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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... occasion to abuse pious people . " 66 In its opposition to the Church of Elizabeth , Puritanism took various forms . There was a large and influential ele- ment within the Church itself . They disliked the Romish features of the English ...
... occasion to abuse pious people . " 66 In its opposition to the Church of Elizabeth , Puritanism took various forms . There was a large and influential ele- ment within the Church itself . They disliked the Romish features of the English ...
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... of facetiousness on any just occasion . A constant preacher , so that in the course of his ministry he expounded the Scripture all over and half over again ; having an excellent faculty in 34 First Parish , Dorchester .
... of facetiousness on any just occasion . A constant preacher , so that in the course of his ministry he expounded the Scripture all over and half over again ; having an excellent faculty in 34 First Parish , Dorchester .
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... occasions . He was free from covetousness , and had a patriarchal influence both in Old and New England . " Such are the main facts in the quaint description of Fuller . Though of Puritan sympathies , White remained within the pale of ...
... occasions . He was free from covetousness , and had a patriarchal influence both in Old and New England . " Such are the main facts in the quaint description of Fuller . Though of Puritan sympathies , White remained within the pale of ...
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... occasion to - day to render homage for the elements it possessed than for those which it lacked . The force and magnitude of that Puritan movement are seen not only in what it did for America , but in what it afterwards did for England ...
... occasion to - day to render homage for the elements it possessed than for those which it lacked . The force and magnitude of that Puritan movement are seen not only in what it did for America , but in what it afterwards did for England ...
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... occasions . For the sake of those who were not present at the morning service , Mr. Barrows gave a brief statement of the organization of the church in England and the prime objects of that enterprise , and continued as follows ...
... occasions . For the sake of those who were not present at the morning service , Mr. Barrows gave a brief statement of the organization of the church in England and the prime objects of that enterprise , and continued as follows ...
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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.