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... enemy . At five in the morning , after they had prayed together , there was again a cry of Indians ! Indians ! when a shower of arrows was poured upon them , at- tended with savage yells , terrible to the English . But the re- port of ...
... enemy . At five in the morning , after they had prayed together , there was again a cry of Indians ! Indians ! when a shower of arrows was poured upon them , at- tended with savage yells , terrible to the English . But the re- port of ...
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... enemies . Even Canonicus himself , the terrific sachem of the Narragansets , sued for peace . In April of this year George Carver , while engaged in la- bour , with the rest of the settlers , was seized with a pain in his head , which ...
... enemies . Even Canonicus himself , the terrific sachem of the Narragansets , sued for peace . In April of this year George Carver , while engaged in la- bour , with the rest of the settlers , was seized with a pain in his head , which ...
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... enemies ; to lay the foundation of a great empire ; and this too under the jealous and unpropitious eye of their parent country . Accordingly they were enterprising , brave , patient of labour and sufferings , and possessed a firm ness ...
... enemies ; to lay the foundation of a great empire ; and this too under the jealous and unpropitious eye of their parent country . Accordingly they were enterprising , brave , patient of labour and sufferings , and possessed a firm ness ...
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... enemies allowed him to be an excellent preacher . Finding himself obnoxious , and in danger from the ruling party in London , he convened the principal people of his charge , desiring their opinion and ad- vice , acknowledging their ...
... enemies allowed him to be an excellent preacher . Finding himself obnoxious , and in danger from the ruling party in London , he convened the principal people of his charge , desiring their opinion and ad- vice , acknowledging their ...
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... enemies . This territory was after- wards called the King's Province . The people of these planta . tions , thus empowered to manage their own affairs , in the true spirit of democracy , convened an assembly in May , 1647 , com- 90 ...
... enemies . This territory was after- wards called the King's Province . The people of these planta . tions , thus empowered to manage their own affairs , in the true spirit of democracy , convened an assembly in May , 1647 , com- 90 ...
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Page 49 - He was unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument." The people obtained liberty for him to preach. a lecture on one part of the sabbath, and on the other to aid an aged
Page 81 - Massachusetts plantation ; and on the south by the sea, and in longitude as the line of the Massachusetts colony running from east to •west, that is to say, from the said Narraganset Bay on the east, to the South Sea on the west part, with the islands thereunto belonging.
Page 151 - ordered and agreed, that for the time to come, no man shall be admitted to the freedom of this body politic, but such as are members of some of the churches within the limits of the same.
Page 22 - Gorges, •with thirty-four others and their successors, styling them," The council established at Plymouth, in the county of Devon, for the planting, ruling, ordering, and governing, of New England in America.
Page 31 - men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah, how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines ? Then David inquired of the Lord yet again. And the Lord answered him, and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
Page 16 - 1 \th of November, in the year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord, King James, of England, France and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth : Anno Domini,
Page 16 - meet and convenient for the general good of the colony; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience: In witness whereof we have here
Page 7 - In this deplorable situation, with " joint consent," they resolved to go into the Low Countries, where, they heard, was freedom of religion for all men. Hard was their lot, to leave their dwellings, their lands, and relatives, to go they knew not whither, to obtain a living they knew not how. Having been employed
Page 81 - east by Narraganset river, commonly called Narraganset Bay, where the river falleth into the sea ; and on the north by the line of Massachusetts plantation ; and on the south by the sea, and in longitude as the line of the Massachusetts colony running from east to •west, that is to say, from the said
Page 154 - of his will, freely and unchangeably ordain whatsoever comes to pass. By the decree of God, for the manifestation of his glory, some men and angels are predestinated unto everlasting