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Prince, Thomas:

THE FAITHFUL SERVANT APPROV'D AT DEATH, AND ENTRING INTO THE JOY OF HIS LORD. A SERMON AT THE PUBLICK LECTURE IN BOSTON, JULY XXVII. 1732. OCCASION'D BY THE MUCH LAMENTED DEATH OF THE HONOURABLE DANIEL OLIVER, ESQ; ONE OF HIS MAJESTY'S COUNCIL FOR THE PROVINCE WHO DECEASED THERE THE 23D. OF THE SAME MONTH, IN THE 69TH YEAR OF HIS AGE... WITH A POEM BY MR. BYLES.

Boston: Printed by S. Kneeland and T. Green, for D. Henchman in Corn Hill, 1732. [6], 35, [1], [2], 24, [1], [1 blank], [2], 4 pp, lacking the half title and final blank. Disbound with old pinholes but new stitching. Final leaf [consisting of the second half of the poem..... More

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Prince, Thomas:

PRECIOUS IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD IS THE DEATH OF HIS SAINTS. A SERMON UPON THE DEATH OF MRS. ELIZABETH OLIVER, RELICT OF THE HONOURABLE DANIEL OLIVER, ESQ; WEDNESDAY MAY XXI. 1735. AETATIS 58. DELIVERED AT THE SOUTH CHURCH IN BOSTON, ON THE LORD'S DAY AFTER.

Boston: Printed by S. Kneeland and T. Green, 1735. [4], 26, [1], [1 blank] pp, with the half title present [but loosening]. Disbound [pinholes in blank inner margin]. Death's Head ornamentation at head of title. Scattered spotting, Good+. Prince was regarded as "the most learned scholar, with the exception of..... More

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[Eckley, Joseph]:

DIVINE GLORY, BROUGHT TO VIEW, IN THE CONDEMNATION OF THE UNGODLY: OR THE DOCTRINE OF FUTURE PUNISHMENT, ILLUSTRATED AND VINDICATED, AS RATIONAL AND TRUE. IN REPLY TO A LATE PAMPHLET, ENTITLED, SALVATION FOR ALL MEN. BY A FRIEND TO TRUTH.

Boston: Printed by Robert Hodge, 1782. iv, [5]-51, [1 blank] pp. An additional 8 pages, "Evidently issued after publication of the main part of the work" [Evans and ESTC], is not present. Disbound and clean. Eckley weighs in on the controversy that also engaged Samuel Mather and Charles Chauncy. Evans..... More

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Wigglesworth, Edward:

SOME DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERS OF THE EXTRAORDINARY AND ORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST, BRIEFLY CONSIDERED, IN TWO DISCOURSES DELIVERED AT THE PUBLICK LECTURES, IN HARVARD-COLLEGE, NOVEMBER 12TH AND 19TH. 1754. AFTER THE REVEREND MR. WHITEFIELD'S PREACHING AT CAMBRIDGE.

Boston: Thomas Fleet. 1754. 34, [2 blanks] pp, with the half title, errata statement, and final blank. "The gift of James Lovell" inscribed on the half title [the rest of the inscription is clipped]. Disbound, Good+. These discourses, plus his earlier attack on Whitefield, established Wigglesworth as "a leader among..... More

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Brown, John:

AN ORDINATION SERMON PREACH'D AT ARUNDEL, NOVEMBER 4. 1730. AT THE GATHERING OF A CHURCH THERE; AND WHEN THE REVEREND MR. THOMAS PRENTICE WAS ORDAINED PASTOR OF THE CHURCH IN SAID TOWN. BY THE REVEREND MR. JOHN BROWN, PASTOR OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST IN HAVERHILL.

Boston, New-England: Printed by T. Fleet, for T. Hancock, 1731. 30, [2 blanks] pp. Stitched as issued, with the half title and final blank leaf. Very Good. With a contemporary inscription on the half title: "James Cushing's. The Gift of the Revd Author." A scarce, early 18th century Sermon, in..... More

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Banks, Nathaniel:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, TO SENATOR GRIMES OF IOWA, 20 MARCH 1868, SEEKING "FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION OF THE ENCLOSED LETTER IN BEHALF OF ACTING MASTER [DAVID] McRITCHIE WHOSE NOMINATION IS BEFORE THE SENATE FOR CONFIRMATION."

Washington, D.C. 1868. Folded leaf, 4pp bifolium. Written in ink and signed by Banks on the last page, the previous pages an autograph letter to Banks recommending the appointment of McRitchie, signed by G[eorge] W[allace] Melville [1841-1912], American engineer, Arctic explorer, appointed chief engineer of the Navy. Light wear, Very..... More

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Shaw, John:

HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE CONSIDERED, AS IT RESPECTS BOTH MINISTER AND PEOPLE. A SERMON, PREACHED IN BARNSTABLE, WEST PARISH, OCTOBER 1ST. 1760. AT THE ORDINATION OF MR. OAKES SHAW, TO THE PASTORAL OFFICE THERE. BY JOHN SHAW, A.M., PASTOR OF A CHURCH IN BRIDGWATER.

Boston: Printed by Green and Russell, in Queen-street, 1761. 32pp, but lacking the half title. Disbound, mild scattered foxing. Good+. Shaw [1708-1791] became minister of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Bridgewater, Massachusetts in 1731, and served as such until his death in 1791, "an astounding sixty years" [web site of..... More

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Elliot, [Richard]:

ENCOURAGEMENT FOR SINNERS; OR, RIGHTEOUSNESS ATTAINABLE WITHOUT WORKS: BEING THE SUBSTANCE OF A SERMON PREACHED AT CHRIST-CHURCH, SPITAL-FIELDS, ON SUNDAY, THE 21ST OF JANUARY, 1759. BY THE REV. MR. ELLIOT, A.B. CHAPLAIN OF ST. GEORGE'S-HOSPITAL, HYDE-PARK-CORNER; AND LATE OF BENNET-COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

[Boston]: London: Printed. Boston; New-England. Re-printed and Sold by Fowle and Draper, in Marlborough-street, 1759. [2], 30 pp. Disbound, persistent blotch in inner margin [some protrusion into text]. Bookseller advertisement at the base of page 30. Good+. Elliot argues that salvation comes from Faith, not Works. Evans 8345. ESTC W31872 [5..... More

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Breck, Robert:

THE ONLY METHOD TO PROMOTE THE HAPPINESS OF A PEOPLE AND THEIR POSTERITY. A SERMON PREACHED BEFORE THE HONOURABLE THE LIEUT. GOVERNOUR, THE COUNCIL, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PROVINCE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS-BAY IN NEW-ENGLAND, MAY 29TH. 1728. BEING THE DAY FOR THE ELECTION OF HIS MAJESTY'S COUNCIL. BY... PASTOR OF THE CHURCH IN MARLBOROUGH.

Boston: Printed by B. Green, 1728. [2], 42 pp, lacking the half title. Attractive type ornamentation on first text page, and numerical rubberstamp at bottom margin. Light spotting, Good+ in modern cloth [signs of bookplate removal on the binding's pastedowns and front cover]. An early Massachusetts election sermon, counseling..... More

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Cooper, Samuel:

A DISCOURSE ON THE MAN OF SIN; DELIVERED IN THE CHAPEL OF HARVARD COLLEGE, IN CAMBRIDGE, NEW-ENGLAND, SEPTEMBER 1, 1773: AT THE LECTURE FOUNDED BY THE HONORABLE PAUL DUDLEY, ESQ.

Boston: Printed and Sold at Greenleaf's Printing-Office, in Hanover-Street, 1774. 68pp, disbound and lacking the half title. Light to moderate foxing, Good+. Cooper spent his career at the Brattle Square Church in Boston. He "was active in the cause of American freedom and intimately associated with its leaders" [DAB]. On..... More

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Hilliard, Timothy:

A SERMON DELIVERED DECEMBER 10, 1788, AT THE ORDINATION OF THE REV. JOHN ANDREWS, TO THE CARE OF THE FIRST CHURCH AND SOCIETY IN NEWBURYPORT, AS A COLLEAGUE-PASTOR WITH THE REV. THOMAS CARY. BY TIMOTHY HILLIARD, A.M. PASTOR OF THE FIRST CHURCH IN CAMBRIDGE. PUBLISHED AT THE DESIRE OF THE CHURCH AND SOCIETY.

Newburyport: Printed by John Mycall, 1789. 52pp, with the half title, as issued. Disbound with light scattered foxing, else Very Good. Contemporary ownership signature on half title: "Nabby Goodhue's." This pamphlet wins the award for the first example of three-color printing in America. Page 5 includes two ornaments, one in..... More

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Sumner, Charles:

AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED AS UNITED STATES SENATOR, WRITTEN FROM "BOSTON 31ST OCT '71" ASKING AN UNKNOWN RECIPIENT TO PROVIDE HIM WITH SEVERAL LEGISLATIVE BILLS RELATING TO RECONSTRUCTION.

Boston: 1871. Single leaf, folded to [4]pp, bifolium. Each page 5" x 8-1/8." The two leaves separating along the spine. Sumner's signature at the end has an ink smudge partially affecting the "C" in his first name. Because Sumner's handwriting was terrible, we have made a couple of leaps of..... More

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