Excerpt from The Evangelical Repository and United Presbyterian Review, 1869, Vol. 46: Devoted to the Principles of the Westminster Formularies That which chiefly distinguished this from all other armies was the austere morality and the fear of God, which, according to the testi mony of their enemies, pervaded all ranks: or, as we might say, their faith in God, and in the truth and justice of their cause. The one inspired them with a courage which raised them above the fear of man the latter inflamed them with a zeal as fervid as the blind enthusiasm of the fanatic, and far more permanent. Thus, to invincible steadiness and firmness, were added irresistible energy and earnestness. While moving to victory with all the precision of machines, they were burn ing with an enthusiasm as fierce as that of the crusaders. And in this lay the power and success of that singular army, which in a hundred battles never showed its back to the enemy; and, while holding Eng land, Scotland and Ireland down, made the English name respected to the farthest extremities of Christendom. Subset - The conflict of to-day demands, as a condition of success, an army like that of Cromwell. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.