...his journal. The preamble set out the purpose of the confederation, opening with the statement that "we all came into these parts of America with one...the liberties of the gospel in purity with peace." Because they were "further dispersed upon the seacoasts and rivers than was at first intended, so that...

...his journal. The preamble set out the purpose of the confederation, opening with the statement that "we all came into these parts of America with one...the liberties of the gospel in purity with peace." Because they were "further dispersed upon the seacoasts and rivers than was at first intended, so that...

...New Haven) agreed to form a union, they noted in the 1643 articles of the New England Confederation, "whereas we all came into these parts of America with...the liberties of the Gospel in purity with peace..." (Commager, 1973, p. 26) The General Laws and Liberties of the Massachusetts Colony, dated 1646, were...

...a common purpose for each of its member colonies and speaks of a desire for one unified government: Whereas we all came into these parts of America with...purity with peace; and whereas in our settling (by a wise providence of God) we are further dispersed upon the sea coasts and rivers than was at first...

...heritage." Those who drafted and approved the Constitution of the New England Confederation wrote, "Whereas we all came into these parts of America with...the Liberties of the Gospel in purity with peace." Patrick Henry would have been a good president. Instead he was the friend and advisor to all our early...

...made a stony and a byword (throughout) the world. Whereas we all came to these parts of America with the same end and aim, namely, to advance the kingdom...Jesus Christ, and to enjoy the liberties of the gospel thereof with purities and peace, and for preserving and propagating the truth and liberties of the...

...of the Westminster Assembly in London), American Puritans understood their purpose in the new land: "We all came into these parts of America with one and the same end, namely, to advance the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to enjoy the liberties of the gospel in...

...now practiced among us. (12) Included in the New England Federation (1643) text was this declaration: We all came into these parts of America with one and...the liberties of the Gospel in purity with peace... The said United Colonies, for themselves and their posterities, do jointly and severally hereby enter...

...now practiced among us. (12) Included in the New England Federation (1643) text was this declaration: We all came into these parts of America with one and...the liberties of the Gospel in purity with peace. . .The said United Colonies, for themselves and their posterities, do jointly and severally hereby...

...expression, or religious liberty. The document proclaimed that one of the purposes of settlement was to "advance the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ and...the liberties of the Gospel in purity with peace," but this did not imply that all people — even all Christians — would have religious freedom in...