 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1810 - 446 strani
...is taken in England, out of towns ; every man, according to his ability, instructing his children. We have 48 parishes ; and our ministers are well paid,...better, if they would pray oftener and preach less. But, of all other commodities, so of this, the -worst are sent us ; and we had few that we could boast of,... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1810 - 874 strani
...is taken in England, out of towns ; every man, according to his ability, instructing his children. We have 48 parishes ; and our ministers are well paid,...and by my consent should be better, if they would Jtray oftcner and Jireach less. But, of all other commodities, so of tliis, the worst are tent ut ;... | |
 | James Grahame - 1827 - 560 strani
...sentiments thereupon, occurs in his answers to the Lords of the Committee of Colonies, where he says, " Our ministers are well paid, and by my consent should...better if they would pray oftener and preach less." Chalmers, p. 328. BOOK Instead of indemnifying, or even applauding, they L discountenanced the loyalists... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - 1829 - 616 strani
...in Europe out of the king's dominions." The answer to the 28d inquiry, which is the concluding one, is characteristic of the man, as well as descriptive...by my consent should be better, if they would pray offener, and preach less : But, as of all other commodities, so of this, the worst are sent us, and... | |
 | William Allen - 1832 - 816 strani
...inquiries of the committee for the colonies is a curious specimen of his loyalty. "We have forty eight parishes and our ministers are well paid, and by my...other commodities, so of this, the worst are sent us,& we have few, that we can boast of, since the persecution in Cromwell's tyranny drove divers worthy... | |
 | James Grahame - 1833 - 576 strani
...occurs in his answers to the Lords of the Committee of Colonies, where he says, "Our ministers arc well paid, and by my consent should be better if they would pray oftener and preach less." Chalmers, p. 328. L4 1677 cm* October. THE HISTORY OF Instead of indemnifying, or even applauding,... | |
 | Edmund Ruffin - 1839 - 830 strani
...England out of towns ; every man according to his ability instructing his children. We have fibrty-eighl parishes, and our ministers are well paid, and by my consent should be better, if they would pray oflener and preach less. But of all other commodities, so of this, the worst are sent us, and we had... | |
 | John Dunmore Lang - 1840 - 494 strani
...for the paying of your ministers ?" " We have forty-eight parishes, and our ministers are well paid. But as of all other commodities, so of this, the worst are sent us !''§ The original provision for the clergy of this colony, * Holmes' Annals. -f* Hemmings' Laws of... | |
 | John Dunmore Lang - 1840 - 504 strani
...the paying of your ministers ?" " We have forty-eight parishes, and our ministers are well paid. Bui as of all other commodities, so of this, the worst are sent us !''§ The original provision for the clergy of this colony, es' Annals. •(• Hemmings' Laws of Virginia,... | |
 | Robert Baird - 1844 - 550 strani
...paying of your ministers ?" stated, " We have forty-eight parishes, and our ministers are well paid. But as of all other commodities, so of this, the worst are sent to WÄ." — See "Appendix to Hening's Collection. " t Even so late as 1751, the Bishop of Londop,... | |
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The same course that is taken in England out of towns; every man according to his ability instructing his children. We have forty-eight parishes, and our ministers are well paid, and by my consent should be better if they would pray oftener and preach... 
