Description: $$$ EXTREMELY VALUABLE $$$ ULTRA-RARE 1797 FIRST-EDITION!!! EARLY COLONIAL AMERICAN SERMON ON ELECTIONS! "THE POLITICAL ADVANTAGES OF GODLINESS" By Pastor Isaac Lewis D.D. Hartford, Connecticut. Printed by Hudson & Goodwin, 1797. First Edition! Octavo, measuring 8.5" x 5". With 31 Printed Pages (100% COMPLETE!) Dr. Lewis's election sermon, May 11, 1797: "The primary object of civil institutions is to prevent those evils to which men would unavoidably be exposed, in a state of nature," by reason of the depravity of "fallen man." Such evils are illustrated in the revolution in France: "Law was no longer a restraint, right no longer regarded, property was invaded, virtue insulted, chastity polluted." Issac Lewis (1768-1840) was a Yale graduate and served as chaplain to the Connecticut state militia during the war. What an Incredible and Pertinent Find at this time in our History!!! NOTE: The Grey Spot in the middle of the pictures / pages is from the Camera, it is not on the paper! (I need a new Camera!) !!!ATTENTION!!! I AM SELLING HUNDREDS OF RARE ANTIQUES FROM THE 1600s-1800s! .. EVERYTHING MUST GO! SEE MY OTHER RARE PATRIOTIC ANTIQUES BEING AUCTIONED RIGHT NOW AND MAKE ME AN OFFER! Payment is requested at the End of the Auction, Thank you and God Bless America!
Price: 295 USD
Location: Albuquerque, NM
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Year Printed: 1797
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Bible
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Author: Isaac Lewis D.D.
Subject: Religion & Spirituality
Language: English
Publisher: Hudson & Goodwin
Place of Publication: Hartford, Connecticut
Special Attributes: 1st Edition