Memoir of Roger Williams: The Founder of the State of Rhode-Island |
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Page vii
... truth of this charge were admitted , it might be replied , that the ' proper motion ' of the youthful imagina- tion - in states as well as in individuals - is towards the future . It springs forward , with buoyant wing , forgetting the ...
... truth of this charge were admitted , it might be replied , that the ' proper motion ' of the youthful imagina- tion - in states as well as in individuals - is towards the future . It springs forward , with buoyant wing , forgetting the ...
Page ix
... truth occasionally betrayed them into intolerance . There is no stain upon their personal char- acter ; and the American may point , with grateful pleasure , to the bright names of Winslow , Winthrop , Hooker , Penn , Baltimore ...
... truth occasionally betrayed them into intolerance . There is no stain upon their personal char- acter ; and the American may point , with grateful pleasure , to the bright names of Winslow , Winthrop , Hooker , Penn , Baltimore ...
Page xiii
... truth ; and I shall be thankful for any suggestions , which may tend to make the book more accurate and useful . A few of the notes are marked " G. " They were ap- pended by Mr. Greenwood to the documents which he loaned to me , and I ...
... truth ; and I shall be thankful for any suggestions , which may tend to make the book more accurate and useful . A few of the notes are marked " G. " They were ap- pended by Mr. Greenwood to the documents which he loaned to me , and I ...
Page xiv
... truth and freedom , I shall rejoice , and praise Him , who has restored my health , and given me leisure to finish the work . A word or two of explanation , on certain points , may be necessary . In the quotations from old documents , I ...
... truth and freedom , I shall rejoice , and praise Him , who has restored my health , and given me leisure to finish the work . A word or two of explanation , on certain points , may be necessary . In the quotations from old documents , I ...
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... truth is , from my childhood , now above three- score years , the Father of lights and mercies touched my soul with a love to himself , to his only begotten , the true Lord Jesus , to his holy Scriptures , " & c . ‡ 66 That his parents ...
... truth is , from my childhood , now above three- score years , the Father of lights and mercies touched my soul with a love to himself , to his only begotten , the true Lord Jesus , to his holy Scriptures , " & c . ‡ 66 That his parents ...
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Page 424 - ... attempt or enterprise the destruction, invasion, detriment, or annoyance of this commonwealth ; and to use and exercise, over the army and navy, and over the militia in actual service, the law-martial, in time of war or invasion, and also in time of rebellion, declared by the legislature to exist, as occasion shall necessarily require ; and to take and surprise, by all ways and means whatsoever, all and ever...