...grateful heart?, the goodnefs of the Great Legiflator of the Univerfe, in affording us, in thecourfe of his providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence, or furprize, of entering into an original, explicit, and folemn compact with each other ; and of forming...

...grateful hearts the goudnels of the Great Legiflature of the univerfe, in affording us in the courfe of his providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence or furprize, of entering into an original, explicit, and folemr* compaft with each other; and of forming...

...grateful hearts, the goodnefs of the Great Legiflator of the univerfc, in a(fording us., in the.courle of his providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably., without fraud, violence, or furprife, of entering into an original, explicit, and folemn compact with each other— and of forming...

...hearts the goodness of the Supreme Ruler of the universe in affording the people of the United States, in the course of his Providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud or surprise, of entering into an explicit and solemn compact with each other, by assenting to and ratifying...

...them. We, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the Great Legislator of the Universe, in affording us, in the course of nis providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence, or surprize, of...

...hearts, the goodness of the Supreme Ruler of the universe in affording the people ofthe United States, in the course of his providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud of surprise, of entering into an explicit and solemn compact with each other, by assenting to and ratifying...

...people of Massachusetts, acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the Great Jiegislator of the universe, in affording us, in the course of his providence, an opportunity, deliherately and peacealdy, without fraud, violence, or surprise, of entering into an original, explicit,...

...Legislator of the Universe, in affording to this people, in the course of His Providence, an opportunity of entering into an original, explicit, and solemn compact with each other, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence, or surprise ; and of forming a new Constitution...

...them. WE, therefore, the people of Massachusetts, acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the goodness of the Great Legislator of the Universe, in affording...solemn compact with each other ; and of forming a new Conslitution of Civil Government, for ourselves and posterity ; and devoutly imploring His ' direction...

...preamble, the people acknowledge with grateful hearts, that Providence had afforded them an opportunity " of entering into an original, explicit, and solemn compact with each other, and of forming anew constitution of civil government for themselves and their posterity." It is in this sense too,...