...devoutly imploring his direction in fo interefting a defign, DO agree upon, ordain, and eftablifh, the following DECLARATION OF RIGHTS, AND FRAME OF...CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. PART I. . A DECLARATION OF RIGHTS OT THE INHABITANTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, I. ALL men are...

...hearts, the goodness of the Great Legislator of the Universe, in affording us, in the course of nis providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably,...and establish, the following Declaration of Rights, arid Frame of Government, as the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. S4 PART I. A DECLARATION...

...of his providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence, or surprise, of entering into an original, explicit, and solemn...Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. PART X. DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. ARTICLE I. ALL...

...violence, or surprise, of entering into an original, explicit, and solemn, compact with each ether: and of forming a new constitution of civil government, for ourselves and posterity; aiid devoutly imploring lus direction in so interesting a design, do agree upon, ordain, and estahlish,...

...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...

...preamble, the people acknowledge with grateful hearts, that Providence had afforded them an opportunity " of entering into an original, explicit, and solemn...forming a new constitution of civil government for themselves and their posterity." It is in this sense too, that Mr. Chief Justice Jay is to be understood,...

...of His providence, an opportunity, deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence or surprise, of entering into an original, explicit, and 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,...

...compact is declared to be a ' mere constitution of civil government,' and the people ' do agree on, ordain, and establish the following declaration of...rights, and frame of government, as the constitution of government.' In this very bill of rights, the people are declared ' to have the sole and exclusive...

...of his providence, an opportunity deliberately and peaceably, without fraud, violence or surprise, of entering into an original, explicit, and solemn...constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts." In the second article of the bill of rights, it is declared to be " the right as well as duty of all...