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But when it was propounded to the church of Salem, Mr. Endecott, being a member thereof, and having formerly opposed it, did now again the like in the church. Some reasons were there alleged, as that officers should not be taken from their churches for civil occasions, that the voyage would be long and dangerous, that it would be reported that we were in such want as we had sent to England to beg relief, which would be very dishonorable to religion, and that we ought to trust God who had never failed us hitherto, etc.
John Winthrop — Winthrop's Journal, History of New England, 1630-1649: Volume 2
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Winthrop's Journal, History of New England, 1630-1649: Volume 2
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