Proverbs 18:3
When the wicked comes, contempt comes also; and with
dishonor comes reproach.
From the American Patriots Bible (NKJV), Thomas Nelson, Publisher
Honor…
“…with dishonor comes contempt”
The Minutemen
In 1774, the Massachusetts Provincial Congress reorganized
the Massachusetts militia, providing that one-fourth of the entire militia was
made up of “Minutemen”—patriots who vowed to be ready to fight at a minute’s
notice. The Massachusetts Provincial Congress charged the Minutemen:
"You…are
placed by Providence in the post of honor because it is the post of danger. The
eyes not only of North America and the whole British Empire, but of all Europe,
are upon you. Let us be, therefore, altogether solicitous that no disorderly
behavior, nothing unbecoming our characters as Americans, as citizens and
Christians, be justly chargeable to us."
Please note that even though the militia was reorganized to include Minutemen, they remained militia and not employees of the state.
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