History of Worcester, Massachusetts: From Its Earliest Settlement to September, 1836; with Various Notices Relating to the History of Worcester CountyM. D. Phillips, 1837 - 383 páginas |
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Aaron Bancroft acres afterwards appointed April army Bancroft Benjamin Flagg Benjamin Heywood Blackstone Canal born Boston Brookfield Capt cester church citizens College commenced committee of correspondence Council Court House Curtis Daniel Daniel Bigelow Daniel Gookin Daniel Waldo died duty Edward elected enemy Ephraim erected Gookin granted Heywood honor Indians inhabitants Isaiah Thomas James John Chandler Jonas Jonathan Joseph Judge July June justice labor Lancaster land Leicester Levi Lincoln Maccarty March Marlborough Mass Massachusetts meeting house ment miles military Millbury minister Nathaniel Nipmuck parish pastor persons petition plantation practise preached present province Quinsigamond received regiment removed resided returned Rice road Samuel selectmen Sept sermon settlement Shrewsbury society soldiers soon street Sutton Timothy Bigelow tion town troops voted Ward William Worcester county Yale College
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Página 175 - And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
Página 296 - It being one chief project of that old deluder, Satan, to keep men from the knowledge of the scriptures, as in former times by keeping them in an unknown tongue, so in these latter times by persuading from the use of tongues, that so at least the true sense and meaning of the original might be clouded by false glosses of saint-seeming deceivers, that learning may not be buried in the grave of our fathers in the church and commonwealth, the Lord assisting our endeavors.
Página 172 - Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Página 296 - It is therefore ordered, That every township in this jurisdiction, after the Lord hath increased them to the number of fifty householders, shall then forthwith appoint one within their town to teach all such children as shall resort to him to write and read...
Página 76 - Nothing." He said therefore unto them, "But now, let him that hath a purse, take it, and likewise his bag : and let him that hath no sword, sell his garment and buy one.
Página 217 - A. The sacraments of the New Testament are Baptism and the Lord's Supper.
Página 294 - The incidents of the life of Dr. Thomas have occupied broad space in these poor annals. His memory will be kept green when the recollection of our other eminent citizens shall have faded in oblivion. His reputation in future time will rest as a patriot on the manly independence which gave, through the initiatory stages and progress of the revolution, the strong influence of the press he directed to the cause of freedom, when royal flattery and favor would have seduced, and the powers of government...
Página 172 - The God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant; make us perfect in every good work to do his will, working in us" that which is well pleasing in his sight; through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Página 367 - Cambr, and Capt. Daniel Henchman of Boston, pd unto us and each of us, have bargained and sold, aliened, enfeoffed, and confirmed, and by these presents do bargaine, sell', alien, enfeoffe, and confirm, unto the said Daniel Gookin, Thomas Prentice, Daniel Henchman, for ye use of themselves, and...
Página 20 - Lord's dealing with us, and our present condition. When they came to the further end of the town they saw the enemy rifling of houses which the inhabitants had forsaken. The post fired upon them, and immediately returned to us again, they discerning no safety in going forward and being desirous to inform us of the enemies' actings, that we might the more prepare for a sudden assault by them.