Proceedings of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of ... the First Church and Parish of Dorchester, Mass., Coincident with the Settlement of the Town: Observed March 28 and June 17, 1880Geo. H. Ellis, 1880 - 176 pages |
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... formed in Plymouth , England , and sailed March 20 ( O.S. ) , 1630 , for America it was established in Dorchester , June 6 , 1630 . It was the second church planted in the Massachusetts Colony , the third in New England , and through ...
... formed in Plymouth , England , and sailed March 20 ( O.S. ) , 1630 , for America it was established in Dorchester , June 6 , 1630 . It was the second church planted in the Massachusetts Colony , the third in New England , and through ...
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... formed , and what were the forces which formed it ? The First Church of Dorchester was an immediate product of the greatest movement in the whole range of English his- tory . That movement had no sudden genesis , but arose from the ...
... formed , and what were the forces which formed it ? The First Church of Dorchester was an immediate product of the greatest movement in the whole range of English his- tory . That movement had no sudden genesis , but arose from the ...
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... formed on a Scriptural model . They wished to import into England that free representative system of church government which they had studied in Geneva , and which John Knox succeeded in driving so deeply into the granite soil of ...
... formed on a Scriptural model . They wished to import into England that free representative system of church government which they had studied in Geneva , and which John Knox succeeded in driving so deeply into the granite soil of ...
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... formed on this side of the Atlantic in 1629 , owed its origin to his influence , and its ministers to his selection . Having the same spiritual father , the church at Salem and the church at Dorchester may well claim to be spiritual ...
... formed on this side of the Atlantic in 1629 , owed its origin to his influence , and its ministers to his selection . Having the same spiritual father , the church at Salem and the church at Dorchester may well claim to be spiritual ...
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... formation of this church . The details of that history would fill scores of volumes . Its lead- ing principles can be stated in a few words . Remember that Puritanism was a direct outgrowth of the Protestant Refor- mation . Although ...
... formation of this church . The details of that history would fill scores of volumes . Its lead- ing principles can be stated in a few words . Remember that Puritanism was a direct outgrowth of the Protestant Refor- mation . Although ...
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Page 82 - My native country, thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love; I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills ; My heart with rapture thrills Like that above.
Page 88 - And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
Page 16 - He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me : and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.
Page 13 - ALL people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice ; Him serve with fear, His praise forth tell, Come ye before Him and rejoice.
Page 15 - When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people; He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved kings for their sakes; Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm.
Page 22 - Thus this brook has conveyed his ashes into Avon, Avon into Severn, Severn into the narrow seas, they into the main ocean; and thus the ashes of Wickliffe are the emblem of his doctrine, which now is dispersed all the world over.
Page 15 - O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker. For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
Page 42 - Tis of the wave and not the rock; 'Tis but the flapping of the sail, And not a rent made by the gale ! In spite of rock and tempest's roar, In spite of false lights on the shore. Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea! Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee.
Page 16 - Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peace-makers, for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Page 17 - For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned ; but now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly. Wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God ; for he hath prepared for them a city.