[Election Sermon] A SERMON PREACHED BEFORE THE HONORABLE COUNCIL, AND THE HONORABLE HOUSE OR REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS-BAY, IN NEW-ENGLAND, AT BOSTON, May 26, 1779

Stillman, Samuel

Verlag: T. J. Fleet and J. Gill, Boston, 1779

Beschreibung

Octavo. [3]-38, [2 (blank)] pp. First edition. Removed from volume. Lacking the half title else complete. Residue from earlier binding on the spine. Ex-Andover Newton Theological Library with their faint rubberstamp to the title page; contents a bit toned; two leaves trimmed close along the fore-edge affecting text without loss of meaning. Generally Very Good or nearly so. An influential Revolutionary War sermon delivered by Samuel Stillman (1737-1807), who according to William Brackney in his sketch of Stillman for the Oxford American National Biography "was said to be the only clergyman to hold public services throughout the duration of the war. Stillman continued to voice his concern for liberty and, in an election sermon in Boston in 1779, advocated limits on the powers of magistrates and a bill guaranteeing individual rights." Stillman was a follower of John Locke's religious philosophy and had long promoted the separation of the church and state, total religious freedom, and the abolition of slavery--all of which would be incorporated into the Massachusetts Constitution the following year. Moreover, tenets that would filter into the American Constitution. Stillman also reminds his listeners and readers to remember the men of the American army, "They have stepped forth in the hour of danger, have exchanged domestic ease and happiness for the hardships of the camp--have repeatedly fought; and many of them have bled in the cause of their country. Of their importance no man can be ignorant" (p. 17). Sabin 91803; Evans 16537. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 8192

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Titel: [Election Sermon] A SERMON PREACHED BEFORE ...

Verlag: T. J. Fleet and J. Gill, Boston

Erscheinungsdatum: 1779

Einband: Disbound

Zustand: Very Good binding

Auflage: 1. Auflage