The Charter of Massachusetts
Acts 16:8-12
And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.…


granted by Charles I contains an expression of the hope that the settlers to whom it is granted "may win and incite the natives of the country to the knowledge and obedience of the only true God and Saviour of mankind and the Christian faith, which, in our royal intention, and the adventurer's free profession, is the principal end of this plantation." The first seal of the State represents an Indian giving utterance to the words, "Come over and help us."

(W. E. Rae.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.

WEB: Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.




The Beginning of European Missions
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