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... became a congregation of true disciples of the Lord , firmly united in the bonds of fervent love to their Saviour and Redeemer - the embryo of a Church , which was soon to expand and to extend its operations to far distant countries ...
... became a congregation of true disciples of the Lord , firmly united in the bonds of fervent love to their Saviour and Redeemer - the embryo of a Church , which was soon to expand and to extend its operations to far distant countries ...
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... became involved in debts ; one of them , becoming homesick , embarked for New York and died at sea . The other two were thrown into prison . They wrote promptly for money , but , owing to the ignorance and carelessness of the persons ...
... became involved in debts ; one of them , becoming homesick , embarked for New York and died at sea . The other two were thrown into prison . They wrote promptly for money , but , owing to the ignorance and carelessness of the persons ...
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... became a man of influ- ence among the Palatines in Tulpehoken , Heidelberg , Mill Creek , etc. Their numbers steadily increased . In 1719 Jonathan Dickinson remarks : " We are daily expecting ships from London which bring over Palatines ...
... became a man of influ- ence among the Palatines in Tulpehoken , Heidelberg , Mill Creek , etc. Their numbers steadily increased . In 1719 Jonathan Dickinson remarks : " We are daily expecting ships from London which bring over Palatines ...
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... became proverbial to say of those , who cared nothing for God or His Word , that they belonged to the " Pennsylvania Church . " 12 Many married people , nomi- nally Lutherans , had never been baptized , the same being true of their ...
... became proverbial to say of those , who cared nothing for God or His Word , that they belonged to the " Pennsylvania Church . " 12 Many married people , nomi- nally Lutherans , had never been baptized , the same being true of their ...
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... became very numerous , especially in the two last - named countries . In the Netherlands they were left undisturbed , but in Switzerland a great perse- cution arose in 1650 , which induced many to flee to the Palatinate , whence in 1683 ...
... became very numerous , especially in the two last - named countries . In the Netherlands they were left undisturbed , but in Switzerland a great perse- cution arose in 1650 , which induced many to flee to the Palatinate , whence in 1683 ...
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America Andrew Eschenbach Anna Nitschmann Anthony Seiffert arrived assisted awakened baptized became Bethlehem Bethlehem and Nazareth Bishop Nitschmann Böhm brethren and sisters Brethren's Church Brother Spangenberg Bryzelius Büdingische Sammlungen called Cammerhof Christ Christian Church of Pilgrims colonists commenced connection Conrad Weiser Count Zinzendorf Creek dasz David Nitschmann December Delaware doctrine Elder England English Ephrata Ephratense especially Europe faithful friends George Georgia German Reformed Church Germantown Gilbert Tennent Gospel Henry Herrnhut Indians Jesus John labor Lancaster Lancaster County land letters Lischy Lord love-feast Lutheran Church Lutheran congregation Lutherans and German meetings Mennonites missionary Moravian Brethren Moravian Church Moravian colony Moravian congregation Mühlenberg Nazareth November Oley ordained organized Palatinate Penn Pennsylvania Synods Peter Böhler Philadelphia preach preachers Pyrlæus Reformed congregations religious Saviour Schwenkfelders sent settled settlements Siebentäger soon souls spirit superintendence Swedish Synod tion Tulpehocken Tunkers Unitas Fratrum United Brethren visited Watteville Whitefield York
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Page 12 - The said land to extend westward five degrees in longitude, to be computed from the said eastern bounds, and the said lands to be bounded on the north by the beginning of the three and fortieth degree of northern latitude, and on the south by a circle drawn at twelve miles distance from New Castle, northward and westward unto the beginning of the fortieth degree of northern latitude, and then by a straight line westward to the limits of longitude above mentioned.
Page 11 - ... to vary the name; for I feared lest it should be looked on as a vanity in me, and not as a respect in the King, as it truly was, to my father, whom he often mentions with praise.
Page 165 - God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honor to that part which lacked : that there should be no schism in the body ; but that the members should have the same care one for another. And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it ; or one member be honored, all the members rejoice with it.
Page 75 - I asked Bohler, whether he thought I should leave it off, or not ? He answered, " By no means." I asked, "'But what can I preach?" He said, "Preach faith, till you have it, and then, because you have it, you will preach faith.
Page 13 - Pennsylvania and territories thereunto belonging to make and establish such laws as shall best preserve true christian and civil liberty in opposition to all unchristian, licentious, and unjust practices, whereby God may have his due, Caesar his due, and the people their due...
Page 11 - I have, and for my business here, know that after many waitings, watchings, solicitings and disputes in Council, this day my country was confirmed to me under the great seal of England...
Page 12 - It is a clear and just thing, and my God that has given it me through many difficulties, will, I believe, bless and make it the seed of a nation. I shall have a tender care to the government, that it be well laid at first.
Page 210 - ... further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to extend to...
Page 218 - Wherefore I have thought fit, by and with the Advice of his Majesty's Council, to issue this Proclamation, hereby Promising...