The great blessing, of primitive counsellors. Discoursed in a sermon, preached in the audience…The great blessing, of primitive counsellours. Discoursed in a sermon, preached in the audience…

Name: The great blessing, of primitive counsellours. Discoursed in a sermon, preached in the audience…
Author: Increase Mather

The great blessing, of primitive counsellors. Discoursed in a sermon, preached in the audience of the governor, Council, and representatives, of the province of the Massachusetts Bay, in New-England. May 31st. 1693. Being the day for the election of counsellors, in that province. / By Increase Mather. President of Harvard College in Cambridge, and teacher of a church at Boston, in New-England. ; [One line epigram in Latin]The great blessing, of primitive counsellours. Discoursed in a sermon, preached in the audience of the governour, Council, and representatives, of the province of the Massachusetts Bay, in New-England. May 31st. 1693. Being the day for the election of counsellours, in that province. / By Increase Mather. President of Harvard Colledge in Cambridge, and teacher of a church at Boston, in New-England. ; [One line epigram in Latin]

Increase Mather 1639–1723Boston, : Printed and sold, by Benjamin Harris, over-against the Old-Meeting-House., 1693

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THE GREAT BLESSING, OF PRIMITIVE Counsellors.

THE GREAT BLESSING, OF PRIMITIVE Counsellours.

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Discoursed in a SERMON, Preached in the Audience of the GOVERNOR, COUNCIL, and REPRESENTATIVES, of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, in New England. May 31st. 1693. Being the Day for the ELECTION of Counsellors, in that Province.

Discoursed in a SERMON, Preached in the Audience of the GOVERNOUR, COUNCIL, and REPRESENTATIVES, of the Province of the Massachusets Bay, in New England. May 31st. 1693. Being the Day for the ELECTION of Counsellours, in that Province.

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By Increase Mather.

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President of Harvard College in Cambridge, and Teacher of a Church at Boston, in New-England.

President of Harvard Colledge in Cambridge, and Teacher of a Church at Boston, in New-England.

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The great blessing, of primitive counsellors. Discoursed in a sermon, preached in the audience…The great blessing, of primitive counsellours. Discoursed in a sermon, preached in the audience…

TO THE Inhabitants Of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay, In NEW-ENGLAND.

TO THE Inhabitants Of the Province of the Massachusets-Bay, In NEW-ENGLAND.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

TO THE Inhabitants Of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay, In NEW-ENGLAND.

TO THE Inhabitants Of the Province of the Massachusets-Bay, In NEW-ENGLAND.

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