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Historical and Biographical William Henry Foote. Vimelina LL F 226 F68 . 1850 23505 V.I COPY 2 Entered according to Act of Congress Rv WILLIAM S. MART 1 CHAPTER OF CONTENTS . INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER , Virginia ,
Historical and Biographical William Henry Foote. Vimelina LL F 226 F68 . 1850 23505 V.I COPY 2 Entered according to Act of Congress Rv WILLIAM S. MART 1 CHAPTER OF CONTENTS . INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER , Virginia ,
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... according to the usages of civilized life . Children , grand children , and great grand children claimed Virginia as their home , England as the fatherland . Of all the productions , which the earth brought forth in abundance , tobacco ...
... according to the usages of civilized life . Children , grand children , and great grand children claimed Virginia as their home , England as the fatherland . Of all the productions , which the earth brought forth in abundance , tobacco ...
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... according to the true meaning and godly intent of the said testator without any alienation or conversion thereof to any place or county . " That this plan failed of its designed good , appears from Governor Berkeley's letter about ...
... according to the true meaning and godly intent of the said testator without any alienation or conversion thereof to any place or county . " That this plan failed of its designed good , appears from Governor Berkeley's letter about ...
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... according to the secret plans of this wily chief , who under the mask of religion plotted the complete and sudden destruction of the English . Rev. Robert Hunt is one of the few of that company who landed at Jamestown on the 18th of May ...
... according to the secret plans of this wily chief , who under the mask of religion plotted the complete and sudden destruction of the English . Rev. Robert Hunt is one of the few of that company who landed at Jamestown on the 18th of May ...
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... according to his person and quality . ” This war of extermination was carried on , with spirit , for years . At last it became disgusting . The savages were less spirited in their attacks and defence , and the colonists began to feel ...
... according to his person and quality . ” This war of extermination was carried on , with spirit , for years . At last it became disgusting . The savages were less spirited in their attacks and defence , and the colonists began to feel ...
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Page 216 - Thou believest that there is one God ; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Page 347 - ... that it is time enough for the rightful purposes of civil government, for its officers to interfere when principles break out into overt acts against peace and good order...
Page 346 - ... all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments, or burthens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the holy author of our religion...
Page 50 - Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England from the Penalties of certain Laws...
Page 11 - I thank God there are no free schools nor printing, and I hope we shall not have them these hundred years; for learning has brought disobedience and heresy and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them, and libels against the best government. God keep us from both!
Page 347 - THAT NO MAN SHALL BE COMPELLED to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever...
Page 346 - That to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical...
Page 381 - Devotion alone should have stopped me, to join in the duties of the congregation; but I must confess that curiosity to hear the preacher of such a wilderness was not the least of my motives.
Page 322 - Because we hold it for a fundamental and undeniable truth, "that Religion or the duty which we owe to our Creator and the Manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence.
Page 110 - Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?