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...destroyed, and from that time forward consulted the good of his people. ADDISON. CHARACTER OF THE PURITANS. THE Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar...habitually ascribed every event to the will of the Great Being, for whose power nothing was too vast, for whose inspection nothing was too minute. To know him,...

...partial to them, "were the most remarkable body of men, perhaps, which the world has ever produced They were men whose minds had derived a peculiar character...Not content with acknowledging in general terms, an over ruling providence, they habitually ascribed every event to the will of the Great Being, for whose...

...graphic and eloquent description of the Puritans, which we extract from the article referred to. " The Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar...habitually ascribed every event to the will of the Great Being, for whose power nothing was too vast, for whose inspection nothing was too minute. To know him,...

...through the universe. LESSON CXXXIII. Character of the Puritans. — EDINBURGH REVIEW. 1. THE Puritansf were men whose minds had derived a peculiar character...general terms, an overruling Providence, they habitually as* William Murray, Earl of Mansfield, was born at Perth, in Scotland, 1705. He was an eminent lawyer,...

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...from the specious caskets, which contain only the Death's head and the Fool's head, and fix our choice on the plain leaden chest which conceals the treasure....character from the daily contemplation of superior VOL. xn. NO. 3. 56 beings and eternal interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general terms,...

...interests by amusing them with shows, deluding them with error, and ruining them with lies. THE PURITANS. The puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar...habitually ascribed every event to the will of the great Being, for whose power nothing was too vast, for whose inspection nothing was too minute : to know...