 | Abiel Holmes - 1805 - 516 pages
...England: Out of towns every man instruct! his own children, according to his ability. We have 48 parishes, and our ministers are well paid, and by my consent...better, if they would pray oftener, and preach less : But, as of .^" ether commodities, so of this, the worst are sent us, and we have few that we can... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1810 - 874 pages
...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 ;... | |
 | John Wilson Campbell, Moses Hoge - 1813 - 322 pages
...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 .consent...better, if they would pray oftener and preach less; but as of all other commodities so of this, the worst are sent us, and we have few that we can boast... | |
 | 1826 - 558 pages
...of towns every man instructs his own children according to his ability. We have fortyeight parishes, and our ministers are well paid, and by my consent...better, if they would pray oftener and preach less ; but as of all other commodities, so of this, the worst are sent us, and we have few that we can boast... | |
 | Jared Sparks, James Russell Lowell, Edward Everett, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1826 - 538 pages
...towns every man instructs his own children according to his ability. We have forty eight parishes, and our ministers are well paid, and by my consent...better, if they would pray oftener and preach less ; but as of all other commodities, so of this, the worst are sent us, and we have few that we can boast... | |
 | James Grahame - 1827 - 560 pages
...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... | |
 | François-Xavier Martin - 1829 - 472 pages
...the committee of the colonies, is a curious specimen of his loyalty: "We have forty-eight parishes, and our ministers are well paid, and by my consent...better, if they would pray oftener, and preach less; but, as of all other commodities, so of this, the worst are sent us, and we have few that we can boast... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - 1829 - 612 pages
...: Out of towns every man instructs his own children, according to his ability. We have 48 parishes, and our ministers are well paid, and by my consent...better, if they would pray oftener, and preach less : But, as of all other commodities, so of this, the worst are sent us, and we have few that we can... | |
 | Abiel Holmes - 1829 - 616 pages
...: Out of towns every man instructs his own children, according to his ability. We have 48 parishes, and our ministers are well paid, and 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 pages
...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 consent...better, if they would pray oftener and preach less ; but, as of all other commodities, so of this, the worst are sent us,& we have few, that we can boast... | |
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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... 
