General History of Connecticut, from Its First Settlement Under George Fenwick to its Latest Period of Amity with Great BritainPeters, Samuel
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General History of Connecticut, from Its First Settlement Under George Fenwick to its Latest Period of Amity with Great Britain
Peters, Samuel
Connecticut -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Connecticut -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
It is true, he has also made wise men mad; but this is the natural
effect of the word, which is the savour of life and the savour of
death at one and the same time. New-England before his coming was but
the slaughter-house of heretics. He was admired by the oppressed
episcopalians, the trembling Quakers, the bleeding Baptists, &c., &c.
He was followed by all sects and parties, except the _Sober
Dissenters_, who thought their craft in danger. He made peace where
was no peace, and even his enemies praised him in the gate. Whitefield
did what could not have been done without the aid of an Omnipotent
arm: he planted charity in New-England, of which the increase has been
a thousand-fold. He is lauded where the wicked cease from troubling;
where his works of faith, love, and charity, clothe him; and where the
glory of eternity blesses him with a welcome ineffably transporting.
May his virtues be imitated, his imperfections forgiven, and his
happiness obtained by all!
_Wallingford_, _Durham_, _Waterbury_, and _Derby_, finish the County
of Newhaven. _Wallingford_ is the best of the four: it lies on the
Quinnipiack River, and forms eight parishes, two of which are
episcopal. The town street is one mile long, and the houses stand
pretty thick on both sides. The church and two meetings, one with a
steeple, bell, and clock, stand in the middle of the street. The
grave-stones point out the characters of the first settlers. An
extract from one follows:
“Here lies the body of Corporal Moses Atwater, who left
England in 1660, to enjoy the liberty of conscience in a
howling wilderness.”
The second county in the Kingdom of Quinnipiog is _Fairfield_. It is
situated west of Osootonoc River, and contains nine townships, five of
which lie on the sea, and resemble one another; and on the back of
them are situated four others, which also have a mutual resemblance.
The soil is rich and uneven; the chief productions, excellent wheat,
salt hay, and flax. Those townships which lie out on the sea are
_Fairfield_, _Norwalk_, _Stamford_, _Greenwich_, and _Stratford_. This
last I shall describe.
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