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A Discourse Occasioned by the Death of King George II. And the Happy Accession of His Majesty King George III. To the Imperial Throne of ... West Church and Congregation in Boston, New
Excerpt from A Discourse Occasioned by the Death of King George II. And the Happy Accession of His Majesty King George III. To the Imperial Throne of Great-Britain: Delivered Jan, 4th, 1761 and Published at the Desire of the West Church and Congregation in Boston, New-England
New, God's ruling in the kingdom of men, ex prefleth in general that fupreme power, that uncon troulable dominion, which he exercifeth over all na tions from one generation to another Not only his right and power, but his actual government over them. For his ruling in the kingdom of men, implies his continual agency and providence therein, and his reigning over them as a fovereign Lord; not merely his power and authority to do fo. And accordingly, whatever befals flares and kingdoms; their rife, en largement and profperity, their fall, their declenfion, and the various calamities that happen to them, are in fcripture attributed to God's over-ruling providence, as the accomplilhment of his fovereign pleafure con cerning them. And that thefe things are juflly aff cribed to him, is evident from many confiderations; particularly from his having enabled his prophets to forerel, many ages before-hand, the changes and te volutions which {hould take place among the nations of the earth Which predietions have been punetu ally verified by the event.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
New, God's ruling in the kingdom of men, ex prefleth in general that fupreme power, that uncon troulable dominion, which he exercifeth over all na tions from one generation to another Not only his right and power, but his actual government over them. For his ruling in the kingdom of men, implies his continual agency and providence therein, and his reigning over them as a fovereign Lord; not merely his power and authority to do fo. And accordingly, whatever befals flares and kingdoms; their rife, en largement and profperity, their fall, their declenfion, and the various calamities that happen to them, are in fcripture attributed to God's over-ruling providence, as the accomplilhment of his fovereign pleafure con cerning them. And that thefe things are juflly aff cribed to him, is evident from many confiderations; particularly from his having enabled his prophets to forerel, many ages before-hand, the changes and te volutions which {hould take place among the nations of the earth Which predietions have been punetu ally verified by the event.
About the Publisher
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
52 pages, Hardcover
First published August 31, 2010
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Jonathan Mayhew
25 books1 followerJonathan Mayhew (October 8, 1720 – July 9, 1766) was a noted American minister at Old West Church, Boston, Massachusetts. He coined the phrase "No taxation without representation."
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