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Elijah Lyman
Elijah Lyman was an eighteenth-century American clergyman whose theological contributions reflected the intellectual currents of colonial New England Protestantism. His Election Sermon exemplifies the genre's role in articulating connections between religious covenant theology and emerging concepts of civic governance during the Revolutionary era. Lyman's work demonstrates the significant influence of ministerial discourse in shaping both spiritual and political thought in early American society.
From Election Sermon
SERMON, E. DELIVERED ON THE DAY OF GENERAL ELECTION, AT MONTPELIER, OCTOBER 43, 4814, BEFORE THE HONORABLE BY ELIJAH LYMAN, A. M. PASTOR OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BROOKFIELD. Published at the request of the Legislature. MONTPELIER, Vt. PRINTED BY WALTON AND GOSS, OCTOBER, 4814, — AN ELECTION SERMON. 4 E. PETER, 11. 13, 414, 45. Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king as supreme; or, unto governors, as . unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil doers, and for the praise of them that do well. For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men. Tue enemies of christianity have always sought occasion against its professors to bring their principles and practice into contempt. Christ himself was charged with being a seditious…
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