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The religion of Jesus vindicated. Wherein is shewed, I. The excellency and necessity of the Christian revelation. II. That Jesus Christ is the author of our salvation. III. That the Christian ordinances of water baptism and the Lord's Supper, ought still to be used in al the Christian churches. By John Walton, gent.
Walton, John, 1694-1764.Date: in the year 1736- Books
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A letter to a gentleman, containing a plea for the rights of conscience, in things of a religious nature. By a dissenting Protestant. Who claims for himself a right of private judgment, and to attend on such a ministry, and such teaching, as appears to himself, to be agreeable to the holy Scriptures, and apprehends that this right belongs to Christians of every denomination. [Four lines of verse]
Dissenting Protestant.Date: 1753- Books
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Sermons on the religious education of children, preached at Northampton. By P. Doddridge, D.D. With a recommendatory preface by the Reverend Mr. David Some. [Three lines from Cicero]
Doddridge, Philip, 1702-1751.Date: M,DCC,LXIII. [1763]- Books
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An inquiry into the nature and uses of money; more especially of the bills of publick credit, old tenor. Together with a proposal of some proper relief in the present exigence. To which is added, a reply to the essay on silver and paper currences [sic].
Vans, Hugh.Date: 1740- Books
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A letter to Scripturista; containing some remarks on his answer to Paulinus's three questions: wherein the nature of a test of orthodoxy is exactly stated; the church's right to know and judge of the religious principles of those who are admitted to sealing ordinances, and reject the erroneous, is asserted; and the practice of our churches in New-England, from their first settlement in this country, vindicated. And also three questions more, relative to the new way of taking persons in the church, lately introduced at Wallingford, by Mr. Dana, stated: with a desire they may be answered by Scripturista, in his next letter to his friend Paulinus. [Two lines of Scripture texts]
Bellamy, Joseph, 1719-1790.Date: 1761- Books
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The death of the godly, and especially of faithful Gospel ministers, the greatest loss to survivers [sic]. A sermon preached September 17th. 1727. The Lord's-Day after the funeral of the Reverend Mr. William Waldron, to the church and congregation lately under his care. By Samuel Checkley, A.M. Pastor of the New South Church of Christ in Boston. [Two lines of Scripture texts]
Checkley, Samuel, 1696-1769.Date: 1727- Books
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The Christian minister, the good soldier. A sermon preach'd at the ordination of the Reverend Mr. Ezra Weld, to the pastoral care of the Second Church of Christ in Braintree. On November 17th 1762. By Josiah Whitney, A.M. Pastor of a church in Pomfret. [Two lines of Scripture text]
Whitney, Josiah, 1731-1824.Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]- Books
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A letter to those of his brethren in the ministry who refuse to admit the Rev. Mr. Whitefield into their pulpits. By William Shurtleff, M.A. and Pastor of the Second Church in Portsmouth in New-Hampshire. With an appendix containing the concurrence of some other ministers.
Shurtleff, William, 1689-1747.Date: 1745- Books
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The redeemed captive. Being a narrative of the taking and carrying into captivity the Reverend Mr. John Norton, when Fort-Massachusetts surrendered to a large body of French and Indians, August 20th 1746. With a particular account of the defence made before the surrender of that fort, with the articles of capitulation &c. Together with an account, both entertaining and affecting, of what Mr. Norton met with, and took notice of, in his travelling to, and which in captivity at Canada, and 'till his arrival at Boston, on August 16. 1747. Written by himself. [Ten line of Scripture texts]
Norton, John, 1715-1778.Date: 1748- Books
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Genuine Christianity. Or, A true Christian both in life and in death, glorifying the most glorious Lord. A sermon, on the departure of Mrs. Frances Webb, the vertuous consort of Mr. John Webb, (a pastor to one of the churches in Boston.) who expired September 14. 1721. In the twenty-eighth year of her age. By C. Mather, D.D. & F.R.S. [Three lines from Augustine]
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1721- 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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A discourse concerning the beauty of Providence. By John Wilkins, D.D. [Three lines from Psalms]
Wilkins, John, 1614-1672.Date: 1720- Books
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The happiness of a people, having God for their ally. Illustrated in a sermon preach'd at Reading, April 30. 1758. On occasion of an expedition design'd against Canada. In the audience of Col. Nichols, and a part of his regiment. By William Hobby, A.M. Pastor of the Firs Church in Reading. [Five lines from Deuteronomy]
Hobby, William, 1707-1765.Date: 1758- Books
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A tender heart pleasing to God, and profitable to men. A sermon preached at the South-Church in Boston: on the Lord's-Day after the death of the Honourable Josiah Willard, Esq; secretary of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay. Who departed this life, December 6. 1756. Aet. 76. By Joseph Sewall, D.D. a Pastor of said church.
Sewall, Joseph, 1688-1769.Date: 1756- Books
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Reformers and intercessors sought by God; who grieves, when they are hard to be found. As exhibited and applyed, in a plain but serious discourse on Ezek. xxii. ver. 30. Deliver'd, in substance, at Southboro' on Lord's-Day May 15. 1757. By Ebenezer Parkman, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Westborough. [Four lines of Scripture texts]
Parkman, Ebenezer, 1703-1782.Date: 1757- Books
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A dying legacy of a minister to his dearly beloved people, shewing, I. That true believers on Jesus Christ may be asured, of the salvation of their souls. II. That spiritual wisdom, or grace in the soul, is of all things the most desireable. III. That there is none whose dignity and glory may be compared with that which belongs to our Lord Jesus Christ. Being the three last sermons preached by Increase Mather, D.D. [Five lines from Hebrews]
Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.Date: 1722- 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 experiences of God's gracious dealing with Mrs. Elizabeth White. As they were written under her own hand, and found in her closet after her decease, December 5. 1669. [Two lines from Psalms]
White, Elizabeth, -1669.Date: 1741- Books
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Divine meditations and prayers fitted for morning and evening service, and for the solemn occasion of receiving the Holy Communion. Designed to purify the heart, and to kindle fervors of devotion in the minds of all serious Christians.
Date: 1744,- Books
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Joy, the duty of survivors, on the death of pious friends and relatives. A funeral discourse on the death of Mrs. Lucy Waldo, the amiable consort of Mr. Samuel Waldo, merchant in Boston; who departed this life August 7th 1741, in the 38th year of her age. By Charles Chauncy, A.M. Pastor of the First Church of Christ in Boston. [Two lines from Ecclesiastes]
Chauncy, Charles, 1705-1787.Date: 1741- 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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An awakening call from the eternal God, to the unconverted. Or Seasonable advice to them that are under convictions, to prevent their miscarrying in conversion. By Samuel Corbin, M.A. [Two lines from Isaiah]
Corbin, Samuel.Date: 1733- Books
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The power and efficacy of the prayers of the people of God, when rightly offered to him; and the obligation and encouragement thence arising to be much in prayer. A sermon preach'd at Mansfield, Aug. 4. 1741. At a time set apart for prayer for the revival of religion; an on the behalf of Mrs. Eunice, the daughter of the Reverend Mr. John Williams, (formerly pastor of Deerfield) who was then on a visit there, from Canada; where she has been in a long captivity. By Solomon Williams, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Lebanon. Published at the desire, and expence of many that heard it.
Williams, Solomon, 1700-1776.Date: 1742- Books
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Observations moral and religious, on the late terrible night of the earthquake. A sermon preached at the Thursday lecture, in Boston. January 1st. 1756. By Thomas Prentice, A.M. a Pastor of the church in Charlestown. [Six lines of Scripture texts]
Prentice, Thomas, 1702-1782.Date: 1756- Books
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An expostulatory letter from the Rev. Mr. Edwards of Northampton, to the Rev. Mr. Clap, Rector of Yale College in New-Haven, in reply to his late printed letter to him, relating to what he reported concerning the Rev. Mr. Whitefield, at Boston and Cambridge and elsewhere as from Mr. Edwards; making the falsity of that report yet much more manifest. [Two lines from Job]
Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758.Date: 1745