Historical Notices of the Missions of the Church of England in the North American Colonies: Previous to the Independence of the United States : Chiefly from the Ms. Documents of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign PartsB. Fellowes, 1845 - 447 pages |
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... seems no reason to doubt ) it will , in one more century , be between two and three hundred millions , who will all , more or less , bear the impression which has been stamped upon them by their fathers , the founders of the several ...
... seems no reason to doubt ) it will , in one more century , be between two and three hundred millions , who will all , more or less , bear the impression which has been stamped upon them by their fathers , the founders of the several ...
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... seems to have joined the expedition with the single purpose of devoting himself to the religious interests of the new settle- ment ; and , having put his hand to the plough , no difficul- ties or discouragements could tempt him to look ...
... seems to have joined the expedition with the single purpose of devoting himself to the religious interests of the new settle- ment ; and , having put his hand to the plough , no difficul- ties or discouragements could tempt him to look ...
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... seems to be brought before our eyes by the following graphic description of an eye - witness : — " Wee plyed it sadly up the river , and the three - and - twentieth of May we cast anchor before James Towne , where we landed : and ovr ...
... seems to be brought before our eyes by the following graphic description of an eye - witness : — " Wee plyed it sadly up the river , and the three - and - twentieth of May we cast anchor before James Towne , where we landed : and ovr ...
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... seem for the most part to have been deprived clergymen of the Church of England ; and , indeed , Neal names seventy who , being disturbed by the ecclesiastical courts for the cause of nonconformity , transported themselves to New ...
... seem for the most part to have been deprived clergymen of the Church of England ; and , indeed , Neal names seventy who , being disturbed by the ecclesiastical courts for the cause of nonconformity , transported themselves to New ...
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... seems there to be set apart for rioting and drunkenness . " An attempt to settle " a maintenance for ministers , " was 1 Appendix to Journal . defeated by one Richard Harshorne , a Quaker , and 22 [ CH . GOVERNOR MORRIS'S REPORT .
... seems there to be set apart for rioting and drunkenness . " An attempt to settle " a maintenance for ministers , " was 1 Appendix to Journal . defeated by one Richard Harshorne , a Quaker , and 22 [ CH . GOVERNOR MORRIS'S REPORT .
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