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J. H. Bisbee
J. H. Bisbee was a nineteenth-century American clergyman whose theological contributions were primarily articulated through the sermon tradition, a dominant form of religious discourse in antebellum America. His Election Sermon, delivered during a period of significant theological debate over predestination and democratic governance, exemplifies the intersection of Calvinist doctrine and American political thought characteristic of the era. Bisbee's work reflects the broader intellectual currents of his time, wherein clergy engaged with questions of divine sovereignty and human agency within the context of the young nation's evolving democratic institutions.
From Election Sermon
Go ogle A DSLITaKXO RSrORB HIS EXCELLENCY GEORGE N. BRIGGS, GOVERNOR, HIS HONOR JOHN REED, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR , THE HONORABLE COUNCIL, THE LEGISLATURE OF MASSACHUSETTS THE ANNUAL ELECTION, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6, 1847. BY JOHN H. BISBEE, Pastor of the Church in Worthincton. DUTTON Ain) WKNTWORTH, PRINTERS TO THE STATE. 1847. ■4 I (,7 ^tf'^y^Cf.y COMMONWEALTH OP MASSACHUSETTS. In Senate, January 7, 1847. Ordered^ That Messrs. Shepard, Rising and Perkins, be a committee to present the thanks of the Senate to the Rev. John H. Bisbee, for the Discourse delivered by him yesterday, before the Government of the Commonwealth, and to request a copy thereof for publication. CHARLES CALHOUN, Clerk, II Samuel, xxiiL 3. THE GOD OF ISRAEL SAID, THE ROCK OF ISRAEL 8PA&E TO ME, HE THAT RULETH OYER MEN MUST BE JUST, RULING IN THE FEAR OF GOD. The most essential quality in any government," says a distinguished writer,…
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