Adams, Zabdiel:

THE BISHOP'S OFFICE A GOOD WORK. A SERMON PREACHED AT THE ORDINATION OF THE REV. MR. CHARLES STEARNS, TO THE PASTORAL CARE OF THE CHURCH IN LINCOLN, NOVEMBER 7, 1781.

Boston: Printed by T. and J. Fleet, 1782. 30, [2 blanks] pp, with the half title, as issued. Erratum at the base of page 30. Disbound, scattered foxing, light old rubberstamp on half title. Good+.

Adams was Pastor of the Church in Lunenburg. "Men of unprincipled hearts, of empty heads, and the most debauched lives, have been known to sit in St. Peter's chair... These persons desired the Bishop's office, not for what it is in itself, but only for the profits and dignities that were attached to it." Stearns served as the minister of the Church in Lincoln until his death in 1826.
Evans 17448. ESTC W30090. Item #35291

Price: $175.00