...at all times, find his security in them. We, therefore, the People of Massachusetts, acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the great Legislator...forming a new constitution of civil government for our2 selves and posterity ; and devoutly imploring his direction in so interesting a design, do agree...

...at all times, find his security in them. We, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging with grateful hearts, the goodness of the great Legislator...original, explicit, and solemn compact with each other," &c. This is the preamble to this great instrument, and now let us go on into the Bill of Eights. And...

...at all times, find his security in them. We, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging with grateful hearts, the goodness of the great Legislator...without fraud, violence, or surprise, of entering into ah original, explicit, and' solemn compact with each other," &c. This is the preamble to this great...

...find his security in them. We, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging, with gratefill hearts, the goodness of the Great Legislator of the Universe, in affording us, in the coarse of his Providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence, or surprise,...

...of our State government, for the present yeax. In the language of the Constitution, " acknowledging with grateful hearts the goodness of the great Legislator...providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably," to meet together for duly considering the comas mon wants of our common constituency, and " devoutly...

...hearts the goodness of the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, in affording the People of the United States, in the course of His providence, an opportunity deliberately and peaceably, without fraud or surprise, of entering into an explicit and solemn compact with each other, by assenting to and ratifying...

...hearts, the goodness of the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, in affording the people of the United States, in the course of his providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud or surprise, of entering into an explicit and solemn compact with each other, by assenting to and ratifying...

...hearts the goodness of the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, in affording the people of the United States, in the course of his providence, an opportunity deliberately and peaceably, without fraud or surprise, of entering into an explicit and solemn compact with each other, by assenting to and ratifying...

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...acknowledge the goodness of the Great Legislator of the Universe in affording them in the course of this Providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably,...original, explicit and solemn compact with each other, whereby the dignity of man was preserved, his essential rights and liberties guarded, and the fruits...