This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IV. From 1688 To 1775. Spiritual destitution of the colonies--Exertions of Bishop of London, Hon. Robert Boyle, and others--Drs. Blair and Bray sent as commissaries to Virginia and Maryland -- New York conquered by English--Trinity Church endowed--Progress of the Church in New England--Boston ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IV. From 1688 To 1775. Spiritual destitution of the colonies--Exertions of Bishop of London, Hon. Robert Boyle, and others--Drs. Blair and Bray sent as commissaries to Virginia and Maryland -- New York conquered by English--Trinity Church endowed--Progress of the Church in New England--Boston petition for episcopal worship -- Foundation of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel -- Religious state of the colonies--Labours of the missionaries of the Venerable Society --Rev. George Keith--Violence of Quakers--Opposition from New England magistrates--Yale College -- Leading Congregationalists join the Church--Progress of the Church at Newtown under Mr. Beach--Violence of Congregationalists--General state of the Church in Virginia--Mr. Whitefield--Spreading dissent--Rise of Anabaptists in Virginia--Resistance to the clergy--Low state of Church-- Its causes -- Clergy dependent on their flocks --M'ant of Bishops -- Attempts to obtain an American episcopate, in the reign of Charles II., of Queen Anne -- Bishop Berkeley opposed by Walpole -- Supported by Archbishop Seeker -- Efforts in the colonies -- Zeal of northern colonies--Virginia refuses to join in the attempt--Causes of this refusal. To those who have learned to value rightly the importance of Christian unity, it will be no matter of surprise to hear, that in this divided land the Church of Christ could not flourish. So plain, in truth, had become the features of moral and religious evil in our Transatlantic colonies at the close of the seven ROBERT BOYLE. 85 teenth century, that the slightest observation of them at once startled good men at home, and led them to immediate action. Amongst the first of these were Sir Leoline Jenkins and the Hon. Robert Boyle; the first of...
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