... we desire you would be pleased to take notice of the principals and body of our Company, as those who esteem it our honor to call the Church of England, from whence we rise, our dear mother ; and cannot part from our native country, where she specially... Congregational History - Page 255by John Waddington - 1874Full view - About this book
| Nathaniel Morton - Massachusetts - 1669 - 562 pages
...esteem it our honor to call the Church of England, from whence we arise, our mother, ever acknowledging such hope and part as we have obtained in the common salvation, we have received in her bosom, and sincerely desire and endeavor the continuance of her welfare," etc. — Hutch. i. 331. They knew that... | |
| Massachusetts Historical Society - Massachusetts - 1815 - 694 pages
...our company, as those who esteem it our honour to call the church of England, from whence we rise, our dear mother : and cannot part from our native...sadness of heart, and many tears in our eyes, ever acknowledge ing that such hope and part as we have obtained in the common salvation, we have received... | |
| Jedidiah Morse, Elijah Parish - New England - 1804 - 398 pages
...must give perfect satisfaction. " We esteem it our honour,'7 say they, " to call the church of England our dear mother, and cannot part from our native country, where she especially resideth, without much sadness of heart, and many tears, ever acknowledging that such hope... | |
| Jedidiah Morse, Elijah Parish - New England - 1808 - 226 pages
...give perfect satisfaction. "We esteem it our honour," say they, " to call the church of Eng-. land our dear mother, and cannot part from our native country, where she especially resideth, without much sadness of heart, and many tears, ever acknowledging that such hope... | |
| Missions - 1813 - 500 pages
...England." In this, they say, " We esteem it our honor to call the church of England, from whence we rise, our dear Mother, and cannot part from our native country,...where she specially resideth, without much sadness of beart, and man/ tears." They 'say further, '%You are not ignorant, that the Spirit of God stirred up... | |
| Scotland - 1867 - 816 pages
...of our company, as those who esteem it onr honor to call the Church of England, from whence we rise, our dear mother; and cannot part from our (native...many tears in our eyes, ever acknowledging that such part and hope as we have obtained in the common salvation we have received in her bosom, and sucked... | |
| Religion - 1830 - 758 pages
...those who esteem it our honor to call the church of England, from whence we rise, our dear mothur, and cannot part from our native country where she specially resideth, without much soreness of heart and many tears in our eyes, ever acknowledging that such hope and part as we have... | |
| Jedidiah Morse, Elijah Parish - New England - 1820 - 332 pages
...must give perfect satisfaction. "We esteem it our honour,'' say they, "to call the church of England our dear mother, and cannot part from our native country, where she especially resideth, without much sadness of heart, and many tears, ever acknowledging that such hope... | |
| Joseph Story - Massachusetts - 1828 - 108 pages
...attachment. We ' esteem it our honor,' say they, ' to call the church of England, from whence we rise, our dear mother ; and cannot part from our native...common salvation, we have received in her bosom, and sucked it from her breasts. We leave it not, therefore, as loathing that milk, wherewith we were nourished... | |
| Alonzo Lewis - Lynn (Mass.) - 1829 - 278 pages
...our company, as those who esteem it our honour to call the Church of England, from whence we rise, our dear mother ; and cannot part from our native...obtained in the common salvation, we have received it from her bosom. We leave it not therefore, as loathing that milk wherewith we were nourished there... | |
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