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Item #41834 A SERMON, PREACHED BEFORE HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN HANCOCK, ESQ. GOVERNOUR; ...AND THE...

A SERMON, PREACHED BEFORE HIS EXCELLENCY JOHN HANCOCK, ESQ. GOVERNOUR; ...AND THE HONOURABLE THE SENATE, AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, MAY 28, 1788, BEING THE DAY OF GENERAL ELECTION.

Boston: [1788]. 46, [2 blanks] pp, with the half title and final blank. Stitched and untrimmed. Lightly foxed. Very Good+. On the qualities of good rulers: good character, infused by a religious sensibility, is essential. Elective office should not be granted merely because the candidate is an instrument of a...... More

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Item #22244 INFANT BAPTISM FROM HEAVEN: TWO DISCOURSES DELIVERED AT HAVERHILL WEST-PARISH, APRIL...

INFANT BAPTISM FROM HEAVEN: TWO DISCOURSES DELIVERED AT HAVERHILL WEST-PARISH, APRIL 28TH, 1765. THE SECOND EDITION. WITH AN APPENDIX, OBVIATING SOME OBJECTIONS OFFERED AGAINST THE TRUTHS ASSERTED; AND SOME OTHER REMARKS UPON THE LATE REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE OF MR. HEZEKIAH SMITH. BY...MINISTER OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN NEWBURY-PORT.

Boston: W. McAlpine, 1767. Large 8vo. 142pp. Stitching broken, untrimmed and lightly dusted. Generously margined. Very Good. The 1765 first edition was 65 pages, without the Appendix that begins in this edition at page [65]. Parsons was strongly influenced by the Great Awakening, and was a friend of Whitefield, who..... More

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Item #22208 A MINISTER'S CARE ABOUT HIS LIFE AND DOCTRINE, CONSIDERED AND INFORCED. A SERMON...

A MINISTER'S CARE ABOUT HIS LIFE AND DOCTRINE, CONSIDERED AND INFORCED. A SERMON PREACH'D AT THE ORDINATION OF MR. SAMUEL WEBSTER, TO THE PASTORAL CARE OF A CHURCH IN SALISBURY, AUGUST 12. 1741. BY...PASTOR OF A CHURCH IN BRADFORD.

Boston: Printed by G. Rogers, for S. Eliot in Cornhill, 1741. 30, [2 blanks] pp. Disbound, with a reinforced spine. Lacks the half title, but with the final blank. Else Very Good. An early, scarce American imprint. The Charge was given by Reverend Cushing of Salisbury, and the Right Hand..... More

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Item #30195 A REJOINDER TO THE REVEREND MR. ROBERT ABERCROMBIE'S LATE REMARKS ON A FAIR NARRATIVE...

A REJOINDER TO THE REVEREND MR. ROBERT ABERCROMBIE'S LATE REMARKS ON A FAIR NARRATIVE OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE PRESBYTERY OF BOSTON, AGAINST HIMSELF. WHEREIN HIS MISTAKES ARE DETECTED, THE MOST MATERIAL GROUNDS OF HIS ARGUMENT CONSIDER'D, THE STATE OF THE CASE OPEN'D, AND HIS EVASIVE AND SHUFFLING CONDUCT EXPOSED. BY J. PARSONS AND D. McGREGORE, MINISTERS OF THE GOSPEL. PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF SAID PRESBYTERY.

Boston: Printed and Sold by Green and Russell, 1758. 27, [1 blank] pp, with the errata laid down at the bottom of page 27. Bound in later half morocco and cloth, with gilt-lettered spine [some scuffing]. Text lightly spotted, Very Good. Influenced by the Great Awakening, Parsons was a friend..... More

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Item #36416 A SERMON PREACHED AT CAMBRIDGE, BEFORE HIS EXCELLENCY THOMAS HUTCHINSON, ESQ;...

A SERMON PREACHED AT CAMBRIDGE, BEFORE HIS EXCELLENCY THOMAS HUTCHINSON, ESQ; GOVERNOR: HIS HONOR ANDREW OLIVER, ESQ; LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR, THE HONORABLE HIS MAJESTY'S COUNCIL, AND THE HONORABLE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE PROVINCE OF MASSACHUSETTS-BAY IN NEW-ENGLAND, MAY 27TH 1772. BEING THE ANNIVERSARY FOR THE ELECTION OF HIS MAJESTY'S COUNCIL FOR SAID PROVINCE.

Boston: Edes and Gill, 1772. 43, [1 blank] pp, but lacking the half title. Disbound, light to moderate foxing. Good+. Ownership signature, "Chas. Stearns 1780" at head of title. A desirable pre-Revolutionary War sermon. Parsons locates God's hand in all events, "either when we enjoy the advantages of good civil..... More

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