"O LORD, our heavenly father, King "of Kings, and Lord of Lords, who dost "from thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth, and rèignest, with power fupreme and uncontrouled, over all kingdoms, empires, and governments; "look down in mercy, we befeech thee,
upon thefe our American ftates, who "have fled to thee from the rod of the oppreffor, and thrown themselves upon thy gracious protection, défiring benceforth to be dependent only upon thee. "To thee have they appealed for the "righteoufness of their caufe; to thee do
they now look up for that countenance "and fupport, which thou alone canft
give. Take them, therefore, heavenly "Father, under thy nurturing care; give "them wisdom in council, valour in the "field. Defeat the malicious defigns of
our cruel adverfaries; convince them "of the unrighteoufness of their caufe; "and, if they ftill perfift in their fanguinary
"guinary purposes, O let the voice of thy unerring justice, founding in their hearts, "conftrain them to drop the weapons of war from their enerved hands in the day of battle. Be thou prefent, O "God of wisdom, and direct the coun"cils of this honourable affembly. Enable "them to fettle things upon the best and "fureft foundation; that the scenes of "blood may be speedily clofed; that or"der, harmony, and peace, may effectually be restored, and truth and juftice, "religion and piety, prevail and flourish
amongst thy people. Preferve the health "of their bodies, and the vigour of their "minds; shower down upon them, and "the millions they reprefent, fuch tem
poral bleffings as thou feeft expedient "for them in this world, and crown them "with everlasting glory in the world to "come. All this we afk, in the name " and through the merits of Jefus Chrift, "thy Son, our Saviour. Amen."
I will not deny that rebels are to be found among the epifcopal clergy north of the Delaware; but they amount to five only, and not one of them belongs to the colony of Connecticut.
P. S. The Rev. Mr. Nathaniel Hooker, mentioned in p. 167, as refiding at Hertford, is now dead.
Allen, Ethan, origin of
his fame 108. Joins
in the fecret expedition
against Ticonderago 402
Amusements 320
Argal, Sir Samuel, compels
the Dutch at Manahat-
tan to fubmit z
Arran, Earl of, claims part
of Connecticut 16.
Afhford 157.
Affembly, General, cho-
fen by the people 79;
times of meeting ib.
Their laws not to be re-
pealed but by their own
authority 83. Refolve to
fettle their lands on Suf-
quehanna river 9. Hold
a fpecial meeting to con-
fider of the ftamp-act
342; vote that the Go-
vernor do not take the
oath required by it; and
treat the populace on its
repeal 354. Conduct of,
in regard to Colonel
Street Hall and the re-
volters 358, 359, 360.
Bays, the two principal
132.
Beach, the Rev. Mr. joins
the church of England
221; ignominiously and
moft cruelly treated 418,
419; his heroism 420.
Bear, a fhe one and cubs
killed by General Put-
nam 160.
Bellamy, the Rev. Dr.
fome account of 182.
Thanks God for General
Putnam's falfe alarm 416.
Birds 255-
Bishop of London's au-
thority derided by an
American judge 178.
Bishops, their neglectful
conduct in regard to
America 230. animad-
verfions upon, &c. 231
-236. notices concern-
ing 71, 228, 231, 293,
332, 365, 374, 379,
380.
Blaxton, the Rev. Mr.
particulars relating to,
52 note
Blue Laws, fpecimen of 63
Bolton
170
Boston, peninfula of, ob-
tained and occupied by
the Rev. Mr. Blaxton 52
note. Town of, founded
8. Its port shut up 390.
Attack
Attack meditated against
it 402. Neck fortified by
Gen. Gage 398, 403.
Bostwick, the Rev. Mr.
attacked by the mob 394
Boundaries, difputes con-
cerning 97-102; of
Connecticut as at prefent
allowed 124.
Brainford 209.
Bribery, difallowed 321.
Briton,
Mr.
humorous
ftory concerning him and
a deacon's daughter 306
Brown, the Rev. Mr.
declares for the church
of England 220.
Brownifts fet fail for Ame-
rica, and found New Ply-
mouth 7.
Bulkley, the Rev. John,
fome account of 172, 173
the Rev. Peter,
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Chandler, the Rev. Thomas
Bradbury, where born
158
Charter, petitioned for pri-
vately 74, obtained 75,
claim founded upon, and
prevarications concerning
it 29, 30. powers con-
ferred by 79. ftrengthens
notions of independence
84. formally furrendered
by the colony to Sir Ed-
mund Andros 88. re-
gained by a mob, hid in a
tree, and re-affumed 89.
violated by Geo. II. 103.
Chatham 169.
Church of England, the first
erected in Connecticut
214. profeffors of the,
amount of in 1770, 223.
reafon of their great in-
crease 220. their zeal
227. measures adverfe to
228..
Clergy, epifcopal, in Con-
necticut, morality of 230.
one punished for not ob-
ferving the Sabbath
agreeable to notions of
Sober Diffenters 305. ac
cufed of writing falfe-
hoods 381. acquire im-
mortal honour by ad-
hering to their ordination-
oaths 414. none rebel-
lious 424. impolitic an-
fwer to an addrefs pre-
fented by them to a great
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