An Historical Discourse Delivered at the Celebration of the Second Centennial Anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Providence, November 7, 1839B. Cranston ; Boston, Gould, Kendall and Lincoln, 1839 - 192 pages |
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... are happy to assure you , that they are With great respect , Dear sir , Your ob't serv'ts , NICHOLAS BROWN , F. WAYLAND . DISCOURSE . Ir is mentioned by the father of history At a meeting of the Committee appointed by the First ...
... are happy to assure you , that they are With great respect , Dear sir , Your ob't serv'ts , NICHOLAS BROWN , F. WAYLAND . DISCOURSE . Ir is mentioned by the father of history At a meeting of the Committee appointed by the First ...
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... Brown , who came to Providence in 1636 , and was ordained to the ministry of this church about three years after its formation . He was one of the town proprietors , and from the day of his arrival to the present time , his name has ...
... Brown , who came to Providence in 1636 , and was ordained to the ministry of this church about three years after its formation . He was one of the town proprietors , and from the day of his arrival to the present time , his name has ...
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... Brown continued , but we find that Mr. Wick- enden , who at one time was imprisoned in New- York for preaching there without a license from the officer of the crown , * * was ordained by Mr. Brown . Mr. Wickenden officiated also in ...
... Brown continued , but we find that Mr. Wick- enden , who at one time was imprisoned in New- York for preaching there without a license from the officer of the crown , * * was ordained by Mr. Brown . Mr. Wickenden officiated also in ...
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... Brown . The latter was a grandson of the minister of that name , whom we have already spoken of as the companion and successor of Roger Williams , and the grand - parent of those four brothers , whose names are so widely known as being ...
... Brown . The latter was a grandson of the minister of that name , whom we have already spoken of as the companion and successor of Roger Williams , and the grand - parent of those four brothers , whose names are so widely known as being ...
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... Brown , an event occurred , which showed that more impor- tance began to be attached to the imposition of hands at that time , than during preceding years . The church at Newport had been blessed with a revival of religion , and with ...
... Brown , an event occurred , which showed that more impor- tance began to be attached to the imposition of hands at that time , than during preceding years . The church at Newport had been blessed with a revival of religion , and with ...
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Page 6 - But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers...
Page 23 - I am verily persuaded that the Lord has more truth yet to break forth out of His Holy Word. For my part, I cannot sufficiently bewail the condition of the Reformed Churches, who are come to a period in religion, and will go at present no further than the instruments of their reformation.
Page 12 - Virgin, of her substance , so that two whole and perfect natures, that is to say, the godhead and manhood, were joined together in one person, never to be divided, whereof is one Christ, very God, and very Man...
Page 137 - AVENGE, O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold ; Even them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshipped stocks and stones...
Page 50 - Osiris, took the virgin Truth, hewed her lovely form into a thousand pieces, and scattered them to the four winds. From that time ever since, the sad friends of Truth, such as durst appear, imitating the careful search that Isis made for the mangled body of Osiris, went up and down gathering up limb by limb still as they could find them.
Page 50 - Truth, hewed her lovely form into a thousand pieces, and scattered them to the four winds. From that time ever since, the sad friends of Truth, such as durst appear, imitating the careful search that Isis made for the mangled body of Osiris, went up and down gathering up limb by limb, still as they could find them. We have not yet found them all lords and commons, nor ever shall do, till her master's second coming; he shall bring together every joint and member, and shall mould them into an immortal...
Page 150 - For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.