 | American periodicals - 1827 - 496 pages
...speak a little more to this assembly. It may be of some good use, to inform and rectify the judgment of some of the people, and may prevent such distempers...for that office, nor can you furnish him with gifts &LC. therefore you must run the hazard of his skill and ability. But if he fail in faithfulness, which... | |
 | John Winthrop - 1826 - 452 pages
...of this troublesome business. I also acknowledge the justice of the court, and, for mine own part, I am well satisfied, I was publickly charged, and I...sufficient skill for that office, nor can you furnish bin! with gifts &c. therefore you must run the hazard of his skill and ability. But if he fail in faithfulness,... | |
 | Jacob Bailey Moore - Governors - 1851 - 456 pages
...govern you and judge your causes by the rules of God's laws and our own,* according to our best skill. When you call one to be a magistrate, he doth not profess to nor undertake sufficient skill for that office, nor can you furnish him with gifts, &c.; therefore... | |
 | John Winthrop - New England - 1853 - 520 pages
...own, according to our best skill. When you agree with a workman to build you a ship or house, etc., he undertakes as well for his skill as for his faithfulness,...for that office, nor can you furnish him with gifts, etc., therefore you must run the hazard of his skill and ability. But if he fail in faithfulness, which... | |
 | 1853 - 566 pages
...own, according to our best skill. When you agree with a workman to build you a ship or house, etc., he undertakes as well for his skill as for his faithfulness,...for that office, nor can you furnish him with gifts, etc., therefore you must run the hazard of his skill and ability. But if he fail in faithfulness, which... | |
 | John Winthrop - Massachusetts - 1853 - 518 pages
...own, according to our best skill. When you agree with a workman to build you a ship or house, etc., he undertakes as well for his skill as for his faithfulness,...for that office, nor can you furnish him with gifts, etc., therefore you must run the hazard of his skill and ability. But if he fail in faithfulness, which... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1855 - 718 pages
...our best skill. When you agree with a workman to build you a ship or a house, »to., he undertake* as well for his skill as for his faithfulness, for...for that office, nor can you furnish him with gifts, Ac., therefore yon must run the hazard of his skill and ability. But if he fail in faithfulness, which... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1855 - 294 pages
...he undertakes as well for hit skill tu for his faithfulness, for it is his profession, and yon |«y him for both. But when you call one to be a magistrate,...for that office, nor can you furnish him with gifts, <tc., therefore yon must run the hazard of his skill and ability. But if he fail in faithfulness, which... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1856 - 704 pages
...own, according to our best skill. When you agree with a workman to build you a ship or a house, Ac., he undertakes as well for his skill as for his faithfulness, for it is his profession, aud you pay him for both. But when you call one to be a magistrate, he doth not profess nor undertake... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1866 - 714 pages
...own, according to our best skill. When you agree with a workman to build you a ship or a house, etc., he undertakes as well for his skill as for his faithfulness,...for that office, nor can you furnish him with gifts, «fee., therefore you must run the hazard of his skill and ability- But if he fail in faithfulness,... | |
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The covenant between you and us is the oath you have taken of us, which is to this purpose, that we shall govern you and judge your causes by the rules of God's laws and our own, according to our best skill. When you agree with a... 
