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The blessedness of the dead who die in the Lord. A sermon preached the Lord's Day after the funeral of Mrs. Anna Foxcroft, the amiable and pious consort of the Reverend Mr. Thomas Foxcroft, who died October 9th 1749, in the 53d year of her age. By Charles Chauncy, D.D. one of the Pastors of the First Church in Boston. [Two lines from Philippians]
Chauncy, Charles, 1705-1787.Date: MDCCXLIX. [1749]- Books
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The face of Moses unveiled, by the Gospel; or Evangelical truths, discovered in the law. In four discourses, being an attempt to show the design of the observation of days, seasons, times and years, as commanded by God to the Israelites. As also, the land of Canaan considered as a figure of the rest that remaineth to the people of God. By Elhanan Winchester.
Winchester, Elhanan, 1751-1797.Date: 1787- Books
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Light in darkness. An essay on the piety which by remembring the many days of darkness, will change them into a marvellous light. With a notable example of it, in a young person Mrs. Rebeckah Burnel, in the seventeenth year of her age: meeting her death, with uncommon triumphs over it. [One line from Job]
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1724- Books
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A discourse of the unspeakable misery of the departed spirits of the unregenerate in the prison of hell while reserved to the judgment of the great day. By the late Reverend and learned Mr. John Flavel. Taken from his treatise of the soul of man.
Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.Date: 1750- Books
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A sermon, preached at the Stone Chapel in Boston, September 12, 1790. By William Bentley, A.M. Pastor of the Second Congregational Church in Salem. Published at the request of the hearers.
Bentley, William, 1759-1819.Date: MDCCXC [1790]- Books
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Our lapse in Adam, and redemption by Christ considered, in two sermons, preached at Sterling, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the 16th of January, 1791. By Zabdiel Adams, A.M. Pastor of the church in Lunenburg. Published at the desire of many who heard them.
Adams, Zabdiel, 1739-1801.Date: MDCCXCI. [1791]- Books
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Great plainness necessary in delivering the Gospel-message with a prospect of success. A sermon, delivered at the installation of the Rev. Samuel Tomb, to the pastoral care of the Presbyterian church and society in Newbury, Nov. 28, 1798. By William Pidgin, A.M. Pastor of the Presbyterian church in Hampton. [One line of Scripture text]
Pidgin, William, 1772-1848.Date: 1799- Books
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A sermon, preached before His Excellency the president, the Honorable Council, and the Honorable the House of Representatives of the state of New-Hampshire, June 7, 1787. By Joseph Buckminster, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Portsmouth. [Two lines of Scripture text]
Buckminster, Joseph, 1751-1812.Date: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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A discourse occasioned by the death of the Reverend Thomas Foxcroft, M.A. late colleague-pastor of the First Church of Christ in Boston: who departed this life on Lord's-Day forenoon, June 18. 1769. In the 73d year of his age. Delivered the Lord's-Day after his decease. By Charles Chauncy, D.D. surviving pastor of said church.
Chauncy, Charles, 1705-1787.Date: 1769- Books
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A sermon, preached before His Excellency Isaac Tichenor, Esq. governor; His Honor Paul Brigham, Esq. lieutenant governor; the Honorable the Council; and the House of Representatives of the state of Vermont Oct 11, 1798. In the city of Vergennes, on occasion of general election. By Daniel Clarke Sanders, A.M. Minister of the congregation in Vergennes. Printed by order of the Legislative Assembly.
Sanders, Daniel Clarke, 1768-1850.Date: 1798- Books
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The nature and design of the evangelical ministry considered: and the importance of fidelity in it, illustrated: in a discourse preached at the ordination of the Rev. Mr. Samuel Shepard, to the pastoral office over the church in Lenox: April 30, A.D. 1795. By Cyprian Strong, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Chatham.
Strong, Cyprian, 1743-1811.Date: 1795- Books
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A compleat body of divinity in two hundred and fifty expository lectures on the Assembly's Shorter catechism wherein the doctrines of the Christian religion are unfolded, their truth confirm'd, their excellence display'd, their usefulness improv'd; contrary errors & vice refuted & expos'd, objections answer'd, controversies settled, cases of conscience resolv'd; and a great light thereby reflected on the present age. By the Reverend & learned Samuel Willard, M.A. late Pastor of the South Church in Boston, and vice-president of Harvard College in Cambridge, in New-England. Prefac'd by the pastors of the same church.
Willard, Samuel, 1640-1707.Date: 1726- Books
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A sermon, preached, October 3, 1792, at the ordination of the Rev. Josiah Crocker Shaw, to the pastoral care of the church in Cohasset. By his father, William Shaw, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Marshfield.
Shaw, William, 1742-1816.Date: MDCCXCIII. [1793]- Books
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The origin and ends of civil government; with reflections on the distinguished happiness of the United States. A sermon, preached before His Excellency Samuel Huntington, Esq. L.L.D. governor, and the Honorable General Assembly of the state of Connecticut, at Hartford, o the day of the anniversary election, May 14, 1795. By Andrew Lee, A.M. Pastor of the North Church in Lisbon.
Lee, Andrew, 1745-1832.Date: MDCCXCV. [1795]- Books
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A sermon, on the freedom and happiness of America; preached at Cambridge, February 19, 1795, the day appointed by the president of the United States for a national thanksgiving. By Abiel Holmes, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Cambridge.
Holmes, Abiel, 1763-1837.Date: 1795- Books
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Several sermons wherein is shewed, I. That Jesus Christ is a mighty Saviour. II. That God converts his elect some at one age, and some at another, commonly before old age. III. That when godly men dye, angels carry their souls to another and a better world. With a preface in which there is a brief and true character of the Reverend Mr. Thomas Bridge a lately deceased pastor in one of the churches in Boston. By Increase Mather, D.D. [Four lines of quotations]
Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.Date: 1715- Books
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A sermon, delivered at Hebron, in Connecticut, on the death of the late pious and Reverend Benjamin Pomeroy, D.D. Minister of the First Church there. Who departed this life Dec. 22, 1784; in the 81st year of his age, and 49th of his ministry. By David M'Clure, A.M. Minister of the First Church in East-Windsor. [Six lines of quotations]
M'Clure, David, 1748-1820.Date: MDCCXCII. [1792]- Books
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Christianity the wisdom and power of God. A sermon preached November 2, 1791, at the ordination of the Reverend John Elliot, to the pastoral care of the church and society in East-Guilford. By Achilles Mansfield, A.M. pastor of the First Church in Killingworth.
Mansfield, Achilles, 1751-1814.Date: [1791]- Books
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A sermon, occasioned by the death of Samuel Bixby, who died Sept. 25, aet. 17; Jonathan Shepard, Jun. who died Sept. 28, aet. 29; James Ward, who died Sept. 29, aet. 25; and Michael Bright, Jun. who died October 10, aet. 20. (All of the small-pox.) Preached October 21, 1792. By Joseph Grafton, Pastor of the Baptist Church in Newton. [One line from St. Paul]
Grafton, Joseph, 1757-1836.Date: MDCCXCIII. [1793]- Books
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The tribe of Asher. A brief essay on the conspicuous blessings with which the people of God, and their off-spring, are known to be the blessed of the Lord. A sermon preached on the baptism of a grand-child. [Four lines of quotation in Latin]
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: in the year, 1717- Books
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A sermon, preached before His Excellency Jonh [sic] Hancock, Esq. governour; His Honor Samuel Adams Esq. lieutenant-governour; the Honourable the Council, and the Honourable the Senate and House of Representatives, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, May 25, 1791. Bein the day of general election. By Chandler Robbins, A.M. Pastor of the First Church in Plymouth.
Robbins, Chandler, 1738-1799.Date: 1791- Books
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Thoughts on the love of life and fear of death: delivered in a sermon. By Rev. David Barnes, A.M. Pastor of 2. Church, Scituate. Printed by desire. [Six lines of quotations]
Barnes, David, 1731-1811.Date: 1795- Books
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A sermon delivered at Morris-Town, on Monday December 27, 1784, it being the festival of St. John the Evangelist, before the fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons, of Lodge no. 10, in the state of New-Jersey. By the Reverend Uzal Ogden. [Four lines of Scripture texts] Published at the request of the Lodge.
Ogden, Uzal, 1744-1822.Date: M,DCC,LXXXV. [1785]- Books
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Hor-Hagidgad. An essay upon, an happy departure. Occasioned by the decease of the valuable Mr. William Waldron, late Pastor to one of the churches in Boston; who departed, Sept. 11. 1727. By Cotton Mather, D.D. and F.R.S. [Four lines of quotation in Latin]
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1727- Books
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The duty and importance of calling upon God illustrated: in two sermons. The substance of which was delivered at Shelburne, September 22d, 1799. In which, the question, whether it is better for an unregenerate man to pray, than to omit praying, is answered. By Josiah Spalding, A.M. Pastor of a church in Buckland. Published by desire.
Spalding, Josiah, 1751-1823.Date: 1800