| Benjamin Trumbull - 1818 - 574 Seiten
...may be in their power who are chosen, U> reduce them to twelve, and that it be in the power of those twelve to choose out of themselves seven, that shall be most approved of by the major part, to begin the church ? This was agreed upon by consent of all, r* was expressed by... | |
| Leonard Bacon - 1839 - 430 Seiten
...church-fellowship till after their names have been publicly propounded. Then by the consent of all, it was agreed, " that twelve men be chosen, that their...approved of the major part, to begin the Church." 23 The seven pillars chosen to begin the Church, according to the arrangement just described, were... | |
| 1839 - 656 Seiten
...barn, it was agreed by the planters, " that twelve men should be chosen, that their fitness for their foundation-work may be tried ;" " and that it be in...approved of the major part, to begin the church." In conformity with this agreement, seven men were chosen from the twelve, to be pillars of the church,... | |
| 1837 - 588 Seiten
...chosen to reduce them to twelve, and it be in the power of those twelve to chuse out of themselves 7, that shall be most approved of, the major part to begin the church. This was agreed upon by consent of all, as was expressed by holding up of hands, and that so many as... | |
| Connecticut - 1850 - 136 Seiten
...to reduce them to twelve and it be in the power of those twelve to chuse out of thtynselves 7, (hut shall be most approved of the major part to begin the church. This was agreed upon by consent of all, as was expressed liy holding up of hands, and that so many... | |
| New-Haven Colony, New Haven (Conn.) - 1857 - 556 Seiten
...to reduce them to twelue, and itt be in the power of those twelue to chuse ont of themselues seauen that shall be most approved of the major part to begin the church. This was agreed vpo by consent of all as was expressed by holdeing vp of hands, and thatt so many as... | |
| New Haven (Conn.) - 1857 - 564 Seiten
...to reduce them to twelue, and itt be in the power of those twelue to chuse out of themselues seauen that shall be most approved of the major part to begin the chureh. This was agreed vpo by consent of all as was expressed by holdeing vp of hands, and thatt so... | |
| Connecticut - 1861 - 256 Seiten
...may be in their power who are chosen, to reduce them to twelve, and that it be in the power of those twelve to choose out of themselves seven, that shall be most approved of by the major part, to begin the church ? " This was agreed upon by consent of all, as was expressed... | |
| Samuel Mosheim Smucker - 1861 - 252 Seiten
...may be in their power who are chosen, to reduce them to twelve, and that it be in the power of those twelve to choose out of themselves seven, that shall be most approved of by the major part, to begin the church ? " This was agreed upon- by consent of all, as was expressed... | |
| John Waddington - 1874 - 756 Seiten
...admitted might be publicly propounded, to the end that they who were most approved might be chosen." It was agreed " that twelve men be chosen, that their...approved of the major part, to begin the church." In the following letter, to Lady Mary Vere, Davenport relates his experience in the new settlement... | |
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