 | Nathaniel Morton - Massachusetts - 1669 - 562 pages
...Massachusetts colonists." Mr. Higginson, in 1629, in taking his last look from his native land, exclaimed, " We do not go to New England as separatists from the Church of England." Governor AVinthrop and his company on their departure, made similar protestations (see supra). "These... | |
 | John Eliot - Frontier and pioneer life - 1809 - 528 pages
...separatists were wont to say at their leaving of England, Farewell Babylon ! Farewell Rome ! But we will say, Farewell dear England ! Farewell the church...! We do not go to New England as separatists from tfie church of England, though we cannot but separate from the corruptions in it, but we go to practise... | |
 | Unitarianism - 1830 - 456 pages
...Separatists were wont to say at their leaving of England — farewell Babylon ! farewell Rome ! — but we will say Farewell Dear England ! farewell the Church of God in England, and all the Christian friends there!' Our bosoms must always experience a softened and melancholy emotion,... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1831 - 628 pages
...were wont to say at their leaving of England, Farewell, Babylon ! farewell, Rome !but we will gay, Farewell, dear England! farewell, the church of God...Separatists from the church of England, though we cannot hut separate from the corruptions in it, but we go to practise the positive part of church reformation,... | |
 | General Association of Connecticut - Congregational churches - 1856 - 818 pages
...Separatists were wont to say, at their leaving England, 'Farewell, Babylon! farewell, Rome !' but we will say, farewell, dear England ! farewell the church of God in England, and all the Christian friends there! We do not go to New England as Separatists from the church of England."—... | |
 | James Grahame - United States - 1836 - 488 pages
...separatists were wont to say at their leaving of England, ' Farewell, Babylon ! Farewell, Rome!" But we will say, Farewell, dear England ! Farewell, the church...God in England, and all christian friends there ! We separate not from the church of England, but from its corruptions. We go to practise the positive part... | |
 | James Luce Kingsley - New Haven (Conn.) - 1838 - 128 pages
...the separatists were wont to say, at their leaving England, Farewell Babylon! Farewell Rome!—But we will say, farewell dear England ! Farewell the church of God in England, and all the Christian friends there."t This was the language of most of the puritans, who first came to America.... | |
 | Massachusetts - 1841 - 546 pages
...Separatists were wont to say at their leaving of England, Farewell, Babylon ! Farewell, Rome ! But we will say, Farewell, dear England! Farewell, the Church of God in England, and all the Christian friends there! We do not go to New England as separatists from the Church of England."... | |
 | William Ives Budington - Boston (Mass.) - 1845 - 276 pages
...Separatists were wont to say at their leaving of England, Farewell Babylon ! farewell Rome ! But we will say, Farewell dear England ! farewell the church of God in England, and the Christian friends there ! We do not go to New England as separatists from the Church of England... | |
 | Edwin Hall - Great Britain - 1846 - 454 pages
...; — but we will say, Farewell, dear England : Farewell, the Church of God in England, and all the Christian friends there. We do not go to New England...Church of England, though we cannot but separate from corruptions in, it; but we go to practise the positive part of Church Reformation, and to propagate... | |
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We will not say as the Separatists were wont to say at their leaving of England, Farewell, Babylon! Farewell, Rome ! but we will say, Farewell, dear England ! Farewell the Church of God in England, and all the Christian friends there... 
