The American Colonies in the Eighteenth Century, Volume 2Columbia University Press, 1924 - Great Britain |
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Page 38 - If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed : for he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
Page 28 - Church, and the work done by the two societies he founded, the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge and the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (later the Bray Associates).
Page 473 - ... raise sums unfit to be raised, or put what we shall raise into the power of a governor to misapply, if we can prevent it; nor shall we make up any other deficiencies than what we conceive are fit and just to be paid, or continue what support or revenue we shall raise for any longer time than one year; nor do we think it convenient to do even that, until such laws are passed as we conceive necessary for the safety of the inhabitants of this colony, who have reposed a trust in us for that only...
Page 35 - The design is, in the first place, to settle the State of Religion as well as may •be among our own People there, which by all accounts we have, very much wants their Pious care : and then to proceed in the best Methods they can towards the Conversion of the Natives...
Page 29 - An Essay towards promoting all necessary and useful Knowledge, both divine and human, in all parts of his Majesty's Dominions, both at home and abroad.
Page 473 - ... support or revenue we shall raise, for any longer time than one year. Nor do we think it convenient to do even that, until such laws are passed, as we conceive necessary for the safety of the inhabitants of this colony, who have reposed a trust in us for that only purpose ; and which we are sure you will think it reasonable we should act agreeable to, and by the grace of God we will endeavour not to deceive them.
Page 335 - Hence it follows, that all advantageous Projects, or commercial Gains in any Colony, which are truly prejudicial to, and inconsistent with the Interest of the Mother State, must be understood to be illegal, and the Practice of them unwarrantable, because they contradict the End for which the Colony had a Being, and are incompatible with the Terms on which the People claim both Privilege and Protection.
Page 47 - Is it not strange that so many islands should be inhabited with Protestants, so many provinces planted by them, so many hundred thousand souls born and bred up here in America; but of all the Kings. Princes, and Governors, all the Bishops and Archbishops, that have been since the Reformation, they never sent anybody here to propagate the Gospel, — I say to propagate it by imparting some spiritual gift by Ordination or Confirmation 1
Page 145 - I would approve and commend it, if any one should say to your Excellency, By no means let any people have cause to say, that you take all your measures from the two Mr. Mathers. By the same rule I may say without offence, By no means let any people say, that you go by no measures in your conduct but Mr. Byfield's and Mr. Leverett's. This I speak, not from any personal prejudice against the gentlemen ; but from a due consideration of the disposition of the people, and as a service to your Excellency.
Page 552 - I had been of some service, thought fit to reward me by employing me in printing the money; a very profitable jobb and a great help to me.