257 results filtered with: Kneeland, Samuel, 1697-1769
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The terror of the Lord. Some account of the earthquake that shook New-England, in the night, between the 29 and the 30 of October, 1727. With a speech, made unto the inhabitants of Boston, who assembled the next morning, for the proper exercises of religion, on so uncommon, and so tremendous an occasion. [One line from II Corinthians]
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1727- Books
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The instability of humane greatness, illustrated and exemplified in a funeral discourse at Braintree April 23. 1738. Upon the much lamented death of the Honourable Edmund Quincy, Esq; one of His Majesty's Council, and of the judges of the circuit, and agent for the province of the Massachusetts Bay, at the court of Great Britain. Who died of the small pox in London the 23 of Febr. 1737,8. In the 57 year of his age. By John Hancock, A.M. and Pastor of the First Church in Braintree. [Five lines from Psalms]
Hancock, John, 1702-1744 .Date: MDCCXXXVIII[.] [1738]- Books
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Business and diversion inoffensive to God, and necessary for the comfort and support of human society. A discourse utter'd in part at Ammauskeeg-Falls, in the fishing-season. 1739. [Eight lines from Isaak Walton]
Seccombe, Joseph, 1706-1760.Date: MDCCXLIII. [1743]- Books
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The duty of a degenerate people to pray for the reviving of God's work. A sermon preach'd June 18. 1734. Being a day of prayer with fasting, observed by the New North Church in Boston. By John Webb, A.M. a Pastor of the said church.
Webb, John, 1687-1750.Date: 1734- Books
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God glorified in the work of redemption, by the greatness of man's dependance upon him, in the whole of it. A sermon preached on the publick lecture in Boston, July 8. 1731. And published at the desire of several, ministers and others, in Boston, who heard it. By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the Church of Christ in Northampton. [Two lines from Judges]
Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758.Date: 1731- Books
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The deplorable state of New-England, by reason of a covetous and treacherous governour, and pusillanimous counsellors with a vindication of the Honourable Mr. Higginson, Mr. Mason, and several other gentlemen, from the scandalous and wicked accusation of the votes, ordered by them to be published in their Botson [sic] news-letter. To which is added, an account of the shameful miscarriage of the late expedition against Port-Royal.
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1721- Books
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An humble inquiry into the rules of the Word of God, concerning the qualifications requisite to a compleat standing and full communion in the visible Christian church. By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Northampton. With an appendix by Mr. Foxcroft. [Ten lines of quotations]
Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758.Date: 1749- Books
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A narrative of the captivity of Nehemiah How, who was taken by the Indians at the Great-Meadow Fort above Fort-Dummer, where he was an inhabitant, October 11th 1745. Giving an account of what he met with in his travelling to Canada, and while he was in prison there. Together with an account of Mr. How's death at Canada. [Seven lines from Psalms]
How, Nehemiah, 1693-1747.Date: 1748- Books
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The temporal safety of the Lord's people, until they forsake Him. Considered with particular respect to God's dealing with his people in New-England, in their settlement and prosperity, and in the distressing wars that have attended them. Preached at Weymouth, July 30. 1732. On the occasion of the treaty with the Indians, at the eastward. By Thomas Paine, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Weymouth. Printed at the desire of many of the hearers. [Seven lines of Scripture texts]
Paine, Thomas, 1694-1757.Date: 1732- Books
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A testimony against evil customs. Given by several ministers of the Gospel.
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: MDCCXIX. [1719]- Books
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A brief view of ecclesiastical jurisdiction, as it is at this day practised in England. Addressed to Sir Nathaniel Curzon, Bart. and the rest of the gentlemen of the committee appointed by Parliament, for inquiring into the abuses and corruptions of ecclesiastical courts and jurisdictions.
Bohun, William.Date: [1733]- Books
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Righteousness by the law, subversive of Christianity. A sermon preached at the Thursday-lecture in Boston, May 9. 1751. By Samuel Dunbar, M.A. Pastor of the First Church in Stoughton. [Four lines of Scripture texts]
Dunbar, Samuel, 1704-1783.Date: 1751- Books
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The nature, certainty and evidence of true Christianity. In a letter from a gentlewoman in New-England, to another her dear friend, in great darkness, doubt and concern of a religious nature. I Cor. 1. 26--31. N.B. Tho' this letter was wrote in great privacy from one friend to another; yet on representing that by allowing it to be printed, it wou'd probably reach to many others in the like afflicted case, and by the grace of God be very helpful to them; the writer was at length prevailed on to suffer it--provided her name and place of abode remain concealed.
Osborn, Sarah, 1714-1796.Date: 1755- Books
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A discourse concerning the safety of all such as have the great God for their guide. Delivered'd at Swanzey, June 4th, 1738. By Samuel Maxwell, Pastor of a church there. [Three lines of Scripture text]
Maxwell, Samuel, 1688-1778.Date: 1738- Books
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A Conference held at St. George's in the county of York, on the twentieth day of September, anno regni Regis Georgii Secundi, Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae, vicesimo septimo. Annoque domini, 1753. Between Sir William Pepperrell, Baronet, Jacob Wendell, Thomas Hubbard, and John Winslow, Esqrs; and Mr. James Bowdoin. Commissioners appointed by His Excellency William Shirley, Esq; captain general and governour in chief, in and over His Majesty's province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England, to treat with the Eastern Indians of the one part, and the Indians of the Penobscott tribe of the other part.
Date: 1753- Books
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The watchman's answer to the question, what of the night, &c. A sermon preached before the Synod of New-York, convened at Newark in New-Jersey, September 30. 1756. By Aaron Burr, A.M. President of the College of New-Jersey. Published by the desire of the Synod.
Burr, Aaron, 1716-1757.Date: 1757- Books
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The servant's actual readiness for the coming of his Lord, described, and recommended. In two discourses preached at Lexington, December 17th. 1752. Being the Lord's Day after the funeral of their late venerable and aged pastor, the Reverend Mr. John Hancock, who going t bed as well as usual the night after the 5th of December, and awaking some time after midnight with a great pain in his stomach, died in a few minutes. In the 82d year of his age, and 54th of his ministry. By Nathaniel Appleton, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Cambridge. Published at the reques of the people of Lexington. [Five lines from Mark]
Appleton, Nathaniel, 1693-1784.Date: 1753- Books
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A continuation of the Reverend Mr. Whitefield's journal from Savannah, June 25. 1740. to his arrival at Rhode-Island, his travels in the other governments of New-England, to his departure from Stanford for New-York.
Whitefield, George, 1714-1770.Date: 1741- Books
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Christians warned of temptation, and exhorted to pray, that they enter not into it. Two sermons preach'd at Rowley, West-Parish, Lord's-Day, Feb. 10. 1754. By James Chandler, A.M. Pastor of the West-Church in Rowley. [Three lines of quotations]
Chandler, James, 1706-1789.Date: 1754- Books
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A friendly epistle to neighbour John Taylor, of the city of Norwich; occasion'd by looking over his sermon preached at the opening of his new chappel [sic]: containing an earnest invitation to him to join the Quakers, and not to attempt to raise up a new sect, when there are so many already in the world: by M. Adamson: an English Protestant. To which is added by way of postscript, a short dialogue between Mr. Timothy Tell-truth & Obadiah Friendly. [Five lines of quotations]
Adamson, M.Date: 1758- Books
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Godly children their parents joy; exhibited in several sermons by the Reverend & learned Henry Gibbs, M.A. Late Pastor of a church in Watertown. [Six lines of Scripture text]
Gibbs, Henry, 1668-1723.Date: 1727- Books
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An earnest exhortation to seek the Lord, while he may be found, and to call upon him while he is near. Two sermons deliver'd at the lecture in Newton, April 29. and May 8. 1741. When many were seeking for direction and assistance under their convictions from the spirit o God, striving with them. By John Cotton, A.M. and Minister of the Gospel there. [Five lines of Scripture texts]
Cotton, John, 1693-1757.Date: 1741- Books
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The whole concern of man. Or, What he ought to know and do, in order to eternal salvation. Laid down in a plain and familiar way for the use of all, but especially the meanest reader. Divided into xvii. chapters. Necessary for all families. with devotions for several occasions, ordinary and extraordinary. By John Edwards, D.D.
Edwards, John, 1637-1716.Date: 1725- Books
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The confession, declaration, dying warning and advice of Patience Sampson, alias Patience Boston, who was executed at York, July 24th. 1735 for the murder of Benjamin Trot of Falmouth in Casco Bay, a child of about eight years of age, which she drowned in a well, July 9th. 1734, and went immediately and accused her self before one of His Majesty's justices of the peace, continuing her self-accusation from first to last; even on her trial; standing to it also from her condemnation, to the very time of her execution.
Boston, Patience, 1711-1735.Date: 1735- Books
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The almost Christian discovered; or, The false professor tried and cast. Being the substance of seven sermons, first preached at Sepulchers, London, 1661. And now at the importunity of friends made public. By Matthew Mead. [Six lines of Scripture text]
Mead, Matthew, 1630?-1699.Date: 1742