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Henry Davis
Henry Davis was an eighteenth-century American clergyman whose Election Sermon exemplified the theological and political discourse of the Revolutionary era, blending Calvinist doctrine with emerging republican ideals. His work contributed to the broader ministerial tradition of using election day sermons as vehicles for articulating the relationship between divine providence and civil governance during a period of significant social and constitutional transformation.
From Election Sermon
SERMON, DELIVERED ON THE DAY OF GENERAL ELECTION, AT MONTPELIER, OCTOBER 42, 4818, BEFORE THE HONORABLE; LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT. BY HENRY DAVIS, D. D.. |° PRESIDENT OF MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE. Snonreeresvocenevessast Published by order of the Legislatyre. MONTPELIER, Vi. PRINTED BY WALTON AND GOSS, OCTOBER, 4816, s9Oa9 SLILe pag Ow, es somes AN ; ELECTION SERMON. ROMANS, xiii. 4. For he beareth not the sword in vain ; for he is the minister of Gop, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Ar the period, when this epistle was written, Rome was sunk in gross idolatry, and her rulers were implacable enemies of the cross of Christ. The disciples of Jesus were despised and persecuted; and in many instances put to death by the most eruel and ignominious tortures. The descendants of Abraham boasted themselves of their distinction. Because Gop had favoured them with peculiar privileges ; had…
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