History of the Town of Shirley, Massachusetts: From Its Early Settlement to A.D. 1882 |
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the virtue of the death of Christ , the mortification of all our sinful passions , worldly frames , and disorderly ... through the blood of the everlasting covenant , make us perfect in every good work to do his 214 HISTORY OF SHIRLEY .
the virtue of the death of Christ , the mortification of all our sinful passions , worldly frames , and disorderly ... through the blood of the everlasting covenant , make us perfect in every good work to do his 214 HISTORY OF SHIRLEY .
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appears appointed April became Benjamin born Boston building called Charles Charlestown child church committee Daniel daughter David death died district duties early eight Eliza Elizabeth engaged entered established faith farm father Fitchburg five children four children Francis George give Groton Hannah Harriet Harvard held Henry Holden hundred interest James Jane John Jonas Joseph July June labor Lancaster land lived Longley Lucy Lunenburg Lydia March March 27 Maria married Mary Mass meeting mill months Nathaniel Oliver parish Parker passed persons present received records remained removed resided Samuel Sarah Sept settled seven children Shakers Shirley six children society soon Thomas three children town twice voted Walker Whitney widow wife William
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Page 140 - How sleep the brave who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes blest ! When Spring, with dewy fingers cold, Returns to deck their hallowed mould, She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. By fairy hands their knell is rung ; By forms unseen their dirge is sung ; There Honour comes, a pilgrim gray, To bless the turf that wraps their clay ; And freedom shall awhile repair, To dwell a weeping hermit there ! ODE TO MERCY.
Page 671 - His life was gentle, and the elements So mix'd in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, 'This was a man!
Page 677 - When the ear heard me, then it blessed me ; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me : because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Page 86 - That all petitions, memorials, resolutions, propositions or papers, relating in any way, or to any extent whatever, to the subject of slavery, or the abolition of slavery, shall, without being either printed or referred, be laid upon the table, and that no further action whatever shall be had thereon.
Page 214 - Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant...
Page 140 - Like the vase in which roses have once been distilled — You may break, you may shatter the vase if you will, But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.
Page 282 - Now of the things which we have spoken, this is the sum ; We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, a minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
Page 285 - For after that, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
Page 87 - Resolved, That his Excellency the Governor be requested to transmit a copy of the foregoing resolutions to each of the Executives of the States of Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, and Kentucky, and to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress from this State And it was Resolved, To concur in passing said resolutions.
Page 677 - The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
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| Title | History of the Town of Shirley, Massachusetts: From Its Early Settlement to A.D. 1882 Genealogy & local history |
| Author | Seth Chandler |
| Publisher | The author, 1883 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 4 Jan 2007 |
| Length | 744 pages |
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