Title page from Political Sermons of the American Founding Era. Vol. 1 (1730-1788)

Part of: Political Sermons of the American Founding Era: 1730-1805, 2 vols Political Sermons of the American Founding Era. Vol. 1 (1730-1788)

Volume I of a large two volume collection of sermons written between 1730-1805 by people such as Jonathan Mayhew, John Wesley, Moses Mather, John Witherspoon, Richard Price, Jonathan Edwards, and Noah Webster.

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Religion & Toleration

Our mountains, our rivers and lakes have a singular air of dignity and grandeur. May our conduct correspond to the face of our country! At present an immense part of it lies as nature hath left it, and human labour and art have done but little, and brightened only some small specks of a continent…

Freedom of Speech

The rights of conscience are sacred and equal in all, and strictly speaking unalienable. This right of judging every one for himself in matters of religion results from the nature of man, and is so inseperably connected therewith, that a man can no more part with it than he can with his power of…