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Pietas matutina. One essay more, to bespeak and engage early piety; made, on an occasion taken from the early departure of Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper, at the age of twenty-two. August 7. 1726. By her father. [One line from Genesis]
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: MDCCXXVI. [1726]- Books
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Terra beata. A brief essay, on the blessing of Abraham; even the grand blessing of a glorious Redeemer, which, all the nations of the earth, are to ask for, and hope for. And the promises of it explained, with some uncommon illustrations. [Six lines of quotations]
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: MDCCXXVI. [1726]- Books
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An offering of memorial, or The penitent, calling the sins of his youth to remembrance, and pleading with God for the pardon of them. A discourse from Psalm XXV. 7. By Joseph Emerson, Pastor of the Church of Christ in Malden.
Emerson, Joseph, 1700-1767.Date: 1732- Books
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Directions for daily communion with God. In three discourses, shewing how to begin, how to spend, and how to close every day with God. By Matthew Henry, Minister of the Gospel.
Henry, Matthew, 1662-1714.Date: 1728- Books
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Zalmonah. The Gospel of the brasen serpent, in the Mosaic history. Offered with some uncommon sentiments upon it; and with moving exhibitions and commendations of the glorious Redeemer, by whom we are in wondrous methods, delivered from what the old serpent has brought upo us. [Two lines from Augustine]
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1725- Books
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Serious thoughts on the miseries of hell. A sermon preached at Sudbury, on the Lord's-Day, Feb. 20. 1731/2. By Israel Loring, A.M. Pastor of a church in Sudbury. [Two lines from Job]
Loring, Israel, 1682-1772.Date: 1732- Books
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Three plain practical discourses, preach'd at Andover in the following order. I. On the Lord's Day October 29th. 1727. Which was the day immediately preceeding the late terrible earthquake. II. Deliver'd (in part) on a public fast Decemb. 21st 1727. Occasion'd by the continuance of the earthquake. At the close of which discourse, a people's renewing their covenant is exemplified. III. On the Lord's Day next following said fast, Dec. 24th. Seasonable for a people after they have renew'd their covenant. By Samuel Phillips, M.A. Pastor to the Second Church in sai town. Publish'd at the desire of many of his people. Prefac'd by the very Reverend Mr. Colman.
Phillips, Samuel, 1690-1771.Date: 1728- Books
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The ministers of Christ should be speedy and earnest in speaking to young people. Four sermons preach'd to a society of young men, in Newtown on the Lord's-Day evenings. And now published at their earnest desire. By John Cotton, Pastor of the Church of Christ there. [Three lines of Scripture texts]
Cotton, John, 1693-1757.Date: 1729- Books
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Pious heart-elations: being the substance of a sermon in publick on November 29th in consideration of present awful providences amongst us; and on the Sabbath following in the forenoon. December 3d. 1727. From those words of Jeremiah, in Lamentations III. 41. Let us lift u our hearts with our hands unto God in the heavens. By Edward Payson M.A. Pastor of the Church of Christ in Rowley.
Payson, Edward, 1657-1732.Date: 1728- Books
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Religious societies. Proposals for the revival of dying religion, by well ordered societies for that purpose. With a brief discourse, offered unto a religious society, on the first day of their meeting. [One line from I Thessalonians]
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1724- Books
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The Christian's daily devotion; with directions how to walk with God all the day long: being a continuation of the pastoral-letter, from a minister to his parishioners. By the author of the pastoral-letter.
Author of the pastoral-letter.Date: 1725- Books
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A brief discourse at the ordination of a deacon. By John Webb, A.M. Pastor to a church of Christ in Boston.
Webb, John, 1687-1750.Date: 1731- Books
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The pure Nazarite. Advice to a young man, concerning an impiety and impurity (not easily to be spoken of) which many young men are to their perpetual sorrow, too easily drawn into. A letter forced into the press, by the discoveries which are made, that sad occasions multiply, for the communication of it. [One line of quotation in Latin]
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1723- Books
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Advice to a child. Or, Young people solemnly warn'd both against enticing, and consenting when enticed to sin. In a plain discourse from Prov. I. 10. By Samuel Phillips, M.A. Pastor to the South Church in Andover. Publish'd at the desire of many who heard it; especially th young men, who meet here, in several societies, for religious exercises, on the Sabbath-evenings. [Five lines of Scripture texts]
Phillips, Samuel, 1690-1771.Date: 1729- Books
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A word in season. Or, The duty of people to take and keep the oath of allegiance to the glorious God: exhibited in a plain discourse had (in part) at Byfield, on Sept. 8th. 1726. By Samuel Phillips, M.A. Pastor to a chuch in Andover. Publish'd at the request of many of the inhabitants of Rowley and Byfield. And recommended by several ministers. [Three lines from I. Kings]
Phillips, Samuel, 1690-1771.Date: 1727- Books
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Baptistes. Or, A conference about the subject and manner of baptism moderately, but successfully managed, between a minister who maintain'd infant-baptism, and a gentleman who scrupled it. Now published, at the desire and for the service of some serious Christians, who hav apprehended the explanation and the establishment of the truth in this matter, to be of some consequence to the interests of Christianity.
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1724- Books
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Christian churches formed and furnish'd by Christ. A sermon preach'd at the gathering of a church, and the ordination of the Reverend Mr. Timothy Walker to the pastoral office, at the new plantation called Pennicook. Nov. 18th 1730. By John Barnard, M.A. Pastor of a church in Andover. To which are annexed, the charge, and the right hand of fellowship, used on that occasion. Now made publick at the desire of several who were present at that solemnity.
Barnard, John, 1690-1757.Date: 1731- Books
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A speedy return to God assisted and press'd in a plain discourse, the substance of which was delivered at New-Port on Rhode-Island: which being first transcribed at the request and for the use of a particular gentlewoman, is now to gratify her and some others published. By Benjamin Bass, A.M.
Bass, Benjamin, 1694-1756.Date: 1726- Books
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Sin testify'd against by heaven and earth. A sermon preached on the Friday after the great and terrible earthquake, which occur'd on the Lord's-Day-evening, between the 29th and the 30th of October, 1727. By John Barnard, Pastor of a church in Andover.
Barnard, John, 1690-1757.Date: 1727 [i.e. 1728]- Books
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An essay to revive and encourage military exercises, skill and valour among the sons of God's people in New-England. A sermon preached before the Honourable Artillery-Company in Boston, June 5th. 1732. Being the day of their election of officers; and now made publick at their request, and at the desire of many others. By Oliver Peabody, A.M. Pastor of the church in Natick. [Nine lines of Scripture texts]
Peabody, Oliver, 1698-1752.Date: 1732- Books
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Serious exhortations address'd to young men. A sermon preach'd on the Lord's-Day, May 14th. 1732. By William Cooper, Minister of the Gospel. [Three lines from Zechariah]
Cooper, William, 1694-1743.Date: 1732- Books
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Dying in peace in a good old age. A sermon preach'd the Lords-Day after the funeral of the Honourable and aged Simeon Stoddard Esq; of Boston. Who departed this life, October 15th. 1730. aetat. 80. By Benjamin Colman, [Four lines from I Kings]
Colman, Benjamin, 1673-1747.Date: M,DCC,XXX. [1730]- Books
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The important duty of a timely seeking of God urged; in a sermon, the substance of which was delivered on the Lord's-Day, April 11th. 1725. And now at the repeated desires of many of the hearers published. By Joseph Emerson, A.M. Pastor of the Church of Christ in Malden. With a preface by the Reverend Dr. Cotton Mather.
Emerson, Joseph, 1700-1767.Date: 1727- Books
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The judgments of Providence in the hand of Christ: his voice to us in the terrible earthquake. And the earth devoured by the curse. In four sermons. By Benjamin Colman. [Four lines from Isaiah]
Colman, Benjamin, 1673-1747.Date: 1727