Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Rev. William Richards, LL.D.: Who Died at Lynn, September 13, 1819 [i.e. 1818] in the Sixty-ninth Year of His Age : with Some Account of the Rev. Roger Williams, Founder of the State of Rhode Island, as Well as the First Assertor of Complete Religious Liberty in the United States of AmericaCharles Whittingham ... ; sold by Sherwood, Neely, and Jones ... T. Wiche ... and D. Eaton ..., London, 1819 - 396 pages |
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Page v
It contains “ Some Account ” of a poor persecuted Cambro - Briton , who ,
upwards of a century ago , indulged the expansive views of COMPLETE
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY ! His indeed was a soul of no ordinary dimensions .
Though his name ...
It contains “ Some Account ” of a poor persecuted Cambro - Briton , who ,
upwards of a century ago , indulged the expansive views of COMPLETE
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY ! His indeed was a soul of no ordinary dimensions .
Though his name ...
Page viii
With him it was quite sufficient , that Roger Williams was a persecuted fellow -
christian and a brother countryman , who did honour to the ancient Principality . It
is denominated “ Some Ac . count , ” and may prove better than nothing . As
friend ...
With him it was quite sufficient , that Roger Williams was a persecuted fellow -
christian and a brother countryman , who did honour to the ancient Principality . It
is denominated “ Some Ac . count , ” and may prove better than nothing . As
friend ...
Page xxxii
Some Account of the Rev. Roger WILLIAMS , with a Sketch of Rhode Island
College , and concluding Remarks against Intolerance and Persecution , as well
as in behalf of Christian Forbearance and Liberality . PART I. From the Birth of
MR .
Some Account of the Rev. Roger WILLIAMS , with a Sketch of Rhode Island
College , and concluding Remarks against Intolerance and Persecution , as well
as in behalf of Christian Forbearance and Liberality . PART I. From the Birth of
MR .
Page 29
There had been a Baptist church here about the time of the Revolution ; but
whether its members were baptized in the town , or somewhere else , cannot now
be ascertained . It was much discountenanced and persecuted by the higher
orders ...
There had been a Baptist church here about the time of the Revolution ; but
whether its members were baptized in the town , or somewhere else , cannot now
be ascertained . It was much discountenanced and persecuted by the higher
orders ...
Page 115
How many thousands and tens of thousands are there in our day , who believe
the most preposterous absurdities to be TRUTH ; and who will in proportion to the
absurdities they believe , possess more or less of the persecuting spirit ! Well did
...
How many thousands and tens of thousands are there in our day , who believe
the most preposterous absurdities to be TRUTH ; and who will in proportion to the
absurdities they believe , possess more or less of the persecuting spirit ! Well did
...
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| Title | Memoirs of the Life and Writings of the Rev. William Richards, LL.D.: Who Died at Lynn, September 13, 1819 [i.e. 1818] in the Sixty-ninth Year of His Age : with Some Account of the Rev. Roger Williams, Founder of the State of Rhode Island, as Well as the First Assertor of Complete Religious ... |
| Author | John Evans |
| Publisher | Charles Whittingham ... ; sold by Sherwood, Neely, and Jones ... T. Wiche ... and D. Eaton ..., London, 1819 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 Jun 2006 |
| Length | 396 pages |
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