Historical Collections: Being a General Collection of Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, &c., Relating to the History and Antiquities of Every Town in Massachusetts, with Geographical DescriptionsDorr Howland & Company, 1839 - 624 páginas |
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... parishes . " * " It is a fact probably known to but few in this country , that the first Baptist church in England under that name sprung up in the original Congregational church of West Barnstable ! From the researches of Mr. Pratt ...
... parishes . " * " It is a fact probably known to but few in this country , that the first Baptist church in England under that name sprung up in the original Congregational church of West Barnstable ! From the researches of Mr. Pratt ...
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... parish of Harwich , was in- corporated as a town in 1803 , by the name of Brewster , in honora- ble remembrance of Elder Brewster , distinguished for his virtues among the first settlers of Plymouth colony . The first church . gathered ...
... parish of Harwich , was in- corporated as a town in 1803 , by the name of Brewster , in honora- ble remembrance of Elder Brewster , distinguished for his virtues among the first settlers of Plymouth colony . The first church . gathered ...
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... parish in that town in 1721 ; and was incorpo- rated into a town in 1793. The church was gathered , and the first pastor , Rev. Josiah Dennis , was ordained , in 1727. Mr. Den- nis died in 1763 , and was succeeded by Rev. Nathan Stone ...
... parish in that town in 1721 ; and was incorpo- rated into a town in 1793. The church was gathered , and the first pastor , Rev. Josiah Dennis , was ordained , in 1727. Mr. Den- nis died in 1763 , and was succeeded by Rev. Nathan Stone ...
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... parish in Chatham , Conn . Another of the captives was Benjamin Simonds , who afterwards became a distinguished inha . bitant of Williamstown , and a colonel of militia . While the fort was rebuilding , on the 25th of May , 1747 , there ...
... parish in Chatham , Conn . Another of the captives was Benjamin Simonds , who afterwards became a distinguished inha . bitant of Williamstown , and a colonel of militia . While the fort was rebuilding , on the 25th of May , 1747 , there ...
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... parish about 1740 , and called the second parish of Sheffield . In 1761 it was selected as the seat of justice for the county of Berkshire , and in the course of that year it was incorporated a town by the present name . County ...
... parish about 1740 , and called the second parish of Sheffield . In 1761 it was selected as the seat of justice for the county of Berkshire , and in the course of that year it was incorporated a town by the present name . County ...
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Página iii - The Puritans were men whose minds had derived a peculiar character from the daily contemplation of superior beings and eternal interests. Not content with acknowledging, in general terms, an overruling Providence, they 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.
Página 11 - Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of God and of one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices from time to time as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission...
Página 11 - Having undertaken, for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith and honor of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia...
Página 289 - How lov'd, how honour'd once, avails thee not, To whom related, or by whom begot ; A heap of dust alone remains of thee, 'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be ! Poets themselves must fall, like those they sung, Deaf the prais'd ear, and mute the tuneful tongue.
Página 263 - Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride, And e'en his failings leaned to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all. And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way.
Página 163 - William and Mary, by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King and Queen, defenders of the faith...
Página 221 - And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
Página 328 - This is the desert, this the solitude: How populous, how vital is the grave ! This is creation's melancholy vault, The vale funereal, the sad cypress gloom ; The land of apparitions, empty shades ! All, all on earth is shadow, all beyond Is substance ; the reverse is Folly's creed.
Página 419 - Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord God; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
Página 324 - Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday ; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth. Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab ; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler : for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.