History of Vermont: Natural, Civil and Statistical, in Three Parts, with an Appendix. 1853, Volume 3 |
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... settlement of this country , was on the memorable 19th of May , 1780 , emphatically denominated the dark day . The darkness at that time is known to have covered all the northern parts of the United States and Canada , and to have ...
... settlement of this country , was on the memorable 19th of May , 1780 , emphatically denominated the dark day . The darkness at that time is known to have covered all the northern parts of the United States and Canada , and to have ...
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... settlement of New England , there have been recorded a considerable number of earthquakes , and several have been noticed in Vermont . The sound accompanying these is usually described as having a progressive motion ; and that , and the ...
... settlement of New England , there have been recorded a considerable number of earthquakes , and several have been noticed in Vermont . The sound accompanying these is usually described as having a progressive motion ; and that , and the ...
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... settlements were rapidly extending up the defence easy , Champlain had in a former St. Lawrence , on one part , and by ... settlement of New Neth- ting down the timber , clearing the land , building houses , and preparing the soil for ...
... settlements were rapidly extending up the defence easy , Champlain had in a former St. Lawrence , on one part , and by ... settlement of New Neth- ting down the timber , clearing the land , building houses , and preparing the soil for ...
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... settlement on the and of Manhattan , where the city of New York now stands . To the country they gave the name of New Netherlands and the town they called New Amsterdam , in al- lusion to the country and city they had left in Europe ...
... settlement on the and of Manhattan , where the city of New York now stands . To the country they gave the name of New Netherlands and the town they called New Amsterdam , in al- lusion to the country and city they had left in Europe ...
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... settlements . Frontenac , the In this massacre no less than 60 per- French general , was so much dishearten- sons perished ... settlement on the Mohawk river , 14 miles northwest from Albany . But on account of the length of their march ...
... settlements . Frontenac , the In this massacre no less than 60 per- French general , was so much dishearten- sons perished ... settlement on the Mohawk river , 14 miles northwest from Albany . But on account of the length of their march ...
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Page 179 - THE Son, which is the Word of the Father, begotten from everlasting of the Father, the very and eternal God, and of one substance with the Father, took Man's nature in the womb of the blessed Virgin, of her substance : so that two whole and perfect Natures, that is to say, the Godhead and Manhood, were joined together in one Person, never to be divided, whereof is one Christ, very God. and very Man...
Page 189 - Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone...
Page 180 - Original sin standeth not in the following of Adam, (as the Pelagians do vainly talk,) but it is the fault and corruption of the nature of every man, that naturally is engendered of the offspring of Adam, whereby man is very far gone from original righteousness, and is, of his own nature, inclined to evil, so that the flesh lusteth always contrary to the Spirit ; and therefore, in every person born into this world, it deserveth God's wrath and damnation.
Page 107 - ... nor can any man who acknowledges the being of a God, be justly deprived or abridged of any civil right as a citizen, on account of his religious sentiments, or peculiar mode of religious worship; and that no authority can, or ought to be vested in, or assumed by any power whatever, that shall in any case Interfere with, or in any manner control the right of conscience in the free exercise of religious worship.
Page 108 - ... be deprived of his liberty except by the law of the land, or the judgment of his peers.
Page 180 - The Old Testament is not contrary to the New: for both in the Old and New Testament everlasting life is offered to mankind by Christ, who is the only mediator between God and man, being both God and man. Wherefore they are not to be heard which feign that the old fathers did look only for transitory promises.
Page 107 - Every person is entitled to a certain remedy in the laws for all injuries, or wrongs which he may receive in his person, property, or character ; he ought to obtain justice freely, and without being obliged to purchase it, completely and without denial, promptly and without delay, conformably to the laws.
Page 180 - The visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in which the pure Word of God is preached, and the Sacraments be duly ministered according to Christ's ordinance, in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same.
Page 180 - The condition of man, after the fall of Adam, is such, that he cannot turn and prepare himself, by his own natural strength and good works, to faith, and calling upon God : wherefore we have no power to do good works pleasant and acceptable to God, without the grace of God by Christ preventing us, that we may have a good will, and working with us, when we have that good will.
Page 107 - And that no man ought or of right can be compelled to attend any religious worship, or erect or support any place of worship, or maintain any ministry, contrary to, or against, his own free will and consent...