...governed by certain laws for the common good. "We, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the great Legislator...in affording us, in the course of His providence, all opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence or surprise, of entering into...

...governed by certain laws for the common good. "We, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the great Legislator...in affording us, in the course of His providence, all opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence or surprise, of entering into...

...be led captive thereby." — The Way of the Churches of New England. * Elliot, II, 19. 'Ibid., 119. 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...

...led captive thereby." — The Way of the Churches of New England. ' Elliot, II, 19. » Ibid., 129. 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...

...led captive thereby." — The Way of the Churches of New England. ' Elliot, II, 19. » Ibid., 129. 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...

...all times, find his security in them ". " We, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the great Legislator...of civil government, for ourselves and posterity; PREAMBLES (Cont'd) and devoutly imploring His direction in so interesting a design, d agree upon, ordain,...

...them". " We, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the sroodness of the great Legislator of the universe, in affording...of civil government, for ourselves and posterity; PREAMBLES (Cont'd) and devoutly imploring His direction in BO interesting a design, do agree upon,...

...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 aa original, explicit, and solemn compact with each other; and of form ing a new constitution of civil...

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...at all times, find his security in them. WE, therefore, the People of Massachusetts, acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the Great Legislator...deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence or surprize, of entering into an Original, explicit and Solemn Compact with each other; and of forming...