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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cotton, John 1585-1652 (search)
f their owne, and move no more. In the beginning of this chapter we reade of Davids purpose to build God an house, who thereupon consulted with Nathan about it, onght meetes Nathan and tells him a contrary purpose of his: Wherein God refuseth Davids offer, with some kind of earnest and vehement dislike, verse 4, 5: Secondly, he refuseth the reason of Davids offer, from his long silence. For foure hundred yeares together he spake of no such thing, unto any of the Tribes of Israel saying, of conscience. Secondly, if men be overburdened with debts and miseries, as Davids followers were; they may then retire out of the way (as they retired to Davidy, he not rooting us up. Reasons. This is taken from the kinde acceptance of Davids purpose to build God an house, because he saw it was done in the honesty of hisickedness, and so was Ahab, and Ahaz, and divers others. Answ. Because after Davids time they had more setlednesse than before. Secondly, to the godly these pro
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Regicides, the (search)
citizens generally did what they could to protect them. Learning that their pursuers were near, they hid in caves, in clefts of rocks, in mills, and other obscure places, where their friends supplied their wants. There is still to be seen in New Haven the cave, known as the Judges' Cave, wherein they took refuge from the King's officers. Finally, in 1664, they went to Hadley, Mass., where they remained, in absolute seclusion, in the house of Rev. Mr. Russell, for about fifteen years. Dixwell was with Whalley and Goffe most of the time until they died—the former in 1678, and the latter in 1679—and were buried at New Haven. Dixwell lived at New Haven under the assumed name of James Davids. He was twice married, leaving three children. He died in New Haven, March 18, 1689, in the eighty-second year of his age. In the burying-ground in the rear of the Central Church small stones, with brief inscriptions, mark the graves of the three regicides. See Goffe, William; Whalley, Edw