fascinating, she well knew the power of her attractions, and determined, though probably without one thought of transgressing the limits of literal propriety, to bring them to bear upon the discontented, retired roué, for whom she cared absolutely nothing, except as the instrument, and in part the victim of her schemes.

Jesus was summoned before it for assuming to be the Messiah; Peter and John, for teaching false doctrine; and Paul, for transgressing the rules of the Temple.

Strictly, therefore, in sending out an expedition at all just then Mahomet was transgressing against the laws of that religion which, purged of its idolatries, he claimed as his own.

" "Very well," I said, "you can have the paper; only remember that, if we get fined a thousand pounds for transgressing the Defence of the Realm Act, you mustn't ask me for the money.

There is no valid excuse to be found, either in man's laws or any where else, for transgressing God's laws.

In expressing preferences I am transgressing an established rule of literary conduct, which ordains that an author must always speak of his own work with downcast eyes, excusing its existence on the ground of his own incapacity.

Suppose the magistrate revenge her cause, 'Tis only for transgressing human laws.

As I remember my extreme youth I was, in spite of occasional falsehoods,mainly the consequence of the severity of the parental discipline and the desire to escape the punishments I had to endure when transgressing the sometimes whimsical injunctions laid on me,morbidly conscientious.

Accordingly, if you need any such person, you may, without transgressing the laws or making light of the common welfare, designate either Pompey or any one else dictator,on condition that he shall sway for not more than the time ordained, nor outside of Italy.

Nor can you, in this instance, restrain our poets from transgressing the doctrine of Lowth and Murray: "Come, thou pure Light,which first in Eden glowed.

"It would have been no transgressing the apostle's rule."Ib., p. 146.

"It would have been no transgressing of the apostle's rule.

" No. 57: "Heedless of the other youths, she roams about, transgressing the rules of propriety, casting her glances in (all) directions of the world for your sake, O child.

For the rest, he was staining himself with more blood and transgressing laws and using up money.

In this it was decreed, that if any man went privately on shore, or did what they called "transgressing the bars," he should have his ears slit in the presence of the whole fleet; a repetition of the same unlawful act, was death!

My examination of the spot had been made very quickly, for I was really transgressing rule in leaving my post, even for a more forward place but thirty yards away, and I was back at my tree in less than a minute.

For the book has been largely planned to assist her in preparing wholesome, attractive meals; to serve the simplest as well as the most elaborate repastfrom appetizer to dessertwithout transgressing the dietary laws.

So that ministers could not without transgressing these Acts (which they too punctually observe) draw out the sword of discipline against many covenant-breakers; perjured hireling-curates being allowed to enjoy churches and benefices without censure or molestation, if subject to the civil government, as is evident from the 27th Act of the fifth Session of William's first Parliament, entitled, Act concerning the Church.

While these changes were made in the Covenanted Church's organic law some of the most popular and influential ministerstheological professors, were publicly transgressing our covenants by joining in affinity with divers confederacies for moral reform.