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Page 132 - For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for ? And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day...
Page 143 - The glorious company of the Apostles, The goodly fellowship of the Prophets, The noble army of Martyrs praise thee.
Page 132 - Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life : but teach them thy sons, and thy sons...
Page 152 - The :; purpose was clearly expressed in the act of incorporation: "We - do hereby found the said College to the honour and glory of the eternal and ever blessed Trinity for the propagation of the most holy Christian Religion as it is now professed and taught by the Church of England, and for the promotion of sound piety and useful learning.
Page 157 - Treasury, except by way of lease for any term not exceeding thirty-one years from the time when such lease shall be made, in and by which there shall be...
Page 77 - ... rejoiced, but with no ungenerous joy, when their principles of trade, of jurisprudence, of foreign policy, of religious liberty, became the principles of the Administration. They were content that he who came into fellowship with them at the eleventh hour should have a far larger share of the reward than' those who had borne the burden and heat of the day. In the year 1828, a single division in this House changed the whole policy of the government with respect to the Test and Corporation Acts....
Page 65 - February 15. — The wind being still contrary, I walked over to Pigeon Bay, on the north side of the Peninsula, having directed Tuhawaiki to bring his vessel round to take me up. In this bay I found some Scotch settlers of the right sort ; living in great comfort by their own exertions, making every thing for themselves, and, above all, keeping up their religious principles and usages though far away from any ministerial assistance. The name of the family was Sinclair ; I spent the evening with...