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Title Sermon preached before the Honorable Council and the Honorable House of representatives, of the colony of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England. May 29th, 1776, Being the anniversary for the election of the Honorable Council for the colony.
Call Number E297 .W54; Record ID 99192420102001
Date 1776
Description Sermon by a Congregationalist pastor of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, in support of the American cause. In it, he addresses the argument that the Bible commands the people to obey magistrates ordained by God and argues that the British government's oppressive acts demonstrate that it is not so ordained.
Creator West, Samuel, 1731-1807.
Subject United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Causes; Great Britain--Colonies--America
Type Text
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Language eng
Spatial Coverage United States; Great Britain
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Scanning Technician Ellen Moffatt
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