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The surest way to the greatest honour
The surest way to the greatest honour: discoursed in a sermon, delivered in the audience of His Excellency the Earl of Bellomont, captain general and governor in chief, and the Council, and representatives of the General Assembly of the province of the Massachusetts-Bay, convened at Boston in New-England, May 31st. 1699. Being the day for the election of counsellors in that province. / By Increase Mather.The surest way to the greatest honour: discoursed in a sermon, delivered in the audience of His Excellency the Earl of Bellomont, captain general and governour in chief, and the Council, and representatives of the General Assembly of the province of the Massachusetts-Bay, convened at Boston in New-England, May 31st. 1699. Being the day for the election of counsellors in that province. / By Increase Mather.
Boston: printed by Bartholomew Green for Samuel Phillips, 1699
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A Congratulatory Address has been presented to Your Excellency, in the Name of about Forty Ministers of the Gospel, that a few days since occasionally met in Boston. ⟨image ?⟩And although there are above Forty more Public Preachers in this Province, who were not there, at that Time, I am satisfied, they would have heartily concurred with the rest, had the Opportunity been offered to them.
A Congratulatory Address has been presented to Your Excellency, in the Name of about Forty Ministers of the Gospel, that a few dayes since occasionally met in Boston. ⟨image ?⟩And although there are above Forty more Publick Preachers in this Province, who were not there, at that Time, I am satisfied, they would have heartily concurr'd with the rest, had the Opportunity been offered to them.
The Deserved Character which Persons of Worth and Eminency in London, who had the Happiness of an Acquaintance with Your Lordship, had given of You, made the People of New-England, who heard thereof, […] that Your Arrival to Your Government here, would prove a rich Blessing to us all. Your having in the Administration of Your Government over New-York, espoused the Interest of Religion, and of Our Great KING WILLIAM, and of the People, has confirmed them, in those Hopes, […] can those Interests Now be separated, Now, if ever, the old celebrated Maxim i• true, Qui pro veritate […] pro Rege est.
The Deserved Character which Persons of Worth and Eminency in London, who had the Happiness of an Acquaintance with Your Lordship, had given of You, made the People of New-England, who heard thereof, 〈…〉 that Your Arrival to Your Government here, would prove a rich Blessing to us all. Your having in the Administration of Your Government over New-York, espoused the Interest of Religion, and of Our Great KING WILLIAM, and of the People, has confirmed them, in those Hopes, can those Interests Now be separated, Now, if ever, the old celebrated Maxim i true, Qui pro veritate pro Rege est.