Sketches of Virginia: Historical and Biographical, Volume 1William S. Martien, 1850 |
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... presidents , councils , and the ministers , should provide , that the true word and service of God be preached , planted , and used , not only in the said colonies but also , as much as might be , among the savages bordering upon them ...
... presidents , councils , and the ministers , should provide , that the true word and service of God be preached , planted , and used , not only in the said colonies but also , as much as might be , among the savages bordering upon them ...
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... Presidents and of States . CHAPTER V. SIEGE OF LONDONDERRY : ITS CONNEXION WITH THE VALLEY OF VIRGINIA . THE Siege of Londonderry , a small , badly fortified city , on the West bank of the Foyle , in the province of Ulster , Ireland ...
... Presidents and of States . CHAPTER V. SIEGE OF LONDONDERRY : ITS CONNEXION WITH THE VALLEY OF VIRGINIA . THE Siege of Londonderry , a small , badly fortified city , on the West bank of the Foyle , in the province of Ulster , Ireland ...
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... President Da- vies says " That favoured man , Mr. Robinson , whose success , whenever I reflect upon it , astonishes me . Oh , he did much in a little time ! -and who would not choose such an expeditious pilgrimage through the world ...
... President Da- vies says " That favoured man , Mr. Robinson , whose success , whenever I reflect upon it , astonishes me . Oh , he did much in a little time ! -and who would not choose such an expeditious pilgrimage through the world ...
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... President of Nassau Hall , and Professor of Theology in that institution . He ended his days December 8th , 1771 , at Wallkill , New York . An amiable man , he was well qualified for his various stations in life . Going from that ex ...
... President of Nassau Hall , and Professor of Theology in that institution . He ended his days December 8th , 1771 , at Wallkill , New York . An amiable man , he was well qualified for his various stations in life . Going from that ex ...
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... President Davies in 1761 , Mr. Finley was chosen his successor . In his early ministry he was much engaged in the great revival ; and during his presidency , in the · year 1762 , there was a great attention to religion among the ...
... President Davies in 1761 , Mr. Finley was chosen his successor . In his early ministry he was much engaged in the great revival ; and during his presidency , in the · year 1762 , there was a great attention to religion among the ...
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Page 216 - Thou believest that there is one God ; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Page 347 - ... that it is time enough for the rightful purposes of civil government, for its officers to interfere when principles break out into overt acts against peace and good order...
Page 346 - ... all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments, or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion...
Page 50 - Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England from the Penalties of certain Laws...
Page 11 - I thank God there are no free schools nor printing, and I hope we shall not have them these hundred years; for learning has brought disobedience and heresy and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them, and libels against the best government. God keep us from both!
Page 347 - THAT NO MAN SHALL BE COMPELLED to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever...
Page 346 - That to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical...
Page 381 - Devotion alone should have stopped me, to join in the duties of the congregation; but I must confess that curiosity to hear the preacher of such a wilderness was not the least of my motives.
Page 322 - Because we hold it for a fundamental and undeniable truth, "that Religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator and the Manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence.
Page 110 - Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?