...school law of 1649 set forth in the preamble that, "it being one chief project of that old deluder, Satan, to keep men from the knowledge of the Scriptures, as in former times keeping them in an unknown tongue, so in these later times persuading men from the use of tongues, so that at the least...

...the following curious preamble to the first law of the Commonwealth establishing grammar schools : " It being one chief project of Satan to keep men from...former times keeping them in unknown tongues, so in these latter times by persuading from the use of tongues, that so at last the true source and meaning...

...must have been no inconsiderable one, they assign the following truly catholick and pious reason : " It being one chief project of Satan to keep men from the knowledge of the scripture, as in former times keeping them in unknown tongues, so in these * This phrase is used to...

...must have been no inconsiderable one, they assign the following truly catholic and pious reason: ' It being one chief project of Satan to keep men from the knowledge of the scripture, as in former times keeping them in unknown tongues, so in these latter times, by persuading...

...been no inconsiderable one, they assign the following truly catholic and pious reason: . ' It heing one chief project of Satan to keep men from the knowledge of the scripture, as in former times keeping them in unknown tongues, so in these latter times, by persuading...

...declaring, in the quaint language of the day, that " It being one chief object of that old deceiver Satan, to keep men from the knowledge of the scriptures, as in former times keeping them in an unknown tongue, so in these latter times, by persuading them from the use of tongues, so that at...

...declaring, in the quaint language of the. day, that " It being one chief object of that old deceiver Satan, to keep men from the knowledge of the scriptures, as in former times keeping them in an unknown tongue, so in these latter times, by persuading them from the use of tongues, so that at...

...laying the foundations of many generations : "It being one chiefe project of that old deluder, Sathan, to keep men from the knowledge of the Scriptures, as in former times, keeping them in an unknowne tongue, so in these latter times, by perswading them from the use of tongues, so that at...

...which youth might be fitted for the University, in the quaint language of the preamble to the Act—' It being one chief project of Satan to keep men from the knowledge of the Scriptures, and to the end, that knowledge might not be buried in the graves of our forefathers, in church and...

...which youth might be fitted for the University, in the quaint language of the preamble to the Act—' It being one chief project of Satan to keep men from the knowledge of the Scriptures, and to the end, that knowledge might not be buried in the graves of our forefathers, in church and...