Ten New England LeadersSilver, Burdett, 1901 - 471 pages |
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Page 288 - The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me ; He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God: and He shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
Page 99 - ... where any towne shall increase to the number of 100 families or householders, they shall set up a grammar schoole the master thereof being able to instruct youth so farr as they may be fited for the university, provided, that if any towne neglect the performance hereof above one yeare, that every such towne shall pay 5 pounds to the next schoole till they shall performe this order.
Page 262 - And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest ; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
Page 45 - His truth, they shook off this yoke of antichristian bondage, and as the Lord's free people joined themselves (by a covenant of the Lord) into a church estate, in the fellowship of the gospel, to walk in all His ways made known, or to be made known unto them, according to their best endeavours, whatsoever it should cost them, the Lord assisting them.4 And that it cost them something this ensuing history will declare.
Page 119 - A Modest and brotherly answer to Mr. Charles Herle his book, against the independency of churches.
Page 295 - A Compleat View of Episcopacy, as Exhibited from the Fathers of the Christian Church, until the Close of the Second Century...
Page 69 - He gave two reasons why he did not baptize it at sea, (not for want of fresh water, for he held, sea water would have served:) 1, because they had no settled congregation there; 2, because' a minister hath no power to give the seals but in his own congregation.
Page 454 - How sweet to look, in thoughtful hope. Beyond this fading sky, And hear him call his children up To his fair home on high. Calmly the day forsakes our heaven, To dawn beyond the west ; So let my soul, in life's last even, Retire to glorious rest.
Page 275 - There is much of the pride of life to be seen in their assemblies. Jewels, patches and gay apparel are commonly worn by the female sex. Little boys and girls I observed commonly dressed up in the pride of life...
Page 74 - As for monarchy, and aristocracy, they are both of .them clearely approoved, and directed in scripture, yet so as referreth the soveraigntie to himselfe, and setteth up Theocracy in both, as the best forme of government in the commonwealth, as well as in the church.