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(c.1660–April 24, 1731), was an English author who was one of the originators of the English novel. A merchant by profession, he began writing pamphlets against the Anglican High Church, for which he was fined and placed in stocks. Being nearly 60 years of age, Daniel Defoe began writing novels, his most popular of which … Continue reading “DEFOE,
DANIEL”

(1662), enacted: Enacted that the Lord’s Day be kept holy, and no journeys be made on that day, unless upon necessity. And all persons inhabiting in this country, having no lawful excuse, shall, every Sunday, resort to the parish church or chapel, and there abide orderly during the common prayer, preaching, and divine service.373

(1663), was granted by King Charles II to Sir William Berkeley and the seven other lord proprietors. Named “Carolana” or “Charles’land,” after King Charles I of England, it had initially been granted by Charles I to Sir Robert Heath, 1629. English colonists began to settle the area permanently in the in the 1650’s. The first … Continue reading “CAROLINA,
CHARTER OF”

(February 2, 1651–February 18, 1695), was a colonial Governor of Massachusetts, 1692–95, who, during the French and Indian Wars, led the troops to capture the French colony of Port Royal. He stated: I have divers times been in danger of my life; and I have been brought to see that I owe my life to … Continue reading “PHIPS,
SIR WILLIAM”

(August 1651–March 1757) was an English explorer and privateer, exploring the coasts of Australia, New Guinea and New Britain. In his popular book, A New Voyage Around the World, (1657), William Dampier recorded he: Gave continual thanks to Almighty God … for His wonderful deliverance from so many and great dangers. … The various and … Continue reading “DAMPIER,
WILLIAM”

(September 30, 1648), defined the nature of civil government, the function of civil magistrates and the duties of citizens: I. God, Supreme Lord and King of all the world, hath ordained civil magistrates to be under him, over the people, and for his own glory and the public good; and to this end hath armed … Continue reading “NEW
ENGLAND, SYNOD OF CHURCHES OF”

(April 21, 1649), transformed the Colony of Maryland, which was founded initially as a refuge for persecuted Catholics, into a region that gave Christians of all denominations religious liberty: Be it therefore … enacted … that no person or persons whatsoever within this province … professing to believe in Jesus Christ shall … from henceforth … Continue reading “MARYLAND,
TOLERATION ACT OF”

(1650), in the Capital Laws Section of the Code, stated offenses and their punishments: 1. If any man after legal conviction shall have or worship any other God but the Lord God, he shall be put to death. Deut. 13:6, 17:2; Ex. 22:20. 2. If any man or woman be a witch, that is, has … Continue reading “CONNECTICUT
GENERAL COURT, CODE OF THE”

(1647), passed the School Law of Connecticut, similar to the Old Deluder Satan Law passed in the Colony of Massachusetts, 1642. This law helped to prevent illiteracy, as well as the abuse of power over a population ignorant of Scriptures, as had been the case in Europe. The law stated: It being one chiefe project … Continue reading “CONNECTICUT,
COLONY OF”

(1648), recorded in the Plymouth Colony Records IX, 1663, listed the proposal of William Vassall and others: 1. CHAP: XVII: Of The Civil Magistrates power in Matters Ecclesiastical. … It is lawfull, profitable, & necessary for christians to gather themselves into Church estate, and therein to exercise all the ordinances of Christ according unto the … Continue reading “MASSACHUSETTS
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