(1774), resolved:<\/p>\n
Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual. \u2026 Continue steadfast, and with a proper sense of your dependence on God, nobly defend those rights which heaven gave, and no man ought to take from us.1701<\/p>\n
In 1774, the Massachusetts Provincial Congress reorganized the Massachusetts militia, providing that over one-third of all new regiments be made up of \u201cMinutemen.\u201d The minutemen, known as such because they would be ready to fight at a minute\u2019s notice, would drill as citizen soldiers on the parade ground, then go to the church to hear exhortation and prayer. Many times the deacon of the church, or even the pastor, would lead the drill. They proclaimed, \u201cOur cause is just\u201d and believed it was their Christian duty to defend it.1702 The Provincial Congress of Massachusetts charged the minutemen:<\/p>\n
You \u2026 are placed by Providence in the post of honor, because it is the post of danger. \u2026 The eyes not only of North America and the whole British Empire, but of all Europe, are upon you. Let us be, therefore, altogether solicitous that no disorderly behavior, nothing unbecoming our characters as Americans, as citizens and Christians, be justly chargeable to us.1703<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
(1774), resolved: Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual. \u2026 Continue steadfast, and with a proper sense of your dependence on God, nobly defend those rights which heaven gave, and no man ought to take from us.1701 In 1774, the Massachusetts Provincial Congress reorganized the Massachusetts militia, providing that over … Continue reading “MASSACHUSETTS
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