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The excellency of a public spirit discoursedThe excellency of a publick spirit discoursed
The excellency of a public spirit discoursed: in a sermon, preached in the audience of the General Assembly of the province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, May 27. 1702. Being the day for election of counsellors in that province. / By Increase Mather. ; [Four lines of quotations]The excellency of a publick spirit discoursed: in a sermon, preached in the audience of the General Assembly of the province of the Masachusetts Bay in New England, May 27. 1702. Being the day for election of counsellors in that province. / By Increase Mather. ; [Four lines of quotations]
printed by B. Green for Nicholas Boone, 1702
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I• i• be said, but wherein may we promote the welfare of our People? The Answer, is, we may promote their welfare by endeavouring that th•se Evils may b• Reformed which otherwise will pull down th• Judgments of H•aven on our Land Have not the Heavens of late been weeping over our heads, and threatening us wi•h a Terrible Famin•? We have cause to thi•k •hat one reason of it, is, because Excess in Drinking is become the Crying Sin of ⟨p. 37⟩Multitudes in New-England. There is among the Helvetians (especially in Zurick) a Court which bears the name of the Court of Reformation, which effectually cures Drunkards I wish there were such a Court in New England.
I• i• be said, but wherein may we promote the welfare of our People? The Answer, is, we may promote their welfare by endeavouring that th•se Evils may b• Reformed which otherwise will pull down th• Judgments of H•aven on our Land Have not the Heavens of late been weeping over our heads, and threatning us wi•h a Terrible Famin•? We have cause to thi•k •hat one reason of it, is, because Excess in Drinking is become the Crying Sin of ⟨p. 37⟩Multitudes in New-England. There is among the Helvetians (especially in Zurick) a Court which bears the name of the Court of Reformation, which effectually cures Drunkards I wish there were such a Court in New England.