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Thomas Thacher
Thomas Thacher (1620–1694) was a prominent Congregationalist minister and physician in colonial Massachusetts whose theological writings bridged Puritan orthodoxy and emerging republican political thought. His work synthesizing religious principles with civic virtue reflected the intellectual currents of late seventeenth-century New England, where ecclesiastical authority and civil governance remained deeply intertwined. Thacher's contributions to both pastoral theology and political philosophy positioned him as an influential voice in shaping the ideological foundations of colonial American Protestantism.
From The Principles and Maxims on Which the Security and Happiness of a Republic Depend
Ipswich Public Ipswich, Massac* THE PRINCIPLES AND MAXIMS ON WHIGH THE SECURITY AND HAPPINESS OF A REPUBLIC DEPEND : A SERMON, GOVERNOR, THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR, THE COUNCIL, AND TJIE TWO HOUSES COMPOSING THE LEGISLATURE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, MAY 29, 1811, BEING THE DAT OF GENERAL ELECTION. BY THOMAS THACHER, A. M. A.A.S, i'ustorof a Church in Dedham. BOSTON, PRINTED BY MUNROE & FRENCH, PRISTF.RS TO THE STATE. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. In Sena^E) Mat 30, 1811. ORDERED, That the Honorable Messrs. John Howe, John Welles, and Samuel Day, Esquires, be a Committee to wait on the Rev. Thomas Thacher, and in the name of the Senate to thank him for the sermon delivered before His Excellency the Governor, His Honor the Lieutenant Governor, the Hon. Council, and the two branches of the General Court, and to request a copy thereof for the press. Attest, MARCUS MORTON, Clerk of Senate. [A…
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