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Amariah Chandler
Amariah Chandler was an early American theologian and clergyman whose election sermon exemplified the Puritan intellectual tradition's engagement with civic governance and moral philosophy in the late eighteenth century. Through works such as A Sermon Delivered on the Day of General Election, Chandler articulated the theological foundations for ethical leadership and the relationship between religious conviction and public duty, contributing to the broader discourse on republicanism and religious authority in post-Revolutionary America. His sermons represent a significant moment in American religious history when clergy served as intellectual arbiters of both spiritual and political values.
From A Sermon Delivered on the Day of General Election
A SERMON, DELIVERED ON THE DAY OF GENERAL BLECTION, AT MONTPELIER, OCTOBER 14, 1824. BEFORE THE HONORABLE \ BY AMARIAH CHANDLER, A. B. MINISTER OF THE-GOSPEL IN WAITSFIELD. MONTPELIER, Vt. © PRINTED BY E. P. WALTON, urative, but the idea i ig very analy cpa ‘ 4 ¥ Lae The PURPOSES OF Gop ARE EFFECTED IN A rs UAL MANNER. ‘ f As the morning in its progress advances thr all gradations of light and shade, from the fai dawn to the full and perfect day, so the purpos our Heavenly Father are advancing in regul r gress to the full developement of his slorious pl beneficence and grace. i We propose in our remarks to exhibit a bri ‘ef of some of the revealed purposes of God, » res our world. | : ’ "lo show that his purposes will be accompli “a gradual manner. And, gradual method, instead…
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